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KTF: Battling with the Stars lands at the Mayne Stage again where b-boys, contemporary dancers and ballerinas battle it out for the "Keeper of the Floor" title. This year, competitors get to "tag" a guest performer of their choice.
Constellation (Link's Hall) continues its Dimensions and Extensions series featuring Ayako Kato and Benjamin Law in a mix-and-match performance with dancers and musicians.
Chicago Dancemakers Forum artist Paige Cunningham Calderella mixes Vogueing and contemporary ballet for a unique take on the dancers' inner selves at Link's Hall.
Since 1994, Joel Hall and Dancers has presented its own version of holiday fare and this year is no different. Nuts and Bolts Excerpts is a fun, multi-genre take on The Nutcracker story at the Ruth Page Center for Dance.
And The Annette Hawkins Dance Ensemble featuring 13 different groups/choreographers presents the seventh annual Dance Sistah, Dance festival at The Taylor Park Auditorium.
Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, which blends tap, jazz, storytelling and their own injury-prevention techniques, gives a sneak peek into its 25th anniversary season with a second behind-the-scenes preview of new works including the premiere of Artistic Director Billy Siegenfeld's The "Good" Trilogy at Northwestern University.
Chicago Human Rhythm Project's annual Global Rhythms features the North American debut of Gilles Brina's Che Malambo, a grand theatrical, Latin percussive piece with drumming and footwork, an interpretation of the Argentine Malambo. The performance also includes special guests Mexican Dance Ensemble and Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theatre.
The Chicago Dancemakers Forum hosts its 10th anniversary gala at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) with a day-long slew of performances throughout the museum. An evening gala also boasts performances from previous and current CDF artists. Tickets available here.*
Nick Pupilio's Visceral Dance Chicago hosts its inaugural benefit at the Harris Theater with premieres from Pupillo and New York-based choreographer Sidra Bell.
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*Disclosure: I'm on the host committee for the Chicago Dancemakers Forum gala.