Jul 232010
Dancers | After School Matters

Shake and shimmy!

The Transformers 3 movie isn’t the only action downtown. Oh, no. When I stopped by the Daley Plaza Farmer’s Market hoping to photograph a nice batch of green beans, I instead got sucked into dance performances by After School Matters troupes.

Dancers | After School Matters

Bit of a West Side Story vibe.

Groups of kids dancing jubilantly in the July heat? Or veggies? Right, it was an easy decision to switch subjects. These kids were intense as they went through their routines, but they obviously had a good time and cheered each other through the performances.

Dancers | After School Matters

Moving with a combination of hip-hop and ballet.

The city of Chicago sponsors some unexpected, cool events from time to time. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this outdoor exhibit while searching for a photo safari. Ten foot blocks of packed snow were being sculpted by teams into shapes ranging from Oscar the Grouch to snOprah to a graceful Asian portrait and the delicate wings of an eagle.

It was enough to make even me appreciate Winter. And that’s saying something.

See the entire set here.

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We made it home at 8:30pm with a final mileage of 6,546.6 miles.

I’ll put up the day’s recap tomorrow. G’night!

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