Chicago Dancing Festival a grand showcase
Since its birth on the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park in August 2007, the admission-free Chicago Dancing Festival, co-founded by Chicago-bred choreographer Lar Lubovitch and dancer Jay Franke, has attracted more than 70,000 people, ranging from dance aficionados to total newcomers to the art. And along the way it has presented a total of 60 companies, from Chicago and beyond, at various downtow…