Aug. 17—Madeline Axtell remembers one of the first events Rio Dance Studio hosted last year, when adults flooded the parking lot outside of the studio's garage door with echoes of music and laughter.

The night includes a DJ for the swing lesson, drinks, silent auction and Purdy’s first local book signing since the release of her biography, “On My Own Two Feet: The Journey from Losing My Legs to ...

Passinho, a vibrant dance style originating from Rio de Janeiro's favelas, received official recognition as an "intangible cultural heritage" in Rio. This designation was the result of a law proposed ...

In this Jan. 27, 2020 photo, performers wait next to a image of Saint Sebastian, patron saint of the Rio de Janeiro, for the start of the rehearsal at the Paraiso de Tuiuti samba school, in Rio de ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s a life of stark contrast: By day, Diana Prado is a supervisor at an insurance company’s drably lit call center cramped with blue cubicles. But when night falls, she dazzles ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - A local dance instructor visited WTHR's studios downtown to help celebrate the Rio Olympics on Saturday. Ana Lucia Cavalcante from "Dance with Ana" talked with Andrea Morehead ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — It all started with nifty leg movements, strong steps backwards and forwards, paced to Brazilian funk music. Then it adopted moves from break dancing, samba, capoeira, frevo — ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Hey world, are you ready to samba? Because Rio is leading the dance. After one of the roughest-ever rides from vote to games by an Olympic host, the city of beaches, carnival, ...

Madeline Axtell is the owner and founder of Rio Dance Studio. (Kate Heston/Dail Inter Lake) Rio Dance Studio in Whitefish. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake) Madeline Axtell, owner and creator of Rio ...