You’ve probably seen old video footage from after World War II of couples whirling across the dance floor to old-school R&B tunes, doing dances called Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, or Boppin’. By the 1970’s a ...

Zakeeyaw Toney didn’t complete her move to Las Vegas from Chicago nearly 20 years ago because her craft kept her going back. Toney witnessed Chicago-style steppin’ for the first time when she visited ...

CHICAGO — It’s Tuesday at the 50 Yard Line Bar and Grill, and the dance floor is packed with couples twirling and sashaying to the mellow sounds of Barry White, Gerald Levert and other R&B; balladeers ...

If you’ve never done the big steppin’, you probably will soon. Why not start practicing? Just extend your fists back and forth like you’re doing a bench press, and slowly rotate on your tip toes. Now ...

"One-two-three, four-five-six -- basic," Veronica Austin calls to the line of beginners stepping shoulder to shoulder in a downstairs strip-mall studio. Wearing looks of serious concentration, they ...

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It’s a steamy summer night in Dorchester and the air conditioner at the Carver Den is on the fritz, so a few industrial strength fans will have to suffice. It’s Thursday, and that means heat or no ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Couples touch hands or link arms, their hips and toes gyrating smoothly in unison, gliding through dance moves known as "Steppin"' and making it look easy. Sign up here. "When you ...

For longer than many devotees have been alive, folks have been bopping, stepping and soul walking. “Stepping is a really classic dance,” says 51-year-old Tracey Colvin, whose moves and reindeer ears ...