Before twerking, before Gangnam style, before the Macarena, Newport Beach was the birthplace of a big band-era dance that time hasn’t quite forgotten. The Balboa. Its precise origins are fuzzy. But ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Swing-dance enthusiasts of all levels will congregate at the Rocky Mountain Balboa Blowout dance fest today and Sunday at several downtown Denver locations.

Imagine for a moment that you have traveled back in time to a 1940s-era dance hall. Men and women are crowded on the dance floor, a jazz band plays lively swing music in the corner. The couples hold ...

Wearing a family-made Southwestern-style T dress adorned with pictures of elk teeth, 21-year-old Kylie Saal arrived early to Saturday’s Balboa Park Powwow with her parents to secure a shady spot with ...

“Brace yourselves. This may be mind-blowing,” said David Rehm, an instructor from Washington, D.C. “My left hand (dramatic pause) belongs on the left side of my body.” Rehm on Sunday instructed the 15 ...

Michele McDougal is pictured in this undated photo. As a child, I longed to take tap dancing classes, but my family couldn't afford them. When I was 46 years old, I met someone who encouraged me to ...

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