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Wednesday 7pm - 10pm Thursday 8pm - 9pm Saturday 7pm - 10pm

SCCDA

Chicago’s LGBTQ+ country/western dance community! Join us every Wednesday and Saturday from 7-11pm at Charlie’s!

Second City Country Dance Association (SCCDA) is an LGBTQ+ group dedicated to supporting and encouraging the growth of country/western dancing in Chicagoland. Its primary purpose is to promote country/western dancing, activities, and music to all persons regardless of one's age, sex, gender, gender identity, religion, national or cultural origin, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, or HIV status.

06/09/2026

🧡🤍🩷 DO-SI-DON’TCHA WANNA DANCE ON OVER? 🧡🤍🩷

We’ve got another week of social dancing PLUS performances by at Midsommarfest in Andersonville THIS SUNDAY 6/14 🤠 Catch our beloved performance group @ 2 PM (North Stage) + 4:30 PM (Swedish Stage)—you don’t wanna miss it! 🧡

For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Samuel teaching an SCCDA favorite line dance, “Rhyme or Reason,” with DJ Johnny running the booth 🤍

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Aaron teaching East Coast Swing with DJ Lil Boots running the booth 🩷

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 🌈

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05/11/2026

🤠 HAPPY HOEDOWN WEEK, Y’ALL!! 🤠

This weekend is our annual hoedown, , cohosted with the Grand River Renegades! 🎉 To celebrate, we are hosting the trail-in dance at our beloved Charlie’s! 🥳 We’ll be hosting many of our dance friends from other cities, so be sure to give them that warm midwestern hospitality 💜

For Wild Wednesday, a.k.a. Trail-In Dance, we’ve got instructor Sarah teaching a classic line dance, Midnight Waltz, while DJ Borkey runs the booth! 🎶

For Shindig Saturday, there will NOT be a lesson this week, however, social dancing will take place all night in our usual time slot! 🪩

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays, and free before 10 PM on Saturdays ✨

05/06/2026

💐 IT MAY SURPRISE YOU… 💐

We’ve got a partner lesson AND a line lesson for y’all this week! Starting this week, we’ll be offering both types each week, alternating days so you get plenty of opportunities to enjoy both 🎉

For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got a partner lesson with Instructor Stuart, who will be teaching some Two-Step while DJ Emo Cowboy runs the booth 🌼

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got a line dance lesson with Instructor Elizabeth, who will be teaching High Horse while DJ Lil Boots runs the booth 🪻

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 🌷

05/02/2026

🌷 COWPOKE, IT’S GONNA BE MAY 🌷

Spring has sprung and we’ve got another month of partner and line dance lesson to keep the allergies away! 🤧 As usual, May also means it’s time for Hoedown in the Dunes, our hoedown in Saugatuck, MI, co-hosted with fellow midwestern LGBTQ+ country western dance org, the Grand River Renegades 💜

Be sure to follow the page to keep up with hoedown-specific updates, and welcome friends into Chicago for the trail-in dance at our beloved Charlie’s before we hit the road to Saugatuck 🤠

04/28/2026

🌦️ IT MAY BE A LITTLE RAINY COWPOKE… 🌦️

…but we’re still closing out April with a banger week of partner lessons! 🤩

For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Stuart teaching some Two-Step with DJ Knight running the booth 💫

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Shirley teaching some East Coast Swing with DJ Lil Boots running the booth 🌟

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and fee before 10PM on Saturdays ✨

04/12/2026

REMINDER ~ it is not too late to sign up for tomorrow’s nightclub two-step workshop!

🗓️ 4/12 11am-12:30 pm
📍The Rooted Space Dance Studio

This workshop is open to all levels and limited to 20 participants! Register at the link in our bio! ✨

04/07/2026

🤠 GIDDY UP, COWPOKE 🐴 We’ve got a week of line dance lessons PLUS a special beginner-friendly Night Club Two-Step workshop this week! 👉 Swipe for details or read below ⬇️

For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Elizabeth teaching “Old Town Ride” with DJ Emo Cowboy in the booth 🐎

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Jeff teaching “Sweet Dynamite” with DJ Herbalicious in the booth 🧨

On Sunday, Instructor Shirley will be teaching beginner Nightclub Two-Step at the Rooted Space Dance Studio in Ravenswood from 11 AM-12:30 PM. 🎟️ RSVP via link in bio! 🔗

As always, entry at Charlie’s is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 💥

04/05/2026

HOWDY! We have another partner dance workshop lined up for y’all this April! In one week Shirley will be leading a nightclub two-step workshop on 4/12 from 11am-12:30 pm at the Rooted Space Dance Studio! This workshop is open to all levels and limited to 20 participants! Register now at the link in our bio to save your spot! 💃🏽🕺🏻

04/01/2026

🌦️ Y’ALL KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT APRIL SHOWERS… 🌦️

The weather isn’t the greatest, but the rain won’t stop us from doing our thing starting TONIGHT!! 🤩 We’ve got a week of lovely partner lessons ahead of us! If we’re extra lucky, maybe our ECH returnees can show us some new tricks they’ve learned too ✨

For Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Aaron teaching East Coast Swing with DJ Johnny in the booth! 💪

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Shirley teaching Two-Step with DJ Borkey in the booth! 🌹

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays ☀️

03/25/2026

❇️ YEEHAW!! ❇️ We are back with another week of line lessons at our beloved Charlie’s! 🔥

Additionally, some folks are meeting up with our friends at for , so we wish y’all safe travels + Happy Hoedown! ✨🩷💚🌈👠

Here at home for Wild Wednesday, we’ve got Instructor Samuel teaching “Skiffle Time” with DJ Knight in the booth 🪭

For Shindig Saturday, we’ve got Instructor Pup Kane teaching “Showstopper” with DJ Herbalicious in the booth 🌟

As always, entry is free all night on Wednesdays and free before 10 PM on Saturdays 💗

Address

3726 N. Broadway Street
Chicago, IL
60613

Opening Hours

Wednesday	7pm - 10pm
Thursday	8pm - 9pm
Saturday	7pm - 10pm

Website

https://www.sccdance.org/, https://linktr.ee/sccda

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