In collaboration with the Chicago Park District, Dance in the Parks (DIP) will present free, professional, concert-dance performances in four different Chicago neighborhood parks at the end of July and beginning of August. The goal is to promote an appreciation of concert dance by introducing audiences unfamiliar with dance to the art form in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.

Performances are scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, at the Humboldt Park Boat House, 1400 N. Sacramento; Thursday, July 29, at Indian Boundary Park, 2500 W. Lunt; Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Douglas Park Flower Garden Pavilion, 1401 S. Sacramento; and Thursday, Aug. 5, at the South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore. All performances are 6:30 p.m., rain or shine.

See www.danceintheparks.org.