Detroit is known for its auto industry, Motown music and now bankruptcy and vacant buildings — but a group of young dancers wants the city’s legacy also to include a street dance, known as the “Jit” ...

The incisive Djembe drumming of Brytiece Wallace sets the scene. Akim Funk Buddha ripples bodily suggestions of South African ...

With a handful of things to do in Metro Detroit this weekend, one of them is a Detroit-based festival that celebrates one of the city's unique dances: Detroit Jit. The second annual Detroit Jit-Fest ...

The show heads to Detroit for the first time, where tWitch joins the judges panel and the coaches learn all about jitting and exotic dancing Welcome to Detroit, dance fans! For the first time, So You ...

Haleem Rasul, founder and lead choreographer of the Hardcore Detroit dance troupe, is the perfect person to helm a film about the creators of the athletic, frenetic Detroit dance known as the Jit.

The hyperkinetic Detroit dance style known as the Jit is in the spotlight in the latest program to be announced as part of Freep Film Festival. "The Jitterbugs: Pioneers of the Jit" documentary ...

The second half of the premiere of Season 10 of “So You Think You Can Dance” was all about the dancers in the Motor City over a two-day period. There was popping, tapping and something called Detroit ...

Detroit — He was only 2 years old when he first saw his grandpa dance the Boogie Woogie. Ron Ford Jr. was captivated watching his grandfather, Lester Payne, 86, execute the form of swing dance ...

Detroit is known for its auto industry, Motown music and now bankruptcy and vacant buildings — but a group of young dancers wants the city's legacy also to include a street dance, known as the "Jit" ...