Hello friends ~

What can you expect at the Chicagoland Dance Festival?  Let’s start with more fun than you can shake a stick at!  For most of us, dance is not our profession – it’s what we do for fun.  So let’s enjoy it!  Whether you’re a competitor or a social dancer, we want you to have a great time dancing in Sweet Home, Chicago.

We know you have lots of options when it comes to dance events and we want this weekend to be time and effort well-spent.  You are our guests.  We expect our volunteers and staff to do whatever it takes to make you feel at home.  We expect that our contests be conducted fairly and that our contest staff treat our competitors professionally.  We expect to redefine dance-event hospitality!

There are special touches you can count on at Chicagoland:

• A free Chicago-style pizza party hosted by our friends at Swing ‘n Country.
• Saturday night show and Masters competition included with your weekend pass.
• Guaranteed prize money for Masters, Classic Open Division 1 ,the top 5 UCWDC Pro-Am instructors and      top 3 Swing Pro-Am instructors.
• Complimentary score reports and nifty crystal paperweights for all competitors.
• Workshops for absolute beginners.
• Cookies and coffee at registration on Friday.
• duck jokes from Jennifer – they’ll quack you up
• Pet-therapy from our Boston Terrier, Max!

Amazing downtown Chicago is only 2 blocks, 2 bucks and a quick train trip away.   It’s well-worth the trip, and if you can schedule an extra day to explore, you won’t regret it. Drop us a note of you have any questions or want to say hello.  We really hope to see you in Sweet Home, Chicago!

Jennifer and Randy