Chicago Celebrates 2013 World Dance Day with a Mega-Performance April 28th at Athenaeum Theatre

If variety is the spice of life, Chicago’s 2013 World Dance Day celebration
is muy caliente!

Chicago Music and Dance International and the Athenaeum Theatre bring a celebration of Spring to Chicago with a mega-dance showcase at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Chicago’s historic Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave.

Chicago’s tribute to 2013 World Dance Day showcases a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ballroom, break and hip-hop as well as a large
selection of ethnic and folk dance hand-picked from some of the city’s top
dance troupes.

To get Chicagoans into the act, a special free and family-friendly dance “Teach-In” featuring three different “mini-classes” headed by professional dancers and choreographers is scheduled at 12 p.m. at the Athenaeum Theatre. Tickets are $16 - $28 and are available by calling 773-935-6875 or by visiting www.athenaeumtheatre.org

Participating artists include Chicago Dance Crash, Innaside Chicago Dance, Nomi Dance Company, Same Planet Different World, Hip Hop ConnXion HQ, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Ensemble Espanol Spanish Dance Theater, Mexican Dance Ensemble, Trinity Irish Dancers, Joffrey Ballet’s Exelon Strobel Step-Up Project, Tommye Giacchino Dancers (Ballroom), SPA Dance Ensemble, State Street Dance, SPACE Conservatory, Horo (Bulgarian dance), Ellas (Greek dance), Nrithyanjali (Indian dance), Miorita (Romanian dance), Kongresi Manastirit (Albanian dance),  Dukati and Biseri Folklore Ensemble and more.

The artists for Chicago’s 2013 World Dance Day celebration were hand-picked based on their high-quality of performance as well as their diversity of styles by
Altin Naska, co-founder and artistic director of Chicago Music and Dance
International. An internationally known award winning choreographer, dancer and master teacher, Naska has more than two decades of performing experience in Europe and the United States. 

About International Dance Day

Introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the UNESCO International Theatre Institute, International Dance Day is held every April 29^th. The date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, born in 1727, a French dancer and ballet master and a great reformer of dance. International Dance Day was created to increase the awareness of the importance of dance among the general public as well as to persuade governments around the world to provide a proper place for dance in all systems of education.

2013 World Dance Day: April 28, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the Athenaeum
Theatre. 2936 N. Southport Ave. Tickets are $28 for adults, $16 for seniors and
$16 for students and dancers. Group discounts are also available. For tickets,
visit www.atheanaeumtheatre.org or call
773-935-6875.