The Windy City Open

04/15/2024

Congratulations to our Adult Latin & Standard dancers at the Windy City Open 2024! We celebrated competition debuts, new age levels, and new levels! It was a fun & memorable day 🤩

04/15/2024

04/08/2024

We are BLOWN away by this years attendance at the ! Not much for us to say or do but bow down in gratitude to all the incredible people who danced their hearts out each and every moment of this fabulous week in Chicago!

Thank you to the dancers, the judges, staff, parents and all who showed love on the floor. It was an unforgettable experience and we can’t wait to host you again next year! Till next time, keep !

Your Organizer,
Emil Ioukhnikov

04/08/2024

04/08/2024

Congratulations, Paula!! 🤩
1st in Pro/Am Senior1 Bronze Rhythm Scholarship. 🥇🏆

04/08/2024

11/23/2023

In the USA, Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Holiday Season - the time when we celebrate the friends and family in our lives and share our hope for a bright future together.
Wishing you the best now and always,
Your Family at Windy City Open.

09/29/2023

Brace yourself for a whirlwind of incredible dancing April 4-7, 2024 at one of the most cherished events in the midwest: The !

2024 Professional Saturday Night Show by World and European Boogie Woogie, Swing & Lindy-Hop Champions: Nils and Bianca ⚡️💥

Compete OR spectate all weekend long in the great city of Chicago where dancers will electrify the crowd with their talent and passion for dancing! Make sure to . April 4-7, 2024 and prepare to at the Windy City Open!!!!!

The Windy City Open is a competitive Ballroom Dance event hosted every year by Organizer Emil Ioukhn

04/04/2023

03/30/2023

Dear everyone,
From the bottom of my heart, I cannot express the joy I felt being at the !!! From the gifted competitors, the enthusiastic spectators, the wonderful adjudicators & officials, to everyone who helped me organize this special competition- I cannot thank you enough!!! Who’s ready to next year?? I can’t wait to see you all again.

-Your Organizer,

03/30/2023

Dear everyone,

From the bottom of my heart, I cannot express the joy I felt being at the !!! From the gifted competitors, the enthusiastic spectators, the wonderful adjudicators & officials, to everyone who helped me organize this special competition- I cannot thank you enough!!! Who’s ready to next year?? I can’t wait to see you all again.

-Your Organizer,

Emil Ioukhnikov

03/25/2023

It's Saturday at the !!! If your attending our Gala make sure you join us from 6-7:30PM in the Lake Michigan Ballroom!

Our exciting evening session competition and show starts at 8PM in the Ravinia Ballroom 🌸

We can't wait for another incredible evening of dancing and amazing vibes! Congratulations to all the dancers thus far!!!

03/25/2023

The final batch of heat lists for Sunday at the have been posted! https://ndcapremier.com/heatlists/?cyi=655

03/24/2023

Join us at the for our Friday Evening Session Competition! Doors open at 7:30PM! Get ready for a hurricane of amazing Professional Smooth and Latin dancing at the !! It's going to be fantastic! See you there!!💥

03/22/2023

The Heat Lists are POSTED! bit.ly/3THET63

Heatlist's are now available for Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Sunday's heatlist's will be available on Thursday evening. Please note that due to many late entries, the schedule is changing frequently. Please double-check your heatlist the day of your events. Changes to the heat list will ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL.

03/21/2023

We are working hard updating late entries to the 2023 WCO Heatlists! They will be posted very soon! Please stay tuned, and thank you for the incredible support! bit.ly/3iGm1WK March 23-26, 2023

03/17/2023

Let's welcome the rest of our 2023 Vendors! ⛈️ this March 23-36, 2023 in Chicago! And a reminder, The Windy City Hotel Group Rate ends today! https://bit.ly/3Jp8ZX8 Find all the vendors here on our website: https://bit.ly/3Z0Hau2

03/16/2023

Let's welcome our 2023 Hair and Makeup Vendors! ONE WEEK AWAY! ARE YOU READY TO ?? ⛈️ this March 23-36, 2023 in Chicago! And a reminder, The Windy City Hotel Group Rate ends this Friday, March 17, 2023! https://bit.ly/3Jp8ZX8 Boyko & Co. Mariya Usan-Studio KD Love image studio Lashes & Brushes - hair and makeup bar by Olga Complete Beauty Image

03/15/2023

It's time to join us in the Windy City for another great Fordney Foundation event!
WIndy City Open - March 23-26, 2023

03/14/2023

Reminder: The Windy City Hotel Group Rate ends this Friday, March 17, 2023! https://bit.ly/3yE7Aas is just around the corner, and we're so excited to see you! Get ready to in Chicago March 23-26, 2023! Emil Ioukhnikov

03/09/2023

We CAN'T WAIT for the USA debut of Boogie Woogie & Lindy-Hop World Champions Sondre Olsen-Bye & Tanya Georgiievska at the Saturday Night Show March 25th, 2023! Reserve your tickets -> bit.ly/3J0jGiM

03/07/2023

is sweeping toward you in just a couple weeks! Do not miss the glamor, the talent, the laughs, and the thrills! this March 23-36, 2023 in Chicago! bit.ly/3iGm1WK

💃: Oleksandr Kalenyuk and Elena Ablitsova

🎥 : UMove Dancesport

03/03/2023

The 2023 is almost here! This year’s event will feature a panel of 30 Judges, an awesome 80’s themed nightclub event and much more! Another announcement is that all scholarship levels in the A, B & C age categories are Best of the Best events!!! Register today and ! bit.ly/3iGm1WK

02/28/2023

Why go to Windy CIty Open? THE ROMANCE! The waltz is all about romance - yearning for it and fulfilling it! Join us this March 23-26, 2023 in Chicago! bit.ly/3iGm1WK Daria Zotova and Kirill Gorjatsev

02/27/2023

Why go to Windy City Open? THE MYSTERY! Mystery is in a tango's DNA...and Vladyslav and Brianna Nalyvaychuk didn't shy away from it last year in at . Join us this March 23-26, 2023 in Chicago - the city of INTRIGUE! bit.ly/3iGm1WK

02/24/2023

is just one month away! Our dance floor in Chicago is almost ready for you to this coming March 23-26, 2023! Register now for one of the most elegant events in America! bit.ly/3iGm1WK !

Windy City Open ENTRIES AND PAYMENTS : 200 WELLS AVE, NEWTON MA 02459 PHONE: 781-608-0190 EMAIL: [email protected] - WWW.THEWINDYCITYOPEN.COM

02/22/2023

Glamor and clean lines were absolutley brought to the fore front when Nazar Batih& Mariko Cantley danced the tango at Windy City Open last year. Windy City is just around the corner! Register now and at the March 23-26, 2023! bit.ly/3iGm1WK

02/17/2023

Red was the perfect color for Aleksandar Vukosavljevic and Alexandra Smirnova at last years ! March 23-26, 2023 is approaching fast! Get ready to at the ! bit.ly/3iGm1WK