Free-4-All Dance Classes at the American Rhythm Center

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If your new year's resolution is to be more active and you are looking for fun ways to do that without going to a traditional gym, consider dancing. For an entire week, the American Rhythm Center (ARC), the collaborative dance/arts facility operated by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), invites everyone to its Free-4-All dance classes.

You can try out anything from tap dance to Flamenco, Hip Hop and more. Timothy Bowser, program manager at the center, came into our studio with a group of dancers to tell us about the free dance classes. Dancers of M.A.D.D. Rhythms, one of ARC's partners that specializes in American Rhythm Tap, also performed a tap dance routine for us.

Free-4-All, free dance classes at the American Rhythm Center

Jan. 5-10

American Rhythm Center

Fine Arts Building

410 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd floor

Chicago

Admission: Free

No registration necessary

Schedule of Classes:

Monday: Jan. 5

5-6 p.m. Modern Dance with Lezlee Crawford

6-7:15 p.m. Tap III with Lane Alexander

6-7 p.m. Afro-Haitian with Daniel Desir

Tuesday: Jan. 6

6-7:15 p.m. Chicago Steppin' 100 with Dave Maxx

6-7:15 p.m. Tap II with Lane Alexander

7:15-8:30 p.m. Chicago Steppin' 200 with Dave Maxx

7:30-8:45 p.m. Tap IV/V with Lane Alexander

Wednesday: Jan. 7

11 a.m.-noon Adult Tap 1 with Bril Barrett

Noon-1 p.m. Adult Tap 2 with Bril Barrett

Noon-1 p.m. Tai Chi with Tom Boettcher

6-7:15 p.m. Tap I with Lane Alexander

6-7:15 p.m. Ballet (Beg/Int) with Meredith Seeley

6-7 p.m. Afro-Contemporary with Daniel Desir

7:30-8:45 p.m. Tap (Int/Adv) with Jimmy Payne

7:30-8:45 p.m. Ballet (Int/Adv) with Meredith Seeley

8:45-10 p.m. Tap (Beg/Int) with Jimmy Payne

Thursday: Jan. 8

5:30-6:30 p.m. Nia with Deborah Darr

6-7 p.m. Adult Tap 1 with Bril Barrett

6:30-7:30 p.m. Afro Contemporary w Vershawn Ward

7-8 p.m. Adult Tap 2 with Bril Barrett

7:30-8:45 p.m. Flamenco with Irma Ruiz

8-9 p.m. Tap 3 with Bril Barrett

Friday: Jan. 9

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Theater Dance w/ Tammy Mader

6-7 p.m. MadHaus with Monica Morris

6-8 p.m. Pro Tap with Audible Odyssey

Saturday: Jan. 10

10-11:15 a.m. Tap I with Lane Alexander

11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Tap II with Lane Alexander

1-2 p.m. Modern Dance with Lezlee Crawford

1-2:15 p.m. Tap III with Lane Alexander

1-2 p.m. Hip Hop with Monty Rezell

2-3 p.m. Break Dancing with Monty Rezell

3-4 p.m. Zumba with Jillian Garza

4-5:15 p.m. Theatre Tap (Int/Pro) w/ Matt Crowle