Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Caleb Teicher’s “Sw!ng Out” at the Joyce Theater aims to bring swing onstage as it lives today in a program that’s part variety show, part hangout. By ...

Ballet, the basis for all of Western theatrical dance, is a theatrical performance, using elements from a rich tapestry of traditional movements. Most ballets consist of dancing and music only, ...

Swing on over to some local dance groups to learn about Lindy Hop, a dance with historical and cultural ties. SwingColumbus is a small, local swing dance group that mainly focuses on Lindy Hop, the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...

What is swing dancing? Developed during the 1920s to 1950s, swing dancing features a group of dances in the swing style of jazz music. The most well-known of swing dances is the Lindy Hop, a mix of ...

Once a week in a small hall of a downtown church a group of amateur hoofers gather to keep a dance born on the streets of Harlem, but with its heart in Chuck Town, beating. Like the “secretive” ...

“Border Crossings: Exile and American Modern Dance 1900-1955” opens at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and dance performances by the Jose Limón Dance Company, Santa Barbara Dance Theater and ...

FARGO - When Jordan Regan returned to Fargo after spending 10 years away, he was disappointed that his hometown had lost a step or two. The swing dance group he grew up with, Fargo Swings!, disbanded ...

Filmmaker Susan Glatzer and swing dance legend Norma Miller discuss the new documentary Alive and Kicking. The film chronicles the birth, decline and renewal of American swing dancing. Finally today, ...

For students interested in dance, the University of Minnesota’s U-Swing club offers an educational space to explore swing dancing and its history. The group meets weekly, providing students with an ...

Before joining the Iowa West Coast Swing club, Kristine Pinter had only taken a few ballet classes and had little experience with social dancing. A few months later, she is now an active part of the ...

Swing dance is an exciting form of dancing that came to the forefront during the peak of swing Jazz from the 1920's through the 1950's. There are many styles of swing dance with each one of them ...