A program celebrating Twyla Tharp’s 60th year making dances features the masterwork “Diabelli” and the fresh new “Slacktide,” ...

Vincent (Vincenzo, Uncle Jimmy, Vince, Vini, Pa) was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Endicott, New York, and passed away on Tuesday, ...

Dillon Hunter broke his hand in an ACC Tournament win over SMU. Brad Brownell will hope Del Jones, Jake Heidbreder and ...

In my younger years, I was even considered a good dancer, though my repertoire stopped at the jitterbug and cheek-to-cheek dancing at weddings. But ballroom dancing at this stage of my life?

Tom Robbins changed my life. When a friend gave me a copy of his novel Jitterbug Perfume, which I consider his best, in the ...

When the remodeled Valencia Ballroom reopened in 1934, famed big band leaders who performed there considered it one of the ...

As the S.S.United States, the largest passenger ship built in America, traveled to its final resting place as an artificial ...

Chicago is the steppin’ capital of the world.” That’s a phrase coined by local DJ Sam Chatman, also known as the Godfather of Steppin’. And though the dance craze’s popularity has spread far and wide, ...

From crawfish boils and Cajun cook-offs to late-night bar parties and burlesque shows, here are a few ways to celebrate Fat ...

Now, six months later, the Jitterbug is finally ready to dance. The company is accepting orders via their website, and phones will start shipping in a couple of weeks. Not much has changed since ...

jitterbug and Charleston. We’ll return to this and other features of the Valencia after a dive into the difficult moment in which the glittering dance hall opened for an initial three-decade run.