Once the rage in Rocinha, Rio's biggest slum, hardcore funk dance parties have become tamer since police reasserted control last November after expelling drug barons who ruled the area for 30 years.

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

High up in a crudely constructed bare-concrete home in the favela of Mangueira, a Funk Carioca beat crackles from tinny smartphone speakers. It's the rhythm of Rio de Janeiro's vibrant hillside ...

Which high school teacher would assign his students the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars can’t-stop-dancing-to-it hit “Uptown Funk”? Don’t think fictional “Glee” choir director Will Schuester. And no, not the ...

The recent rise of Fandango should come as no surprise to longtime WWE fans; the company has been enamored with dancing and dancing characters for a long time. Tons of Funk, Brodus Clay and Sweet T, ...

The primary owner and artistic director, Laura Edwards, is accomplished and qualified in several styles of dance including hip hop, tap, contemporary, jazz, and ballet. She also is an award-winning ...