A stage celebration of the homegrown Memphis dance style known as "jookin'" begins a national tour here next year. Conceived and choreographed in part by its star, renowned local dancer Lil Buck, ...

This piece originally aired on May. 13, 2014. When you think about traditional street performers, you might not imagine them dancing with the legendary New York City Ballet. But one dancer who has ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jookin is a dance style ...

The Collage Dance Collective held an outdoor family festival Saturday afternoon, National Dance Day. Thousands of people braved the 85-degree heat and cloudless sky to enjoy a wide range of ...

"For people who don't know the style, Memphis Jookin consists of a lot of slides and glides and toe spins and a bounce that's very native to the city. What makes Jookin so original is how we get from ...

Jookin, born out of the Memphis rap music scene in the ’90s, is often referred to as "urban ballet". The dance, performed in sneakers as opposed to pointe shoes, is all about footwork: graceful slides ...

One of Memphis' more distinctive cultural expressions has a new national showcase. Innovated in the 1980s and '90s, when it was variously known as "choppin'," "buckin'" and, especially, "gangsta ...

Editor’s Note: Step into the shoes of dancers from across the country who dare to imagine what it would look like if their city could dance with KQED’s If Cities Could Dance. Watch a new episode from ...