The night includes a DJ for the swing lesson, drinks, silent auction and Purdy’s first local book signing since the release of her biography, “On My Own Two Feet: The Journey from Losing My Legs to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

Line dancing exercises your mind and memory as well as your body. But the benefits aren’t just for older people.

RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — Three leftist Jewish youth movements have refused to attend Brazil’s longest running Israeli dance festival in retaliation for a lecture given by a right-wing politician at a ...