Take note, jazz fans. And swing dance fans. And opera fans. And, oh yeah, ballet fans. St. Paul Ballet’s “Carmen in the 1920s” makes huge leaps in something-for-everyone crossover appeal. After all, ...

For a small community in Utah, 1920s–40s swing dancing is still alive and kicking. Alyssa Nelson dances with another BYU club member at a Vintage Swing Dance Club dance (Denis Nicholson). “If you ...

Swing dancers take to the floor at Denver's Mercury Cafe. The origin of swing dancing goes hand-in-hand with the birth of jazz music. Take the Lindy Hop, the most popular form, which can be traced to ...

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. IN HUMMELSTOWN. WHILE MOST PEOPLE ARE WINDING DOWN FROM A BUSY DAY, OTHERS ARE SWINGING INTO THE EVENING, MOVING TO THE RHYTHMIC SOUNDS OF JAZZ. SWING DANCING STARTED IN THE 1920S ...

Swing dance is a group of dances that developed with the style of jazz music between the 1920's and the 1950's. In recent years, swing dancing has made a comeback in popularity. Many bars, restaurants ...

Massachusetts residents are getting a chance to take a step back in time to experience what life was like in the 1920s, during a day-long party packed with swing dancers, straw-boater hats, and a ...

The noise of jazz fills the air, the arms and legs of every guest caught in its catchy rhythm. Colors flash around the ballroom, light reflecting off sparkly flapper dresses and multicolored ties. The ...

We just had to give summer one last whirl. Michelle Miller leads the way: Dancing under the stars can be enchanting, romantic and timeless. Every year in parks across the country, bands strike up ...

NASHUA – “Rock step, triple step, triple step” swing instructor Mike Hibarger says in rhythm to Glen Miller’s Tuxedo Junction. Students move from side-to-side in a dance style that dates as far back ...

Swing dancing, one of the only authentic American dance forms, was created in the 1920s in Harlem, N.Y. The dance saw a massive revival in the late 1990s with the most unlikely of circumstances: a Gap ...