Dance for winter 2023: Rarely seen tours and some big swings from Chicago companies

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Ambitious remounts and big, milestone concerts are on tap this winter for Chicago dance, with a handful of touring groups rarely seen within city limits. Here are the most anticipated dance events taking place early in 2023.

The Washington, D.C., company Step Afrika! is coming soon to the Auditorium Theatre.

This Washington, D.C., company has honed a theatrical style of stepping — a genre born in the fraternities and sororities of historically Black colleges and universities. Making their Auditorium Theatre debut, Step Afrika! blends stepping with its Indigenous roots across the Atlantic, culling this uniquely American form through decadeslong collaboration with artists in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The trailblazing drag ballerinas lovingly known as “The Trocks” rarely stop in Chicago, last visiting the area in 2019 for one nighter at College of DuPage. Their comedic skills are on point, with satirical excerpts from classic ballets like “Swan Lake” and Michel Fokine’s “Dying Swan,” the solo that made Anna Pavlova a star. But these boys can really dance, and The Trocks’ signature blend of ballet, comedy and drag a night are not-to-be-missed.auditoriumtheatre.

March 23-25 at the Dance Center of Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.; tickets $30 at 312-369-8330 andIf there was ever a time to see Giordano Dance Chicago, it’s this capstone engagement celebrating 60 seasons of jaw-dropping jazz dance. Among the highlights are revivals of founder Gus Giordano’s “Sing, Sing, Sing” and Chicagoan Randy Duncan’s “Can’t Take This Away,” a joyful noise set to live gospel music from the Bourne Family Singers.

March 23-April 2 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; tickets will go on sale at

 

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