Mighty Pretty WINDY
CITY
Here at Linedancer, we always like to hear new voices telling us all about their experiences on the world’s dance floors. Greg Markish, an avid dancer from Pennsylvania tells us all about his Windy City time during the legendary Chicago Line dance event.
Throughout the year, dozens of dance
friends convinced my partner and me that Windy City was a ‘must do’ dance event. As first-timers, I must say that every expectation we had was met, if not exceeded, by an energetic trio of organizers – Mark Cosenza, Eve Yeaton, and Glen Pospieszny.
The national and international
choreographers at the event were the very best and they catered for every level. I watched the work-in-progress dance grid on the Windy City website like a hawk to see what would be taught and when. Some early picks that did not fail to impress included Rachael’s Free Fallin’, Scott’s Freak A Little More, and Debbie’s Prejudice (taught by Rona Kaye). It was also a pleasure to see that Sunday was a dedicated reteach day, which – for me –
On Friday, Eve started the evening
demos with an announcement that chair claiming would not be tolerated. And, if you’ve ever met Eve you know she meant it! That announcement was met with huge applause from around the room, and it certainly seemed to fix the problem for the remainder of the weekend.
Louis St. George (main room) and Jill Babinec (beginner room) did amazing
meant that I could strategize a little more to catch up for timeslots where I would have needed to be in two or three places at once!
The Crowne Plaza hotel was spectacular.
The main lobby and dining area offered easy access to the five workshop rooms (four smaller rooms, one devoted to beginners, plus the main ballroom).
jobs DJing all of the open dancing, and there was quite a bit to be had. First off, the Thursday night kickoff open dance was a great success. The floor was full to overflowing with nearly every song selection. Dancers were treated to two bonus teach soul dances by Ms. Georgia. Both selections were beginner, if not ultra-beginner, but the songs and soul attitude styling made them infectious.
I’m sad to say that I missed out on
both the amateur and professional choreography competitions since I chose to take workshops in all of those time slots, and the same goes for Junior’s popular clogging sessions. However, I did see the results of all of it during the Saturday evening show and I definitely felt a twinge of regret.
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