Funk music emerged in the 1960s as a vibrant fusion of soul, jazz, and R&B, marked by its syncopated basslines, groovy rhythms, and an infectious sense of movement. Pioneered by artists like James ...

Vice President Lisa Whitson at Arc of Jackson County and Tammy LaMaster started the free dance group Shake Down Dancers last ...

The 1960s was a melting pot of musical innovation, with multiple genres forming, growing and progressing simultaneously in often completely different directions. Funk music started to emerge in ...

Jazz funk is a style of music that grew out of jazz, but brings in elements of soul music and rhythm and blues. While jazz often features a swing beat, jazz funk is backed by a groove rhythm that ...

More than 100 dancers gathered Saturday afternoon at the ... with the Hustle rising during the funk era of the ‘70s and ‘80s. He pointed to Stevie Wonder’s 1987 song “My Eyes Don’t ...

It focuses on the hip R&B, soul, and funk sounds of the ’60s, ’70s and today ... but quarters are close enough so bodily scents can be detected. Unlike the downtown scene, dancers aren’t pressured to ...

11 in Bloomington, but still impressed with their two dances. The top-three finishers in jazz funk and high kick qualify for the state and the traditional powers earned those spots ahead of the ...

The Prior Lake dance team started to kick high Dec. 4 in the first South Suburban Conference high-kick competition at Eastview High School. The Lakers, led by its four seniors, Hannah Nunne, Jenna ...