Welcome to The Chicago Classic!
From Thursday, March 8 until Sunday March 11, 2018 some of the greatest dancers in West Coast Swing will assemble in the Windy City to teach, compete and learn — and to dance all night long.
The Chicago Classic seeks, above all, to provide you with an outstanding and memorable social dancing experience. At the Chicago Classic, we never forget that it is social dancing that has and will continue to drive WCS, and which brings passion and joy to so many of our lives.
Along with this, we strive to create an environment that offers all dancers of all levels opportunities to learn and grow, as our range of workshops will demonstrate.
Our goal is to provide and maintain the highest standards of excellence, and that extends to the judging panels for all our competitive divisions: Showcase, Classic, Rising Star, Jack & Jill, Strictly Swing and Pro-Am. The Chicago Classic is proud to be not only a WSDC event, but one of the 12 venues on the NASDE tour that bring our top routine competitors to every region of this country.
The Yorktown Westin
70 Yorktown Shopping Center
Lombard, Illinois
Reservations:630-719-8000
Reserve your room for $125/night!
Please mention that you are part of The Chicago Classic when making your reservation
Reservations must be made before February 6, 2018 to guarantee the convention rate
(Single to quad occupancy + tax)
Driving
30 minutes west of Chicago.
Next to Yorktown Mall (tons of shopping and restaurants).
Steps away from Target (inside is a Freshii Restaurant and Starbucks).
Conveniently located off of I-88 and I-355.
Flying
Ohare airport is 16 miles.
Midway airport is 20 miles.
Traffic wise, Ohare is a better drive.
Uber is a very economical option and transports from both airports.
Train
From Ogilvie train station take the UP-W Metra Train Commuter Line from Ogilvie to Lombard train station.
Call the hotel for a shuttle ride from the train station.
Credits
Event Director | April Prince |
Master of Ceremonies | Rob Glover and Sheven Kekoolani |
Professional Staff
Benji Schwimmer | Ben Morris | Victoria Henk |
Myles Munroe | Tessa Cunningham | Christopher Dumond |
Tara Trafzner | Gregory Scott | Lemery Rollins |
Jakub Jakoubek | Emeline Rochefeuille | Courtney Adair |
Hugo Miguez | Stacy Kay | Philippe Berne |
Flore Berne | Annmarie Marker | Jason Marker |
Colleen Uspensky | Arthur Uspensky | Jason Miklic |
Sophy Kdep | Nicole Clonch | Matt Auclair |
Rebecca Ludwick | Sophy Kdep | Jason Miklic |
Jerome Subey | Bonnie Subey | Patty Vo |
Jesse Lopez | Guigo Sortica-Zouk | |
Head Judge | Demery Leyva |
Referee Judge | Andy Bouman |
Main Judging Panel
Yvonne Antonacci | Sharole Negrete | Carmen Passi |
Chris Jones | Matt Auclair | Doug Silton |
Rebecca Ludwick | Maren Oslac | |
Disc Jockeys
Ruby Lair (Houston, TX) |
Beth Bellamy (Crown Point, IN) |
Chris Jones (Portland, OR) |
Ruth Gilbert (St Louis, MO) |
Anne Rohrer (Orlando, FL) |
All Sales Are Final
Sorry, no refunds on purchases for The Chicago Classic.
If you are unable to attend for any reason, you may transfer your ticket.
Affiliations
WSDC
World Swing Dance Council
NASDE
National Association of Swing Dance Events
RISING STAR TOUR
The West Coast Swing Rising Star Tour
NFDA
National Fast Dance Association