Before bebop and the cool jazz era, swing dancing was the heartbeat of American nightlife. In the 1930s and ’40s, big bands ...

When Amado Peña, Racquel Torres and Arthur Knouse met, they weren’t known to the world as the Burque Jazz Bandits, but rather a group of friends who loved to hang out and swing dance on a weekly basis ...

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 ...

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 ...

You won’t want to miss Music at Third place commons -lake forest park on the Shoreline Patch calendar ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Steubenville Swing Dance is changing its routine this month. Instead of its usual second-Thursday schedule, the group will host a special January dance on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from ...

Big Island Swing Band is collaborating with San Jose Taiko and Puna Taiko for “Swingposium,” an immersive production that ...

It was a little hard to hear him over the sound of “In the Mood,” but Mark Nelson had an explanation of why a big crowd is drawn to Concord every two months to dance to music that’s nearly a century ...

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 ...

Around Kansas City, there are both social dances and group classes that welcome beginners. Kansas City has been swinging since the 1930s and a vibrant dance community keeps the tradition active.

Strings of lights and glowing stars overhead. An intimate, romantic, white-tablecloth setting. Music by some of South Carolina’s most sought-after jazz musicians. And the sparkle of champagne to raise ...

If the winter blues have settled in, a few holiday pounds just won't go away, or you've got a New Year's resolution to keep, swing dance events around Long Island may just be the answer. From ages 8 ...