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Was jazz shaped by dancing?

While millions of Americans love popular reality shows such as "Dancing With the Stars," a Brigham Young University professor has discovered how a different type of dancing with the stars — in the 1920s — may have shaped jazz music as we know it.

Israelis dance across 'Bridge' at UCLA

Award-winning choreographers from the nation bring their innovations to UCLA.

Classical dancers perform dance ballet

Mumbai (PTI): In a bid to revive the golden glory of the classical dance forms, noted dancers like Sudha Chandran, Rajeshwari Sachdev and others performed a dance ballet at the Nehru Centre here.

It's Electric!

Meet Ric Silver, the man behind "The Electric Slide"

Great leap forward for modern dance

After six years, Beijing has once again a festival to showcase Chinese and international modern dance.

Belly dancing -- only fun spirits need apply

YORK -- The wiggle of hips, the snake arms waving, the jangle of a coin belt.

Dancing with the stars at the Salsa festival

India is definitely not the first place you would associate with a Salsa Festival which has participants coming in from places as varied as Dubai and Malaysia, with over 25 international instructors and DJs.

Dancing In Circles

Ninth annual break-dance competition brings out hip-hop dancers and b-boys from all over the country

rEMIXing a sense of dance

Crutches, other devices added to tools

Dancing in the streets

Five months ago, he discovered something there that has become a passion – shuffle dancing.

'Planet B-Boy': Break-dancing goes global

Of hip-hop's famed four elements - rapping, DJing, graffiti writing and break-dancing or b-boying - the last one has gotten the least amount of attention. But in a new documentary directed by Benson Lee, "Planet B-Boy," the most athletic of the elements gets its star treatment.

New dance craze still up in the air

Modern dance takes many forms, but launching yourself through the air as you leap off street obstacles is one of the least choreographed - and most hip - on offer.

Shall we social dance?

At Stanford, the answer is almost always yes.

'Planet B-Boy'

If Americans think they have a lock on b-boy culture, Benson Lee's infectiously energetic documentary proves, once and for all, all the world's a "Planet B-Boy," from Germany, to France, to Japan, Denmark and South Korea. Can you imagine Greek b-boys twirling on their heads to bouzouki music? It's here, on "Planet B-Boy."