CHICAGO (WLS) -- Footwork is a fast-paced style of dance and electronic music that emerged from Chicago's West Side in the 1990s. Today, footwork is a global phenomenon. "We changed up the style of ...

After a July 19th live taping of Red Bull Radio’s daily show Peak Time Live at the stylish eatery The Promontory, on the south side of Chicago—centered around the Windy City’s footwork crew Teklife—a ...

A music genre as distinctive and dizzying as the dance style it represents, footwork is deeply connected to the Chicago music scene. Derived from house music—another genre with roots in ...

Last month I saw Chicago footwork producer DJ Taye perform in the middle of the afternoon in 38-degree weather on a stubby stage set up in the street next to the Empty Bottle. His set was part of the ...

Chicago footwork is essential to the city’s history of electronic dance music and culture. It was pioneered in the 1990s by dancers, DJs and producers like DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, DJ Clent, RP Boo and ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--Chicago Footwork has been around the city for more than 30 years. And once you see it, you'll be hooked. Dancer Christopher Thomas said the dance tells "a story of young African ...

Imagine dancing so fast your feet are moving at 160 beats per minute. That’s “footwork” — a style of dance as ubiquitous in Chicago’s Black community as pizza. And thanks to the National Public ...

The “first ever” children’s book based around the sound and dance styles of Chicago footwork has been released in the US. Elvin Discovers Chicago Footwork landed in August, created by non-profit dance ...

The Chicago-based footwork scene gets its first comprehensive compilation, and it serves as a very solid overview of the dance music style. Save this story Save this story Let's be clear: footwork, or ...

“We’ve got these huge, major things in Chicago. Like people say White Sox, people say deep dish pizza … footwork is one of those things,” said Brandon K. Calhoun, member of The Era footwork crew and ...

Since the mid-'90s, a style of dance and a genre of music that share the name footwork have been livening up parties and late-night public access TV in Chicago. Now footwork is reaching beyond its ...