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 ...

It was a little hard to hear him over the sound of “In the Mood,” but Mark Nelson had an explanation of why a big crowd is drawn to Concord every two months to dance to music that’s nearly a century ...

Blues and jazz gave birth to swing music, and Colorado played a role in that development. The music was nurtured in the state by Glenn Miller, who began his musical exploration in Fort Morgan, as well ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ‹ Opportunities to dance on the Elliott Hall of Music stage usually are reserved for professional companies staging lavish shows, but on Friday (1/31) Purdue Bands' annual ...

As two dancers clasp hands and spin across the dance floor, their movements perfectly correlate with a black-and-white video of the same dance being performed nearly 100 years before. Last Saturday, ...

Strings of lights and glowing stars overhead. An intimate, romantic, white-tablecloth setting. Music by some of South Carolina’s most sought-after jazz musicians. And the sparkle of champagne to raise ...

OSHKOSH - Many dance fads come and go, but none resonate with Wisconsin quite as much as the classic dances passed down from the years before disco. German and Scandinavian settlers brought with them ...

I maintain that taking a month of swing dance lessons almost ten years ago was one of the best choices I’ve ever made. My reason was simple: If I ever happened to be somewhere with a swing dance and a ...

The Tucson Swing Dance Club has been posting flyers all over campus, looking to appeal to students from the University of Arizona to join the historic club. The club meets every Thursday at the Dream ...