The jazz band is swinging hard as two Black dancers Charleston in the middle of a jam. The crowd roars as one kicks wildly in every direction and then drops into a jazz split. This isn’t 1922—it’s May ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by To watch LaTasha Barnes dance is to watch historical distance collapse. By Brian Seibert If you want to understand the connections between jazz dance ...

She was known as the Queen of Swing, a dancer who helped make famous the lindy hop, a fast-paced, acrobatic dance popular during the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s. On Sunday, the queen, Norma ...

Idolized by generations, she sparkled in 'Swing Fever,' 'Groovie Movie' and 'The Horn Blows at Midnight' on the big screen. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Jean Veloz, the innovative Lindy Hop dancer who ...

This article is a companion piece for the Rough Translation episode "May We Have This Dance." Listen to the story about how a dance traveled from Harlem to Sweden, and how Black dancers are reclaiming ...

May I have this dance? Aurelia Santos invites us to join the festivities. A-one and a-two and a-you know what to do. Any lindy hopper worth their swing out recognizes those as the words of the great ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When visitors step into the recently renovated Savoy Denver, they’ll notice a lush mixture of art deco and ...

In the new documentary “Alive and Kicking,” the world’s renewed interest in the Lindy Hop — popularly known as swing dancing — is presented as more than a series of improvised steps; it’s a ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On May 23rd, 2025 at Loft393, Composers Concordance grooves forward with ...

John Land has attended the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival & Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown every year since the event came to New Orleans a decade ago. This year, he will be hosting dancers from ...

This Black History Month, we recognize one of the most extravagant dances ever to exist, the Lindy Hop. The style born during the Harlem Renaissance has evolved to live on in its home neighborhood.