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Line dancing may have started as a social dance focused on folk and country music, but now it’s the latest trend that encompasses country, rock, pop, and hip-hop, and it’s all going down at Soul Bites ...

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.

Gloria Kingcade calls this her ministry. Every Wednesday, she's at the Sheller Center in North Philadelphia, leading a room full of dancers through the steps of soul line dancing. "I've been teaching ...

The New York Times reports that the classic TV dance show Soul Train has a new owner. A Los Angeles production company bought the franchise from its creator, Don Cornelius. The new owners say they aim ...

Cha-cha right. Cha-cha left. Step up, step back and turn and turn ... On a recent Wednesday night this summer, more than 30 women and girls danced, laughed and learned those moves during a soul line ...

Willingboro’s Karen Abdul-Malik, an award-winning folklorist and storyteller known as “Queen Nur," had a day fit for royalty Feb. 27. The day started with an appearance on "Good Morning America" in ...

Dance, for a long time, has been a key element of expression within Black culture. That aside, dancing brings people together in community to experience Black joy. One of the common types of ...

Believe it or not, we’re unsure where line dancing originated. The method of dancing in a line or a square to a series of choreographed steps is usually associated with country music. But similar ...

The Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Cotton-Eyed Joe and Cha Cha Slide: Just a few of the most popular ways to get everyone up out of their seats and onto the dance floor at any function. These iconic ...