“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 ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Swing dancing originated in the 1930′s. Thanks to a mostly younger generation the lively steps are seen on dance floors around the world. Interest here in Deep East Texas ...

“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 ...

Step, step, triple-step, swing out, quick stop. Shimmy wiggle jump down no jive -- swing time. More than 400 Lindy Hoppers from around the world partnered up and boogied down in Seattle this weekend ...

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 ...

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 ...