Chicago Human Rhythm Project

Chicago Human Rhythm Project offers tap, West African, hip hop, steppin, fitness, ballet, and North African belly dance. It also offers Ignition rhythm-based lecture-demonstrations and master classes, Engagement extended residencies during or after school, Immersion tap scholar summer intensives, We ALL Got Rhythm in-school and after-school dance programs, Rhythm World, Stomping Grounds, and Stone Soup Rhythms.

Programs

• Tap, West African, Hip Hop, Steppin, Fitness, Ballet, North African Belly Dance and more — children, teens, adults, and elders · Classes are offered at the Mayfair Arts Center through CHRP and its Core Resident Partners.
• Ignition — K-12 · Rhythm-based lecture-demonstrations and master classes in K-12 settings throughout Chicago.
• Engagement — school-age youth · Extended residencies during or after-school.
• Immersion — gifted students · World class Tap Scholar program and summer intensives.
• We ALL Got Rhythm — children and teens · In-school and after-school dance programs in Chicago.
• Rhythm World — students from around Chicago and the globe · annually in the summer · Oldest and largest festival of American tap dance in the world.
• Stomping Grounds — elementary and high school students · A 10-week, city-wide performance and education festival.
• Stone Soup Rhythms — Project-based, percussive arts collective.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• General schedule: Programs run throughout the year; CHRP offers concerts, classes, community development programs, residencies, workshops, master classes, lecture demonstrations, and field trips.
• Facility hours: Monday: 10:00am - 8:30pm; Tuesday: 9:00am - 8:00pm; Wednesday: 9:00am - 8:00pm; Thursday: 10:00am - 8:00pm; Friday: 10:00am - 8:00pm; Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm; Sunday: 11:30am - 5:00pm

About the provider

Chicago Human Rhythm Project was founded in 1988. Its mission is to present rhythm-culture in performances, education programs, and community development initiatives that foster great art, social reconciliation, and economic justice. Programs reach children, teens, adults, and elders throughout Chicago throughout the year, and the resident ensemble provides after-school arts education classes at St. Sabina, Paul Revere, and Bronzeville Lighthouse elementary schools. As of 2022, CHRP had awarded $350,000 in scholarships to deserving and talented youths for summer study programs over 27 years.

Last updated November 8, 2026.