CHICAGO (CBS)--Chicago Footwork has been around the city for more than 30 years. And once you see it, you'll be hooked. Dancer Christopher Thomas said the dance tells "a story of young African ...
CHICAGO — Imagine dancing so fast your feet are moving at 160 beats per minute. That’s “footwork” — a style of dance as ubiquitous in Chicago’s Black community as pizza. And thanks to the National ...
The women of La Mezcla call on the history of percussive dance to create their own style. La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, uses dance and song to tell stories of Chicana ...
Projected onto the Merchandise Mart, “Footnotes” honors a style that’s become popular around the world but isn’t always given recognition in its hometown. By Brian Seibert Footwork, the Chicago-born ...