IT IS A frigid mid-week evening in New York; snow has been pushed into large mounds on the pavement. But inside Desert 5 Spot, a Western-themed bar in Brooklyn, a group of 20-somethings is bringing ...
Line dancing is enjoying a global resurgence, rising to a level of popularity not seen since Billy Ray Cyrus’ Achy Breaky Heart topped the charts in 1991. But it’s no longer just for cowgirls and ...
When Sardia Lewis took the mic on a recent Tuesday evening in the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library auditorium to lead class, you would have never known it was her first time as an instructor.
Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence ...
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:20 p.m. UCLA’s pioneer Line Dancing club builds community to the beat of its own drum. Offering bimonthly meetings that are drop-in, the Line Dancing club draws a ...
Dozens of students followed her lead as they practiced each dance step across the Old Union patio, standing alongside each other in rows. When Smolnicka-Dos Santos played “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by ...
TO FAME. >> I’M A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND I WAS RECOVERING FROM CHEMO, SURGERY, RADIATION, AND I WAS JUST IN A BAD PLACE. AND THIS CLASS HAS SAVED MY LIFE. >> DIONNE STARKS OF BRANDON VISITS YMCA ...
Early into my tenure as a new line-dancing enthusiast, I found myself in Chatsworth, alone on a Friday night. I was looking for action — the country dance kind. It was not yet dusk when I entered the ...