UNTIL THE beginners jazz class at eXit SPACE School of Dance in Green Lake, I didn’t know jazz stars were missing from my life. Before attending my first dance class, teacher Karen O’Branovich assured ...

Dancer-turned-filmmaker Khadifa Wong's debut documentary, 'Uprooted,' explores the history and evolution of jazz dance, from its slavery-era roots through hip-hop and beyond. By Sheri Linden Senior ...

The mostly black dancers wore baggy suits, white shirts and braces like the 1930s jivers at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, the Forties mambo-niks at Manhattan’s legendary Palladium Ballroom, and hats like ...