Detroit — He was only 2 years old when he first saw his grandpa dance the Boogie Woogie. Ron Ford Jr. was captivated watching his grandfather, Lester Payne, 86, execute the form of swing dance ...

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

Which high school teacher would assign his students the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars can’t-stop-dancing-to-it hit “Uptown Funk”? Don’t think fictional “Glee” choir director Will Schuester. And no, not the ...

Instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic and repetitive bass lines.

It was goodbye for one of soccer's most adored national teams. Brazil, five-time World Cup winners, lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals on Friday. Despite the disappointment, the "Joga Bonito" team ...