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The Willowbrook Ballroom is located at 8900 Archer Avenue, Willow Springs, Illinois, 60480. [4] In 2000 The Willowbrook Ballroom was profiled as one of America's "Glorious, Historic, Legendary, Treasured Ballroom Dance Floors" in Amateur Dancers magazine. [5] Criteria for being profiled as an Amateur Dancers magazine's "Finest Floor" is:
Looking ahead at this weekend and next week, there are concerts by Chance the Rapper, the Goo Goo Dolls and Guns N’ Roses (all with tickets available as of press time), plus an annual night for ...
The area has several notable theaters, including the Aragon Ballroom, which is only 0.2 miles away. Since 2006 it has been owned by Chicago-based Jam Productions (itself owned by Jerry Mickelson and Arny Granat), which claims to be the "largest independent producer of live entertainment in the United States". [4] [5] [6]
1983: Tina Turner: Live in Chicago—broadcast of a 1983 concert by Tina Turner, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: Aretha Franklin: Live at Park West—broadcast of a 1985 concert by Aretha Franklin, as a part of the Soundstage series. 1985: I Have a Pony— comedy album by Steven Wright, recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park ...
Musicians Dance and Celebrity Night benefit [14] June 8, 1956 Club Bolo The Igoe Guys and Dolls dance promotion [15] August 10, 1956 Laclede Theatre August–September 1956 Latin Quarter Every Tuesday and Wednesday [16] [17] October 1956 Latin Quarter Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday [18] October 30, 1956 West End Waiters Club
Sharon Savoy and Ben Vereen chat at the Dancer's Hall of Fame event in 2011. Sharon Savoy is an American dancer, choreographer and author. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began studying dance at the North Carolina School of the Arts at age 15, and later moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet until the age of 19.
The main ballroom was 100 by 140 feet and was reported to accommodate 3,000 dancers, and the venue was one of the few places in Chicago that was air-conditioned at that time. [1] To ensure that its guests befitted the elegant surroundings, it was the first venue in Chicago to enact a strict dress code, coats and ties for men and gowns for women ...
Little remembered today, Wattstax — 'the Black Woodstock' — drew nearly 100,000 fans to the L.A. Coliseum for a day of Black pride and transcendent soul music. 50 years ago, the Wattstax ...