Clinard Dance

Save the dates, looking forward to sharing this work!

Tomorrow , we’ll be joined by Pilsen’s Steadfast Dance’s very own Sergio Rodriguez!

Join us! Clinard Dance will be hosting Chih-Jou Cheng for their second Poetic Body workshop, Sunday April 19th, 1-3pm. Learn more and register in our bio!

Check out one of these upcoming shows in conjunction with the Flamenco Festival 2026:

On March 14, guitarist José Antonio Rodríguez offers an evening dedicated to the flamenco guitar repertoire, bridging classical structure and contemporary harmonic language. The Festival concludes on March 17 with Seffarine: From Fez to Jerez, led by Moroccan vocalist Lamiae Naki and multi-instrumentalist Nat Hulskamp, joined by dancer Manuel Gutiérrez and bassist Yosmel Montejo. The program traces centuries of musical exchange between North Africa and Andalusia, illuminating flamenco’s broader Mediterranean context.

Friendly reminder this weeknd March 15th, 4:30-6pm Clinard Dance will be hosting Manuel Gutierrez for a flamenco workshop! For more information and to RSVP, email [email protected]

Have you registered for classes? Clinard Dance’s spring session is here! Learn more and sign up using the link in our bio.

Clinard Dance is pleased to be hosting STREETDABKA.Chicago for their Dabka Workshop! Saturday, February 28th from 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM at our home studio in Pilsen. This community workshop is open to everyone, no experience needed we’ll teach you the moves! Register through the link in our bio. We had the pleasure of catching up with Samer today and asked him about the history of Dabka:

“There are many stories about how Dabka emerged but it’s all about the relation between farmers and land. When you used to build the old houses, they mixed mud and sticks for the rooftops. They had to stomp on this and it needed more than one person, so they’d do it together. There is a story [that] while they were planting seeds in the large fields they would stomp on the seeds to make them settle in the soil...The lyrics change, sometimes it’s about love, sometimes about missing people who immigrate outside of the homeland, or about weddings. For me, what makes Dabka special is it is a collective dance that makes people feel each other and connect. It’s about sharing energy and accepting each other. The moment you decide to hold hands, that means ‘okay, I accept you.’ I also want to share my culture, because people always hear pains or a sad story about Palestine. Sometimes I want to share some beautiful things, like how we celebrate, how we express ourselves, how we live.”

Clinard Dance will be hosting STREETDABKA.Chicago for their Dabka Workshop! Saturday, February 28th from 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM at our home studio in Pilsen. This community workshop is open to everyone, no experience needed we’ll teach you the moves! Register through the link in our bio.

We had the pleasure of catching up with Samer today and asked him about the history of Dabka:

“There are many stories about how Dabka emerged but it’s all about the relation between farmers and land. When you used to build the old houses, they mixed mud and sticks for the rooftops. They had to stomp on this and it needed more than one person, so they’d do it together. There is a story [that] while they were planting seeds in the large fields they would stomp on the seeds to make them settle in the soil...The lyrics change, sometimes it’s about love, sometimes about missing people who immigrate outside of the homeland, or about weddings. For me, what makes Dabka special is it is a collective dance that makes people feel each other and connect. It’s about sharing energy and accepting each other. The moment you decide to hold hands, that means ‘okay, I accept you.’ I also want to share my culture, because people always hear pains or a sad story about Palestine. Sometimes I want to share some beautiful things, like how we celebrate, how we express ourselves, how we live.”

Friendly reminder Clinard Dance will be hosting Chih-Jou Cheng for their Poetic Body workshop, March 1st, 1-3pm. Learn more and register in our bio!

Our new spring session begins next week! It runs from March 2nd - April 19th, 2026. Read more about the different programming and sign up through the link in our bio 💃

Save the date! March 15th, 4:30-6pm Clinard Dance will be hosting Manuel Gutierrez for a flamenco workshop! For more information and to RSVP, email [email protected]