Growing up I spent most of my afternoons and weekends at my local dance studio. I was enrolled in every genre of dance they offered, but ballet was always the class I looked forward to most. I loved ...

If you dream of stepping up like Nora (Jenna Dewan) in “Step Up,” or getting down like Cadillac (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) on “The Get Down,” it can be intimidating to figure out where to start. Ideally, ...

At Children’s Manor Montessori School in Germantown where Praneetha Akula was teaching and performing, a little girl got to see herself in her teacher. The pre-K student announced that she knew how to ...

This story is part of How We Get By, a KQED series exploring how people are coping with rising costs in the Bay Area and ...

With a little help from dance instructors from the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Milton Terrace Elementary in Ballston Spa is turning students into dancers, and introducing them to some classic ...

Holy City Salsa hosts monthly social dance events for beginners and experienced dancers alike. The evening starts with a crash course in salsa basics, followed by hours of free dance to Latin music.

Latin dance classes are more than just learning steps — they’re a gateway to culture, connection, and self-expression. From salsa to tango, these courses welcome beginners while fostering rhythm, ...

But rewind two decades back, when the internet was still in its infancy and not as widely accessible, and most knowledge existed in physical formats such as books, letters or word of mouth. At the ...

What does your business do? “We offer multiple levels of dance classes. We have a dance company that competes,” McLoughlin said. Where do you compete? “We go to competitions in the spring and compete ...

A dance floor is a place of joy, where people have a chance to do more than listen to music — they can really experience it, adding their own creativity to the infectious beats that fill the air ...