Welcome to The Chicago Classic!
From Thursday, March 10 until Sunday March 13, 2016 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. We go even further, offering opportunities for even our experienced judges to engage and explore.
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, Lack & Jill, Strictly, Pro-Am and Masters. 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.
Hyatt Regency O’Hare
9300 Bryn Mawr Ave.
Rosemont, IL60018
Reservations:888-421-1442
Hotel Phone: 847-696-1234
Reserve your room for $131/night!
Please mention that you are part of The Chicago Classic when making your reservation
Reservations must be made before March 1, 2016 to guarantee the convention rate
(Single to quad occupancy + tax)
From O’Hare Airport
Hyatt O’Hare Shuttle:
FREE 24-hour shuttle runs every 15 minutes
Between 12:00 AM - 4:00 AM please call to request shuttle
Public Transportation:
One block south of the BLUE LINE train stop at Rosemont
The Blue Line also connects O’Hare Airport to downtown Chicago in only 25 minutes!
From Midway Airport
Midway Shuttle:
We are in the process of arranging a informal shuttle to and from Midway airport
Pre-Registration will be required.
Public Transportation:
Take the ORANGE LINE from Midway
Transfer at CLARK station downtown Chicago, to BLUE LINE train
Get off at the Rosemont stop
Hotel is one block south of the train stop
Driving Directions:
Directly off I-90
Take the River Road exit and go south on River Road
Turn left at Bryn Mawr
Note: Hotel is one mile east of the I-294 and I-90 interchange
Parking:
Special parking rate for convention attendees: $10.00/day
Overnight parking
Overnight parking rates include “in and out” privileges for registered hotel guests
Credits
| Event Director | Adam Leibowitz |
| Master of Ceremonies | Robert Royston |
| Photographer | Bradford Whelan |
Instructors
| Kyle Redd | Sarah Vann Drake | Benji Schwimmer |
| Ben Morris | Victoria Henk | Michael Kielbasa |
| Myles Munroe | Tessa Cunningham | Ben McHenry |
| Cameo Cross | Sean McKeever | Courtney Adair |
| Stephen White | Sonya White | Gary McIntyre |
| Susan Kirklin | PJ Turner | Tashina Beckmann |
| Hugo Miguez | Stacy Kay | Rebecca Ludwick |
| Kris Swearingen | Nick King | Tara Trafner |
| Matt Auclair | Crystal Lambert | Jason Miklic |
| Sophy Kdep | Diego Borges | Jessica Pacheco |
| Doug Silton | Nicki Silton | Ben Hooten |
| Taletha Jouzdani | Patty Vo | |
Main Judging Panel
| Dawn Garrish | Angel Figueroa | Barry Jones |
| Jim Minty | Laureen Baldovi-Mason | Deborah Szekely |
| Robert Cordoba | Terry Roseborough | |
Additional Judges
| Nino Digulio | Doug & Nicki Silton | Doug Rousar |
| Scorekeeper | Dan Krieger |
| Head DJ | April Prince |
Disc Jockeys
| Beth Bellamy | Victor Loveira | Ruby Lair |
Affiliations
WSDC
World Swing Dance Council
NASDE
National Association of Swing Dance Events
MASTERS TOUR
Points Tour sponsored by Bob & Beverly Budzynski
NFDA
National Fast Dance Association