From the underground scene, to the Olympics’ world’s stage… Breakdance has always been a staple in Hip Hop culture. That’s why The Chicago Dance History Project is partnering with Nexus ...

Bundle up your bundle of joy and break some moves at the M.V. Family Center. On Saturday, March 15, from 10:30 to 11:15 am, join in on a 30-minute hip-hop dance class that will bring a fun, nostalgic ...

Unlike hip-hop’s lyrical storytelling, house music focused on the physicality of rhythm and the collective experience of the dance floor. And as hip-hop moved away from disco, house leaned into it.

This year’s theme is “B-yond Borders,” aimed at showcasing kinship between hip hop and social dance forms abroad.

For hip-hop, this meant manipulating breakbeats from songs like Kraftwerk’s “Trans-Europe Express” and “Numbers” to energize b-boys and b-girls; for house, it meant extending disco’s rhythmic pulse ...