Bienvenido a Chicago

After more than 24 sleep deprived hours and traveling from South America to North America in three planes and two cars, the last thing I wanted to do was sleep. I had some dancing to do. In fact, I danced right off the plane all the way to class (or maybe that was all of [...]

Just Can’t Get Enough

Holy Sunday! What a session! 2 dozen ladies makes 48 flailing limbs and 24 smiles. (me good at math). DJ Move & Grove kept us plenty warm with her molten mix. No easing into things – we got right down to it. And that’s how mamma (aka me – jenn b) likes it.
We hit a [...]

R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.!

If you’re visiting because you heard about us on Weekend America – YEYA! You have good taste in radio!
Please check out the main dance dance party party site to see other locations. You can rock out all over the country! And hey – if there isn’t one where you  live – start one! Email ddppchicago{at}gmail{dot}com [...]

DDPP on the air! National air!

Just a note to let ya’ll know that Dance Dance Party Party will be on the radio show Weekend America on Saturday, January 26th. It’s a nationally syndicated show on public radio.
If you’re in the Chicago listening area – listen to 91.5 fm between the hours of 2-4pm.
If you’re not in lovely Chi-town, click here [...]

And the B-b-b-b-b-eat Goes On

So yeah – CDs. We learned the hard way tonight that ipods are most certainly the way to go. There was a bit of skipping at the start, but after a few MacGyver-like maneuvers, we kept the CD player and each other reasonably happy. It was just one of those days: a day for learning.
It [...]

STU-STU-STUDIO! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Hey DDPP Troops! Prepare to be mobilized!
In the last few months, we’ve come dangerously close to capacity in our cozy little studio on the North side. Turning away ladies ready to dance is our worst nightmare – so we’re trying to find a bigger space for DDPP. We found the studio we’re in currently [...]

Spontaneous Sing-Alongs and Clapeography

Wow. DJ Lady K Stud brought it out in all of us last night with her stellar mix. Old and new, familiar and obscure – she took us on a journey we were all prepared for (3oz bottles in quart zip-locks and all).
We were lucky to have Anne Glickman – a radio producer for Weekend [...]

Get Down On “It”, “Get Down” On It

DJ Kiki Bizzo does not mess with Texas. She also does not mess with her DJ duties. A splendid mix was begotten by us all, thanks to her masterful talents. Thanks to Kiki, I’ve had Kool and the Gang’s “Get Down On It” in my head for a full 14 hours now (woke up singing [...]

Records, Sweats Broken Right Hurr

Holy mother of modern dance – tonight we had 29 schvitzing superstars breaking it down in our cozy little space. Any more ladies and there would have been no arm flailing for any of us!
Thankfully, this Sunday winter was acting like it was supposed to and the open door provided a little A/C. Although we [...]

Rockin’ the night away

The flames continued from last weeks fire, and the sparks were still flyin’. DJ Tanner took us on a Rollercoaster ride this week with an array of songs from every genre. We shook our hips to Juan Luis Guerra, we acted like Monkees, and we contemplated if we should stay or go with the Clash. [...]