Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We have proof that humans have been dancing as far back as prehistoric times. They danced for their god or gods, to celebrate ...

Dancer-turned-filmmaker Khadifa Wong's debut documentary, 'Uprooted,' explores the history and evolution of jazz dance, from its slavery-era roots through hip-hop and beyond. By Sheri Linden Senior ...

Get into the groove and get ready to dance the night away with this fun, jazz-funk class from dance choreographer Frank Soares. Assisted by Mina Huynh and Suzie Elias, this highly energetic video ...

Few films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two cameramen charting the slow, smoldering build of a Manhattan dance club from idle space to explosive, carnal ...

In 2004 Maureen Anderson, a researcher at Illinois State University contributed a dissertation to the journal, African American Review, titled The White Reception of Jazz in America. Ostensibly, her ...

Alto saxophonist Charles McPherson has a reputation as one of the last true followers of the bebop tradition but this release shows that his talents stretch beyond that. The music consists of scores ...

Shining on stage, the University of Arizona’s School of Dance brought the razzle-dazzle to this year’s Arizona Jazz Dance Showcase, or Jazz ‘n’ AZ. The event kicked off with a high-energy, one-act ...

She was already an accomplished jazz bandleader when she began releasing pop albums for Elektra in 1978. A new best-of compilation looks back at her major-label career. By Giovanni Russonello The ...

A whole lot of soul is the goal every time Giordano Dance Chicago commands the stage. The award-winning, Chicago-based jazz dance company even has its own technique: the Giordano Technique, which is ...

Brainerd and Crosby-Ironton will compete in the state jazz and kick competitions Friday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 14. This year's Brainerd Warriors dance team is hoping for similar experiences in ...