Dance Party: All Ages Fun with Textured Dance

Join TEXTURE(D)ANCE STUDIO, Buena Park's very own dance studio, for a family-fun afternoon of dance grooves, lively music, and movin’ and groovin’ with the community! Bring a friend and learn some moves from professional dance artists, GERY MOORE and JORDAN “J-RO” ORDOÑEZ, who specialize in Vogue, Hip-hop dance, and House dance. For all ages. How to Attend Register by the start of the event. Chicago Public Library cannot collect personal information online from kids 0 to 13. A parent or guardian’s email address must be used to register. As a reminder, school email addresses may block external emails such as those from CPL. This event takes place outdoors. Come dressed for the weather! In the case of inclement weather, this event will move inside to the branch's community room. AccessibilityNeed sign language interpretation or other accessibility assistance for this event? Please call (312) 747-8184 or email access@chipublib.org to request accommodations. Requests must be made at least 14 business days before the event.JORDAN “J.RO” ORDOÑEZ (he/they) is a Chicago-based dance artist/athlete, actor/singer, teaching artist, and community organizer. He is a current member of BraveSoul Movement Company, Imagination Theater, and Movement Revolution Dance Crew. J.Ro is also a previous dancer and co-captain of the Chicago Bulls 312 Crew and a previous guest artist with Chicago Dance Crash and Culture Shock Chicago. Notable credits include the 2023 NBA Allstar Weekend, Chosen Few House Music Festival, Music Theater Works’ West Side Story, Tems, Chicago Dance Crash’s Booms Day, and FOX’s The Big Leap. J.Ro is a grateful guest and forever student in House Dance and Hip-Hop movement. With nearly twenty years of combined experience teaching movement and sport to youth to adults he teaches House Dance Foundation in residency with Texture(D)ance Studio and has taught in Chicago’s South and West Sides, as well as its suburbs. Chicago native GERHON (Gery) MOORE was born and raised in Rogers Park. He's been training in dance since 16 years and is a 2012 graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Dance, concentration in Dance Studies, and minored in Cultural Studies. Trained in a variety of styles, vogue and modern are the forms used most when creating work. Notable credits: Dani Deahl, Big Dipper, Darrell Jones, Pia Hamilton, Lin Shook, J'Sun Howard, Jarret Rashad Kelly, Kirby Reed, Pedro Mercado, Baraka, Columbia College Dance Center, University of Chicago, and the School of the Art Institute Chicago. He currently teaches yoga at Texture Dance Studio, and is a writer for See Chicago Dance. He’s taught at Caz Performing Arts Family Camp since 2015. Photo by Textured Dance Studio Photo by Textured Dance Studio