Katie McCann is a former ballet dancer, a performer and dance instructor. She can also be the founding father of the revolutionary dance firm and dance occasion ‘Dance in the Parks‘, which presents dance in parks throughout the Chicago.
Katie is committed to showcasing dance across Chicago and giving the community the chance to see professional dancers on stage in their local area.
Dance In The Parks also gives many local dancers and dance students the chance to participate in this annual event, that is part of Chicago’s Night Out In The Parks.
As a former skilled dancer with Kentucky Ballet Theater, Katie maintains skilled requirements for Dance In The Parks. She holds a troublesome annual audition, the place she places the dancers by their paces to pick out those that greatest suited to the difficult dance occasion.
Listen to Katie discuss how she has grown Dance In The Parks virtually single-handedly from a small occasion to at least one that has seen 10,000 individuals come to the occasion during the last 9 seasons.
Katie is an inspiration, she has taken an concept and constructed it right into a celebrated occasion by sheer exhausting work. Her ardour is unbound, matched by her willpower and inventive imaginative and prescient that delivers an expert and thrilling expertise for all.
Katie is celebrating the tenth season of Dance In The Park – help Dance In The Parks right here.
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