Abdiel Jacobsen (“Abdiel” professionally) spent the majority of their young life trying not to be “too much” for the dance world. Growing up, Abdiel trained in ballroom dance, where a man always “led” ...

SEATTLE — Hustle dance, which used to be popular in the 70s, is now back to life in Seattle. A former ballroom dancer and principal dancer at Martha Graham, Abdiel Jacobsen — known by their ...

If you remember Swing dancing to early rock and roll, then the electric rock that followed may have seemed like less serious dance material. Dancing had become just shakin’ and boppin’ in place. It ...

CLUB CLASSROOM ISN’T exactly a speakeasy, but it helps to know people who know people, even just to find the joint. First you have to locate a door on the southwest corner of Red Square, at the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Abdiel Jacobsen, a former Martha Graham dancer, found freedom in hustle, which offers a progressive, gender-neutral vision of partnered social dance.

Disco music’s time in the sun may have passed, but the legacy of “The Hustle,” a mega hit in the genre, lives on Alice George - Museums Correspondent On April 18, 1975, Van McCoy and the Soul City ...