It was 1:30 a.m., at the end of my first Viennese Ball. Having been unexpectedly whisked off at 5 p.m. the previous day (lured in by free tickets), I entered the world of social dance, dizzy and giddy ...

Holy City Salsa hosts monthly social dance events for beginners and experienced dancers alike. The evening starts with a crash course in salsa basics, followed by hours of free dance to Latin music.

Line dancing, a vibrant and inclusive form of social dancing, continues to captivate enthusiasts across generations and genres. Rooted in American folk traditions, it gained widespread prominence ...

Decades have come and gone, but Stanford’s Social Dance classes are as popular as ever. The classes frequently see a 200-person long waitlist, and in the pre-internet era, long lines of students ...

Social ballroom dancing can improve cognitive functions and reduce brain atrophy in older adults who are at increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. That’s the key finding ...

You find yourself sitting at a party, watching a couple dancing. They glide around the floor effortlessly together. It looks so appealing! Yet you know there is no way you will unglue yourself from ...

I’ve always been a pretty awful dancer — but I’d like to suck less. The question is: how much would that cost me? I decided $15 was my hard limit and went on a deep dive into Portland’s dance scene. I ...