“Swing!,” which opens tonight at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, is a dance show. But not the way “A Chorus Line” or “West Side Story” or “Chicago” are dance shows. While those musicals may feature some ...

“Brace yourselves. This may be mind-blowing,” said David Rehm, an instructor from Washington, D.C. “My left hand (dramatic pause) belongs on the left side of my body.” Rehm on Sunday instructed the 15 ...

The Mad Hat Hucksters, founded in 2015 by swing dancer Morgan Day, are a jazz sextet playing music in the style of small combo dance bands of the 1930s swing era. Their repertoire includes traditional ...

Ever watched a World War II movie that includes a wild dance scene with insanely fast steps, lots of swinging about, and women flying around their partners? That’s the Lindy Hop, which gained ...

Dance historians who research such things credit American jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway for coining the term “jitterbug.” In 1934, he recorded a lively tune, “Jitter Bug,” that some credit ...

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 ...

What is swing dancing? Developed during the 1920s to 1950s, swing dancing features a group of dances in the swing style of jazz music. The most well-known of swing dances is the Lindy Hop, a mix of ...

The Tucson Swing Dance Club has been posting flyers all over campus, looking to appeal to students from the University of Arizona to join the historic club. The club meets every Thursday at the Dream ...