(july 22 ) After our trip to the New Orleans we had few free days without guests and Baptiste made me a surprise.
We went to see a dance event in Chicago where they are a lot of dance event really interesting. I didn’t know that Chicago was famous for dancing.
It was magic. They were many companies and we could see a lot of different styles.
But one of them was really amazing after 5 minutes I felt in the place a positive energy, I had got the goose bumps.
It was beautiful like the things that I used to see in Paris in Chaillot Teater. I was so happy.
I can say though it was a nice evening. Also this is the first time that we saw American People wearing well and fancy.
Lois Greenfield
July 22-25,2009
http://www.jazzdanceworldcongress.org/
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Giordano Jazz Dance Company appears on every program, tonight offering Christopher Huggins’s wicked fast Pyrokinesis. River North Chicago Dance Company shows off Frank Chaves’s daredevil Take a Seat.
Jazz dance today covers a lot of ground. Diehards can still expect sky-high kicks and superhuman layouts from the festival Gus Giordano started in 1990—but this year’s edition also includes tap as well as works of unjazzy introspection and hip-hop-inflected social commentary. Here’s a list of some highlights. For full lineups, go to jazzdanceworldcongress.org. The festival opens with the premiere screening of a documentary about Giordano, Gus: An American Icon, Wed 7/22, 6 PM, only open to opening-night ticket holders. The festival’s jazz dance choreography competition finals run Thu-Sat 6:15 PM, only for ticket holders.—Laura Molzahn
Through 7/25: Wed-Sat 8 PM, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph, 312-334-7777,