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 ...

Swing bands, and the couples who moved across the dance floor to those popular tunes, ruled the roost in Westchester in the 1930s and 1940s, with hundreds of dancers showing up for a night out at Glen ...

Clarinetist Benny Goodman was in the midst of a faltering national tour with his young orchestra when he arrived in Oakland late in the Depression-ridden summer of 1935 for a brief run at McFadden's ...

“Swing!,” which opens tonight at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, is a dance show. But not the way “A Chorus Line” or “West Side Story” or “Chicago” are dance shows. While those musicals may feature some ...

Pink lights illuminated the dance floor in the lobby of the Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall at Santa Fe College on Friday night where about 50 lovers of swing dance turned out for a Valentine’s Day ...

Penn Square was swingin’ Friday night. That was thanks to dancers with the Jazz Collective Lancaster and the musicians of Parlour Noir, a swing band from Philadelphia. Dancers did the Lindy Hop, more ...

QUINCY — The Hannibal Area Swing Association will host two West Coast Swing Dance events at the Dick Brothers Events space on May 13 and May 27. West Coast Swing is a modern, partner-based dance style ...

A little more than a year ago, Ken Tyrolf accidentally became a dancer. “I was going to listen to a friend sing with a jazz band,” he said, recalling the night it happened. “I thought she was going to ...

The next Bainbridge Swing Dance is set for April 4 and will feature Dr. Zoot. The dance takes place on the first Saturday of every month at Family Life Center, 16349 Chillicothe Road, with doors ...

As a swing dancing revival occurred among young populations in the Gainesville area, many found it hard to keep the scene alive. However, one group in particular has dedicated itself to providing ...