October 6 - 9, 2016
Great programs for both Beginner and Intermediate Dancers
Starring International Favorites
Jose Miguel Belloque Vane (Netherlands) * Guillaume Richard (France)
* Fred Whitehouse (Ireland)
Gary O'Reilly (Ireland) * Debbie Rushton (UK) * Linda
Magilicutti (UK) * Daniel Trepat (Netherlands) * Jonas Dahlgren (Sweden)
And Confirmed from the US & Canada:
Rachael McEnaney-White (2015 Windy City Award - Overall Favorite Instructor)
Jo Thompson-Syzmanski (2015 Windy City Award - Favorite Instructor)
Scott Blevins * Guyton Mundy * John Robinson * Joey Warren * Judy
McDonald * Michael Barr * Frank Trace * Amy Glass
Julia Wetzel * Jill Babinec *
Jamie Marshall * Rona
Kaye * Trevor Thornton * Rosie Multari * Amy Christian * Bob & Denise
Boyle
Special Afternoon Workshops with Ms. Georgia
Griffin & Lorenzo Evans
2015 Choreography Winner:
Christa Thomas
Our 2016 Classic Line Dance Ambassador:
Johanna Barnes
Also featuring: Malene
Jakobsen, Derek Steele, Scott Schrank, Tina
Foster, Michael Metzger & Tim Foster
Your Event DJs: "Wildman" Louie St. George, Jill Babinec & JP Potter
Host Hotel
Crowne Plaza
5440 N. River
Rd. - Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Tel: 1-847-671-6350
Limited Room Block - Please Book Early!!!
When making
reservations, you must mention
"Windy City Line Dance Mania"
to
get the special rate.
Free Round Trip
Shuttle from O’Hare Airport
Event Hosts: Glen
Pospieszny
Eve Yeaton & Mark Cosenza
Come Join Us!!
Choreography
Competition with Cash Prizes!!!
You will also have the opportunity to learn dances from up to 10
choreography competitors (first come, first serve!):
The choreography dances will
be taught on Friday and Saturday in two simultaneous workshop rooms (split
between afternoon and evening). The top two dances from each room will face off
for a final demo on Saturday Night!
The
top 2 winners will receive a cash prize of $250 for first place and $100 for
second place
with the top winner
receiving an opportunity to teach at next year’s event!
There is still room to enter. I will update this area once we have had all
slots filled.
Professional
Choreography Competition
Which
team of 3 instructors can create the best dance and split a pot of $600?
Team International vs. Team USA - who will win? Learn
the dances and you can help decide!
Event Features:
·
5 Large Workshop Rooms (with 1
SUPERSIZED ballroom) on the main level & each over 4000 square feet!
·
Each room will have a hardwood
dance floor with over 1500 square feet of dance space! (3000 square feet in the
main ballroom!!)
·
The evening Line Dance Ballroom
will be over 8000 square feet!
Weekend Package Includes:
·
Price of VIP Pass – only $170 before 9/01/16
(Limited to 200 People)
·
Price of 3-day
Workshop & Evening Dance Pass – only $125 before 9/01/16
·
Your 3-Day Pass
includes admission to all workshops – no additional paid classes and free
dance show!!
·
Early Bird
Special!! All VIP
dinner pass holders will be given priority seating to the free dance show and
those registering before 4/30/16 with VIP passes will receive free T-Shirts and
Discounted Step Description Flash Drives or Discounted Step Book.
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Choreography Competition:
o Competitors will have 30
minutes to
teach their dance to the other dancers and selected judges / instructors!
Competition slots limited to the first 10 received - first come, first serve!!
* * * * * * * * * *
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Workshops begin 9:00am Friday conclude at
4:00pm Sunday
New Updated Rooms!!!!
Additional Event Information
Note: This is a line
dance only workshop / competition event.
Hotel Information:
* Crowne Plaza - 5440 North River Road - Rosemont, Illinois
* Event Rate - $115.00 + tax. Ask for “Line Dance Mania ”
Block
* For Reservations: Call the hotel directly -
888-233-9527
* Smoking or Non-smoking rooms and suites upon availability (you must
book as non-smoking and you may request smoking when you check in.)
