Ethnic Dance Connection (EDC2)
Dancing As a Second Language
www.ethnicdance.org - - Mobile: (847)-846-8139 - Skype: (773)-634-9381
Program Types
 
Need Dance Teaching for Your Event?
Dance Instruction for Your Event
    Would you like someone to teach ethnic folk dancing or to call for contra or square dancing at your social, school, church, community or corporate event? EDC2 dance instructors excel in making various forms of dance fun and accessible to new and inexperienced dancers: 
     
  • Program Formats
    • EDC2 instructors can teach various styles of ethnic folk dance using live or recorded music

    • EDC2 callers can lead groups in traditional American square and contra dances using live or recorded music

    • EDC2 instructors can teach and coach members of your wedding party in various styles of ethnic folk dance in preparation for that "big event"

  • Types of Clients
    • Clients have included: community organizations, public, private and parochial schools (primary and secondary), colleges and universities, churches and religious organizations, associations, corporations, not-for-profits, private individuals, government agencies, etc.

  • Types of Events
    • Events have included: fundraisers, social clubs, weddings, birthday parties, special events, festivals, retreats, conferences, camps, etc.
       
  • Examples
    • In-Service Workshop for Chicago Children's Museum Staff

    • In-Service Workshop for Des Plaines Public Library's Staff

    • In-Service audience participation activity for National Louis University's Conference: "Teaching for Social Justice through Literature for Children and Adolescents"

    • Audience participation activity for the International Association of Public Practitioners (IAP2) Conference in Madison, Wisconsin

 

City-Wide Cultural Events


    EDC2 instructors have taught various forms of ethnic and American dance to large groups of the general public at city-wide festivals at Navy Pier, Daley Plaza, Grant Park, the Cultural Center and other neighborhood venues and events including: 

     
    • Chicago SummerDance
    • Chicago World Music Festival
    • Millennium Park WorkOut
    • Chicago Winter Dance - AbonDANZA!
    • A Taste of Chicago
    • Navy Pier International Festival
    • ChicagoFest