The smooth sounds of R&B can be heard outside classrooms in the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse on Thursday nights while participants learn the basics of Chicago Steppin’. Chicago Steppin’, an urban ballroom ...

You’ve probably seen old video footage from after World War II of couples whirling across the dance floor to old-school R&B tunes, doing dances called Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, or Boppin’. By the 1970’s a ...