Dance With Us 2026 Lesson Series Registration Open!
Dance With Us 2026 Lesson Series Registration
LESSONS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 10, 2026
$240 Registration fee includes: weekly lessons most Thursday nights from September to January, club membership and admission to 3 Chi-Town social dances!
Graduates can dance at Chi-Town Squares and other area clubs, as well as across the country.
Mainstream Square Dancing is fun, fast paced, and easy to learn.
Casual attire, a wide variety of music genres, and there’s no partner needed!
Taught by internationally acclaimed square dance caller Sandie Bryant!
Registration and fee payment is available online (below) or in person at Chi-Town Squares events. Note the online registration submission will take registrants to PayPal, but registrants have the option of paying then, or separately via PayPal, Zelle, by mail (see paper registration for address) or in person anytime up to September 10, 2026.
Location:
Ebenezer Lutheran Social Hall
1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago
Questions: info.chitownsquares@gmail.com
Chi-Town Squares is Chicago's LGBTQ+ Modern Square Dance Club
Crossfire 2026 Registration and Info
The Great Chicago Crossfire 2026
“The Case of the Missing Diamond”
Oct. 2 - 4, 2026
Featuring Don Moger and Sandie Bryant
Fee Schedule
$90 by July 15, 2026
$100 by Sept. 5, 2026
$115 thereafter and at the door
$40 Non-Dancer Rate
***Special $80 Rate for first-time Crossfire attendees***
session Rate $20 is available (4 Sessions = Friday Night, Saturday Early, Saturday Late, and Sunday)
Dance levels: Social Square Dancing, Plus, Advanced, and Challenge 1 in 2 halls of dancing
Location: Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago, IL 60640, One block west of Ashland
Registration and Payment Instructions
Registration
Paper registrations may be mailed or submitted at Chi-Town Squares events.
registrations may Also be submitted online; the button below goes to an online registration form (After People Submit the Form, They are Automatically directed to a payment-by-PayPal form which they can either use to pay, or skip and pay later BY another METHOD.)
Payment
Registrants can pay:
at time of online registration above by PayPal
mail in a Check TO:
c/o SCOTT HAWKINS
6812 N. WAYNE 2G
CHICAGO, IL 60626
in person at events,
below at any time with Zelle (refer to “Fee Schedule” above for payment amounts) or
ANYTIME By PayPal BELOW.
Crossfire 2026 T-Shirts will be for sale - still $20!
New Payment Option: Zelle!
For those who prefer, here you can renew membership, pay the registration fee for Crossfire or other items, or even make a donation to keep the club kickin’ for another year, via Zelle!
If you have a Zelle account/app simply scan the QR code above to connect with Chi-Town Squares Zelle account at treasurer.chitownsquares@gmail.com and send us money! Be sure to put in the memo details of what you are paying for (Crossfire, merchandise, membership renewal, etc.)
Fly-Ins!
Here we are passing along to those interested the current omnibus PDF from the All Join Hands Foundation. These contain flyers for fly-ins, conventions and other national and international square dance organization content. Because we live in a complicated world, please contact the specific poster/organization for each event/posting, for the most up-to-information about registrations, re-schedulings and cancellations:
Membership Renewal and Donations
CHI-TOWN SQUARES
Below are links to renew Chi-Town Squares annual club membership (beginning June 1, 2026, membership is $80, $40 for out of state folks) as well as donate to the club’s general and other related funds. Fees and donations can also be paid through Zelle (info at https://www.chitownsquares.org/announcements/zelle, be sure and indicate in the memo what fee you are paying or what fund you are making a donation to.) And if your address, email, or phone number has changed, you can send updates to Membership.ChiTownSquares@gmail.com
Renew Your Membership
You can renew your membership online by using the PayPal form below. If you wish to pay by check, you can print the Membership Renewal Form at the bottom of this page and bring the check and the form to a Chi-Town event.
Your membership runs from June 1 to May 31 each year.
Donate to Chi-Town Squares!
You can use the buttons below to make online donations to Chi-Town Squares. Chi-Town Squares is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, recognized as such by the IRS, and your donations are tax-deductible.
Chi-Town Squares General Fund
Provides for general operating expenses.
Lin Jarvis Caller Fund
Provides club callers with scholarships to Caller School.
The Larry Burke Scholarship Fund
Provides help with dues & value cards for Chi-Town members who are struggling with finances.
All Join Hands Foundation
All Join Hands Foundation, Ltd, is dedicated to supporting the funding of projects that will preserve and promote LGBTQ+ square dancing and other associated dance forms.