Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through ...

Inspired by watching some of the fast-stepping couples at October's Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown , my beau and I resolved to start taking swing dance lessons. Last Wednesday, with the spirit of the new ...

Around Kansas City, there are both social dances and group classes that welcome beginners. Kansas City has been swinging since the 1930s and a vibrant dance community keeps the tradition active.

Katie Gray and Phil Weber sweep across the floor in a whirl of twists and dips. Even through the rapid series of triple steps, backward movements and shifting hands, the couple makes it look easy. In ...