* For those that are flying into Chicago’s O’Hare airport, there is a FREE
shuttle available every 15 minutes for your convenience.
* If you are flying in from Midway airport, shuttles are available from
Omega shuttle. The
approximate cost is $45 per person each way.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday Evening Pre-party:
* Our Thursday Night Dance Party begins at 7pm and will go until ???.
(Previous years this has gone until 4am!)
* Lots of open dancing
.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Event Hours:
* THURSDAY registration desk opens at 5:00 pm. Pick up your registration
packet upon arrival. Thursday activities begin at 7:00pm.
* FRIDAY doors open at 9:00am. Pick up your registration
packet upon arrival. Friday activities begin at 9:00am.
* SATURDAY doors open at 9:00am. For those attending for the day,
are pre-registered, pick up your registration package upon arrival. Others
that are registering for the day, please get arrive early to make sure you are
registered and ready to attend the first workshop starting at 9:00am.
* SUNDAY doors again will open at
8:00am with activities starting at
9:00am. Event ends at
4:00pm.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dining:
* Both Friday & Saturday evening we will take a break for dinner
* The Crowne Plaza has several restaurants to choose from for your dining,
snacking, lunch, late evening desire.
* Saturday evening we are offering a sit down dinner, exclusive to our group.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Weekend Workshops:
* 80 + workshops scheduled for the weekend!
* Several workshop rooms to choose from! Remember we do not charge
extra for any workshops. Your event pass pays for all workshops
offered by the pass you purchased for the weekend / day.
* Lots of open dance, socializing and MORE!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Event Schedule:
* KEEP IN MIND the schedule posted will be a TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - THERE
WILL BE CHANGES.
NOTE: We will do our best to post line dance taught during
each 1 hour session. This is not always possible as instructors do not
always supply this information.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Workshop Information:
* We have invited top instructors from all over the world for the event.
* From beginner to advanced, we have workshops for you - including a
dedicated ballroom for beginners!
* We are offering 3 workshops per hour, each room has hardwood dance floor.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Attractions:
* The train from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport or from Rosemont Station will
take you to downtown Chicago where you can access:
- The Museum of Science & Industry, Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium
- Water Tower Place (beautiful Shopping Area with upscale stores)
- Navy Pier (along Chicago’s Lakefront)
- John Hancock, Sears Tower and hundreds of other world famous tourist
attractions
* Illinois number one attraction, Woodfield Mall, is only 20 minutes
away up I-90
Here is a map of
Downtown Chicago to help you with
your planning.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Credit Card: * We accept Visa & Master Card via Paypal Only!
Event Video: * We will be offering Event Videos to all
interested parties
* ALL Video Camera users register can pre-pay their video camera(s) with
registration or at the time of arrival.
* “Weekend Video Camera Pass” - $10.00 Note: VIP Passes include the use of
Video Cameras
Julia Wetzel * Jill Babinec * Jamie Marshall * Rona Kaye * Trevor Thornton * Rosie Multari * Amy Christian * Bob & Denise Boyle
Special Afternoon Workshops with Ms. Georgia Griffin & Lorenzo Evans
|
Host Hotel
5440 N. River
Rd. - Rosemont, Illinois 60018
Tel: 1-847-671-6350
Free Round Trip
Shuttle from O’Hare Airport |
Event Hosts: Glen
Pospieszny |
Come Join Us!!
Choreography
Competition with Cash Prizes!!!
You will also have the opportunity to learn dances from up to 10
choreography competitors (first come, first serve!):
The choreography dances will
be taught on Friday and Saturday in two simultaneous workshop rooms (split
between afternoon and evening). The top two dances from each room will face off
for a final demo on Saturday Night!
The
top 2 winners will receive a cash prize of $250 for first place and $100 for
second place
with the top winner
receiving an opportunity to teach at next year’s event!
There is still room to enter. I will update this area once we have had all
slots filled.
Professional
Choreography Competition
Which
team of 3 instructors can create the best dance and split a pot of $600?
Team International vs. Team USA - who will win? Learn
the dances and you can help decide!
Event Features:
· 5 Large Workshop Rooms (with 1 SUPERSIZED ballroom) on the main level & each over 4000 square feet!
