Detroit — He was only 2 years old when he first saw his grandpa dance the Boogie Woogie. Ron Ford Jr. was captivated watching his grandfather, Lester Payne, 86, execute the form of swing dance ...

Dayton Ballet and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company are joining forces for “Rhythm of the City,” a celebration of Dayton’s ...

Gotta have that funk, yo. Yale art historian, Robert Farris Thompson, in his 1983 work, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy, traces the origins of the word “funk” to the ...

Parris Fleming will never forget the moment when Harry Styles “entered the building.” The building was New York’s Madison Square Garden. It was Aug. 22, 2022. Fleming was the trumpet player in Styles’ ...

The journey to open Owensboro’s The Groove Lab, a dance studio specializing in hip hop, funk and commercial choreography, is a bit of a full-circle moment for Steffan Clark and Ellis Birkhead. “I ...

Ballroom dancer Ann Funk steps up to lead the Florida Sunshine Dance Challenge in Tallahassee this week. Tallahassee's USA Dance Chapter 6010 will host dancers of all ages nationwide for their 4th ...