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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:
Ballroom interior in 2009. The Aragon Ballroom was built by brothers Andrew and William Karzas, who turned to ballrooms after making their early fortunes in nickelodeons and movie theaters. [3] Their first dance hall project was the 1922 Trianon Ballroom in Chicago designed by renowned theater architects Rapp & Rapp. With hopes of duplicating ...
Chicago, IL 60640-4912: Location: ... The Riviera Theatre is a concert venue located on the north side of Chicago, Illinois ... including the Aragon Ballroom, which ...
‘Dance for Life’ Chicago Dancers United presents this summer’s “Dance for Life,” a one-night, star-filled benefit with performances from Chicago dance ...
At the time of its opening in 1927, the Savoy Ballroom was the largest dancehall in South Side, Chicago; surpassing the other large hall in that part of the city, Lincoln Gardens. [2] The Savoy was heavily funded and its size was unprecedented on the South Side of Chicago with elaborate decor, a triple subfloor, and a checkroom that could ...
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 ...
Lincoln Gardens was a very large dance hall and nightclub located at 459 East 31st St Chicago, IL 60616. [1] An important venue in youth culture in Chicago during the early 20th century, it was the largest dance hall in South Side, Chicago prior to the construction of the Savoy Ballroom in 1927. [2]
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.