Be it resolved: South Louisiana is the social dance capital of America, the natural home to anyone who swings, bounces, moves to a two-step beat or falls in with a second-line parade.

Flying High at the Beach: Birds, Dancers, ... “Her reason for the black gloves and that black stripe was to have a continuous line like the ink in her paintings,” Lent said.

The 21st annual Aerial Dance Festival runs July 28 - Aug. 9, 2019, with a performance showcase open to the public Aug. 2 - Aug. 4, 2019.

With craned necks, Seaholm District visitors watched as five dancers descended from a parking garage one morning last month. They looked like spiders with their ropes behind them. The dancers ...