Hello friends ~

What can you expect at the Chicagoland Dance Festival?  Let’s start with more fun than you can shake a stick at! 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.  Our volunteers and staff will do whatever it takes to make you feel at home.  Our contests will be conducted fairly and that our contest staff will treat our competitors professionally.  We strive to define dance-event hospitality!

There are special touches you can count on at Chicagoland:

• A free Chicago-style pizza party hosted by our friends from 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 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

Confirmed staff members  
Watch the list grow!

	MCs:  Jennifer Jeffries Ronnie DeBenedetta Albert Tailleur
	Contest Coordinator: Dave Getty
	DJs: Mona Broussard Tim Johnson
	Registration and Scoring: John & Susan Hoffman Tim Packer
	Instructors and Judges: Mario Robau, Jr. & Stephanie Robau Robert Cordoba & Deborah Szekely Ronnie Debenedetta Albert Tailleur Keith & Jena Armbruster Shawn Swaithes John Lindo Doug Rousar Kathi Bittner Melissa Packer Penny Lalonde Beth Emerson Kristin & Monte Ham Donna Caudill Joe & Linda Fabian Maren Oslac Shelli Schroeder & Mike Konkel Byron Calix Hania Richmond Nino DiGiulio & Dawn Lara Colleen MacDonald Carlos Garcia  Nancy Tuzzolino Jill Popovich Powers Julie Hein
	Masters Competitors Showcase: Sam & Chris Wetzel Classic: Bob Bahrs & Paula Graves Sloane Hansen & Bernadette Carmichael Gary McIntyre & Susan Kirklin
	Division One Open Competitors Newell DeFreest & Lauren Welch Danny & Linda Amaya David Clanin and Danielle Doubet Richard McMurrich and Suzanne Mosley Mark Bradburn & Melissa Culbertson
	Event Videographer: Be sure to preserve your memories of the 2010 Chicagoland Dance Festival! Videography  of Chicagoland will be provided by Brian and Debbie Cavin at Apex Video Productions. Apex provides superior quality videos and very reasonable prices. No individual video recording of competition or workshops is allowed.  Apex will be creating spotlight videos by competitior order, a workshop video notebook and a DVD of the Saturday evening competitoin and exhibitions.  Pricing available on site.
	Event Photographer: Kermit Dukes
	We couldn't do it without: We couldn't do it without our friends at Swing 'n' Country who sponsor the Friday night pizza party and donate cash prizes in addition to providing moral support and lots of help!
	Graphic Designer: Tonya Agnew Web Master: Sam Smith