The hit television show "Dancing with the Stars" has been around only a few years, but a new study by a Brigham Young University researcher shows that a different type of dancing with the stars ...

Editor’s note: In honor of Iowa History Month, we are looking back 100 years to the 1920s with a series of guest essays curated by the State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Iowa ...

The ban on dancing and rock music in the 1984 classic movie "Footloose" sometimes seems to be a bit far-fetched. This type of ban, however, was not all that uncommon in many American towns and cities ...

The 1920s — a time of change, jazz, bold fashion, and the rise of the American Dream. But behind all the glamour and sparkle, ...

One of Central Illinois' hottest dance halls in the wide-open Roaring Twenties was O'Neil's, located on a former dairy pasture just beyond Bloomington's western edge. In July 1922, area residents ...

Jazz-Age Lawn Party on Governors Island, New York Harbor Saturday and Sunday, June 7th and 8th, 2008 11:30 am to 7 pm Time to pack your picnic basket and hop on the ferry! Sunny days are here, and our ...

At the height of the Roaring Twenties, flappers took to the floor, arms flailing and feet kicking to a new beat: the Charleston. A century later, the dance still captivates—especially for performer, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — The sixth annual Speakeasy Dance Party will be on Saturday, Nov ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious, brass ...

Band leader Dave Stuckey’s avocation as a practitioner of hot 1920s jazz has peculiarly unlikely roots. The Kansas City native arrived in Los Angeles in 1981, immediately fell in with the Cramps (for ...