When the Harlem Renaissance was in full swing, so was swing dance. A century later, “Swing!” celebrates the music and the moves of this era of jazz. The musical, featuring well-known songs by artists ...

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 ...

On Aug. 21, 1935, Benny Goodman and his band were turning in an uninspired set before thousands at the Palomar Ballroom, billed as the largest dance hall on the West Coast, at 3rd Street and Vermont ...

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” ...

The popularity of ballroom, Latin and swing dance has grown immensely over the last few years. Swing dance clubs have popped up to satisfy the urge to shake your groove thing, show off your moves or ...

While he was a Freshman at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, George Gee launched his Make-Believe Ballroom program (named after the vintage Martin Block show) on the college ...

The next Bainbridge Swing Dance is set for June 7 and will feature Burning River Swing. The dance takes place at Family Life Center, 16349 Chillicothe Road, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., lesson at ...

If New Orleans has always been a place for music, then it's always been a place for dancing, too. And recently, some local swing dancers said they're seeing a greater willingness of people ready to ...

Despite her brief visit to Hà Nội, Amber Court, a Canadian traveller, immediately searched for a swing community as she was desperate for a dance. “Whenever I travel, I enjoy going to the local swing ...