· Each room will have a hardwood dance floor with over 1500 square feet of dance space! (3000 square feet in the main ballroom!!)
· The evening Line Dance Ballroom will be over 8000 square feet!
Weekend Package Includes:
·
Price of VIP Pass – only $170 before 9/01/16
(Limited to 200 People)
· Price of 3-day Workshop & Evening Dance Pass – only $125 before 9/01/16
· Your 3-Day Pass includes admission to all workshops – no additional paid classes and free dance show!!
· Early Bird Special!! All VIP dinner pass holders will be given priority seating to the free dance show and those registering before 4/30/16 with VIP passes will receive free T-Shirts and Discounted Step Description Flash Drives or Discounted Step Book.
* * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Choreography Competition:
o Competitors will have 30
minutes to
teach their dance to the other dancers and selected judges / instructors!
Competition slots limited to the first 10 received - first come, first serve!!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Workshops begin 9:00am Friday conclude at
4:00pm Sunday
New Updated Rooms!!!!
Additional Event Information
Note: This is a line dance only workshop / competition event.
Hotel Information:
* Crowne Plaza - 5440 North River Road - Rosemont, Illinois
* Event Rate - $115.00 + tax. Ask for “Line Dance Mania ”
Block
* For Reservations: Call the hotel directly -
888-233-9527
* Smoking or Non-smoking rooms and suites upon availability (you must
book as non-smoking and you may request smoking when you check in.)
* For those that are flying into Chicago’s O’Hare airport, there is a FREE
shuttle available every 15 minutes for your convenience.
* If you are flying in from Midway airport, shuttles are available from
Omega shuttle. The
approximate cost is $45 per person each way.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thursday Evening Pre-party:
* Our Thursday Night Dance Party begins at 7pm and will go until ???.
(Previous years this has gone until 4am!)
* Lots of open dancing
.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Event Hours:
* THURSDAY registration desk opens at 5:00 pm. Pick up your registration
packet upon arrival. Thursday activities begin at 7:00pm.
* FRIDAY doors open at 9:00am. Pick up your registration
packet upon arrival. Friday activities begin at 9:00am.
* SATURDAY doors open at 9:00am. For those attending for the day,
are pre-registered, pick up your registration package upon arrival. Others
that are registering for the day, please get arrive early to make sure you are
registered and ready to attend the first workshop starting at 9:00am.
* SUNDAY doors again will open at
8:00am with activities starting at
9:00am. Event ends at
4:00pm.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dining:
* Both Friday & Saturday evening we will take a break for dinner
* The Crowne Plaza has several restaurants to choose from for your dining,
snacking, lunch, late evening desire.
* Saturday evening we are offering a sit down dinner, exclusive to our group.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Weekend Workshops:
* 80 + workshops scheduled for the weekend!
* Several workshop rooms to choose from! Remember we do not charge
extra for any workshops. Your event pass pays for all workshops
offered by the pass you purchased for the weekend / day.
* Lots of open dance, socializing and MORE!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Event Schedule:
* KEEP IN MIND the schedule posted will be a TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - THERE
WILL BE CHANGES.
NOTE: We will do our best to post line dance taught during
each 1 hour session. This is not always possible as instructors do not
always supply this information.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Workshop Information:
* We have invited top instructors from all over the world for the event.
* From beginner to advanced, we have workshops for you - including a
dedicated ballroom for beginners!
* We are offering 3 workshops per hour, each room has hardwood dance floor.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Local Attractions:
* The train from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport or from Rosemont Station will
take you to downtown Chicago where you can access:
- The Museum of Science & Industry, Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium
- Water Tower Place (beautiful Shopping Area with upscale stores)
- Navy Pier (along Chicago’s Lakefront)
- John Hancock, Sears Tower and hundreds of other world famous tourist
attractions
* Illinois number one attraction, Woodfield Mall, is only 20 minutes
away up I-90
Here is a map of
Downtown Chicago to help you with
your planning.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Credit Card: * We accept Visa & Master Card via Paypal Only!
Event Video: * We will be offering Event Videos to all
interested parties
* ALL Video Camera users register can pre-pay their video camera(s) with
registration or at the time of arrival.
* “Weekend Video Camera Pass” - $10.00 Note: VIP Passes include the use of
Video Cameras