dance Life

Update on the Bradleys - Ballroom's Father-Daughter Duo

It's been a few years since we last shared the Bradleys' story - here's what they've been up to in the meantime.

22nd World Congress on Dance Research

Athens, Greece, 2-6 July 2008

All in the Family

an interview with dancer Matthew Chiu, and his mom Doris

Love match in vogue for ballroom dancing couple

James Van Elswyk and Samantha Newcomb are one of the hottest duos in ballroom dancing, taking out the New Vogue title at the weekend's Queensland Open championships at Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. It follows an impressive performance at the Asia Pacific championships.

Putting on Their Dancing Shoes

Rebecca and Jesse Lewis strut their stuff on "Your Mama Don't Dance."

Couple dancing across nation stop in Newport

A Baltimore couple dancing their way across the United States will rock to the music of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers at the Depot Diner on Front Street in Newport from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Acclaimed ballroom dancers seeking their 'fortune' on TV

Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang are trying to turn the Cha-Cha into ka-ching.

First Time

Everyone experiences a mixture of excitement and fear, and sweaty palms are par for the course - find out about Alida Esmail's "first time".

Our Dancing Lives: The Bradleys

The Bradleys are a family of Ballroom Dancers with a rather unusual story to tell.

Bollywood Grooves

The massive popularity of Bollywood films in recent years has served as the catalyst for soaring numbers of students turning up for "Bollywood Grooves" dance classes. When people see how expressive & upbeat the music and dancing is they can understand it is not just dancing – it’s a physical & creative form of exercise too.

How I Went from Ballroom Dancing to Sequence Dancing

Mention sequence dancing to a ballroom dancer, and what they imagine is a lot of people in their 70’s and 80’s at tea dances, social clubs, waddling around the dance floor. That is true to a certain extent. But did you know that this form of dancing is done by 5 year-olds? And if you really want to be a better ballroom dancer, then read on.

A Parent's Passion for Dance: Meet Jhanna Volynets, Dance Team USA

Behind every talented junior dancer, is a team consisting of coaches and parents who work tirelessly behind the scenes providing not only moral but also financial support. Meet Jhanna Volynets, whose daughter Nicole and son Teddy, participate in competitive DanceSport at the highest levels. Just as anyone can chose to stand by the wall simply to watch or join in at a dance, Jhanna's choice was to take an active role in promoting Dance and providing financial opportunities for up-and-coming young dancers through Dance Team USA, an organization that she co-founded with Sasha (Alex) Chmerskovskiy of the Rising Stars Dance Academy.

Amy wins top dancing job in America

A DANCER from York will be working alongside Madonna after winning a TV talent contest.

'Dancing is all about fun'

Des Moines County American Red Cross fundraiser offers good time on the dance floor.

Ballet's toehold amid war zone's dance of death

In an airy studio lined with mirrors, little girls in pink leotards and boys in black shorts and white T-shirts pull themselves up as straight as they can.

Measure of entropy: Defying its name, LIC's Valerie Green/Dance Entropy emerges as cultural anchor after 10 years

It's common knowledge that a dancer's life is difficult. And living this life in New York City, where competition is fierce and the price of living high, doesn't make it any easier.

Tap-dancing retiree busier than ever

FREDERICKSBURG — Not too long after receiving two stents following a heart problem two years ago, Sandy Pouch decided it was time to do something she had always wanted to do. Tap dance.

Dance troupe high-kicks holes in old stereotypes about age

The women burst into the Central Square studio, kick off their shoes, and stretch before one of their final rehearsals.

The big dance

At a fancy dance just for them, Detroit area men show their daughters how special they are

Thrown a curve by dance troupe

It is named for a sun-loving fungus that thrives in cow dung and which blasts its ripe spores around the farmyard with incredible vigour - "like clowns out of a cannon".

Dance in the soul

Suasana moves into a different era when it relocated to its new cultural centre in Hulu Langat, Selangor.

Deaf feel dance 'vibe' - JCDC facilitates hearing impaired through sight

Without being able to hear, it seems almost impossible for someone to be able to dance.

Still dancing

It brought them together, and even in their 70s they can trip the light fantastic

Students swept up in dancing

School touts program's positive academic effect