The Chicago Classic 2018

Thursday, March 8, 2018 thru Sunday, March 11, 2018

Dance styles: West Coast Swing

Event Details

Event Details

Welcome to The Chicago Classic!

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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 DirectorApril Prince
Master of CeremoniesRob Glover and Sheven Kekoolani

Professional Staff

Benji SchwimmerBen MorrisVictoria Henk
Myles MunroeTessa CunninghamChristopher Dumond
Tara TrafznerGregory ScottLemery Rollins
Jakub JakoubekEmeline RochefeuilleCourtney Adair
Hugo MiguezStacy KayPhilippe Berne
Flore BerneAnnmarie MarkerJason Marker
Colleen UspenskyArthur UspenskyJason Miklic
Sophy KdepNicole ClonchMatt Auclair
Rebecca LudwickSophy KdepJason Miklic
Jerome SubeyBonnie SubeyPatty Vo
Jesse LopezGuigo Sortica-Zouk
Head JudgeDemery Leyva
Referee JudgeAndy Bouman

Main Judging Panel

Yvonne AntonacciSharole NegreteCarmen Passi
Chris JonesMatt AuclairDoug Silton
Rebecca LudwickMaren 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

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