The fan served both function and form for cancan dancer Pauline Pietras as she prepared for a performance on Marion Street. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Mime Gregg Steigmeyer gets a laugh out of Avery Tan, 1. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
French cabaret singer Claudia Hommel seems to have hit a sad note as expressed on the face of the mime, Gregg Steigmeyer. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Cancan dancer Evelyn Sanchez arches her back during a performance at Arts Dans La Rue on Marion Street in Oak Park. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Elmer may not be a poodle but he fit right into the Art Dans La Rue poodle parade as a French bulldog. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
Other breeds crashed the poodle parade, including French bulldog Elmer led by Alice Ireland and Bella the Great Dane with Diane Andrew. (David Pierini/staff photographer)
A poodle parade moved down Marion Street, led by cancan dancers Evelyn Sanchez, right, and Pauline Pietras, as part of Art Dans La Rue in Oak Park Tuesday. (David Pierini/staff photographer)