How can you tell if someone is basic? When you’re basic, you like things that are popular and don’t take much energy to enjoy. Basic is defined as someone who isn’t cool, possibly lame, and is lacking ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — It’s everywhere: On street corners. In dance studios. And especially at shows in San Telmo — a neighborhood filled with the very cobblestone streets on which the dance was ...

It’s Valentine’s Day week and what better time to learn that sensuous dance — the tango. Art Reach of Mid Michigan will offer “Tango: A Dance Workshop for Adults” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.

The old ballroom floor in Uptown Butte’s Knights of Columbus Hall creaks in time to the steps of the dancers. They advance in a line from the wall, stepping in a quick rhythm as sweeping music plays.

Deciding to go to an Argentine Tango dance night when you possess the rhythm and grace of a Steller sea lion was nerve racking, but I figured, “Hey, it’s a new year.” My reflection greeted ...

Brett Morris is fluffing the nap on the suede soles of his patent-leather dance shoes with a wire brush, preparing for the tango lesson he is about to give to 25 central Illinois couples. The free ...