Dancers pictured: (female) Cortney LaFloy & (male) Pierre Andre’ Evans @ Chosen Few Picnic’s 25th Anniversary (2015) in Chicago, IL   Information reprinted from https://www.facebook.com/akaBA   Young and mature House music dancers needed for a WTTW-TV taping!!! We are doing a re-creation of the Warehouse club in the 70’s and 80’s. WHEN: Monday Dec 4, […]

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ISAIAH JAMAL EVANS / CALI VISUALS EXCEPT WHERE NOTED OTHERWISE – @IsaiahJamalEvans @CaliVisuals     On Sunday, August 13, 2023, Chicago native and former Soul Train Dancer Brandy Sanders brought her fabulously fun “Disco Ball” to the town where the dance began, CHICAGO! It was held at the posh South Shore Cultural […]

All photos courtesy of Kalonda Kay Born and raised in St. Louis, MO surrounded by successful business owners within her family and a grandmother who shared her life in the entertainment world, Kalonda followed in her footsteps and began dance and music as early as five years old. She began dancing at Judy Best Talent […]

Photo courtesy of DJ Rick Williams   Born in Chicago, raised in South Bend, IN, Anthony Tswang Gullens is a graduate from John Adams High School, Ivy Tech College and attendee of IUSB College for Business. He got started doing music while living in Chicago, IL from listening to his uncles’, mother, father, and grandparents’ […]

Photo credit courtesy of:  Tonya Howell   Tonya Howell has been part of the dance music scene since she moved to Chicago in 1996. Back then she followed her favorite DJs from underground rave parties to the late-night clubs of the late 90s and early 2000s and found herself dancing til the sun came up […]

THE DEBAUCHERY BALL IS TODAY!!!!!! Friday, December 9, 2022 Location to be announced to TICKET HOLDERS/MEMBERS ONLY Tickets/MEMBERSHIP:  https://www.theedebaucheryball.com/contact-8   THEE FOUNDER: Khari Bowden – The Church of the Funky Soul presents – THEE DEBAUCHERY BALL   THEE MISSION: The Debauchery Ball is a celebration of sensuality, liberation, and consent from a Black cultural lens. We […]

All photos courtesy of Ja’Pan Nation “His vocals are dynamic!”“He disrupts equilibriums!”“His style is renowned!”“Ja’Pan Nation is refreshing!” Charles Hall, Jr., better known as Ja’Pan Nation, embodies the definition of sound. A collage of versatility, composing tones of dance and choreography, while conquering all haters, Ja’Pan Nation represents adversity, redefining your average perception of rhythm […]

PHOTO COURTESY OF:  Nicky Harwood   The Legendary London DJ, Dancer and Club Culture Icon … PAUL “Trouble” ANDERSON’S ALLSTAR Macmillan BIRTHDAY BOOGIE Sunday, 25th September, 20223pm – 11pm At Egg LDN Featuring Sean McCabe, Kid Batchelor, Jeffrey Hinton, Bobby & Steve Zoo, Neil Pierce, Roy The Roach, Rap Saunders, Rhythm Doctor, DJ Soulprovyder **LIve […]

 House music is the third largest music genre in the world!!!! Here is the trailer. https://vimeo.com/633808501   Black Harvest Film Festival will virtually stream The Woodstock of House November 13- December 2, 2021. Streaming Ticket Info:  https://watch.eventive.org/gsfc/play/6168922c7c7500030b0cfe7a The documentary “The Woodstock of House”, a film that explores the origins of Chicago House music and its’ […]

Photo credit: Katrina Monea   As a native Chicagoan, Djedi was born Kenneth Russell. He is the second child to be born out of four siblings. Djedi, has been involved in the performing arts since he was eight years old. He started out in tumbling class at Mayfair Academy. But after two years of repetitive […]

Photo credit: Leslie Carroll   Born in the Philippines to a Filipina mother and Indian father, Czarina (aka Czboogie) moved to the United States and attended Northwestern University majoring in Theater. She wanted to be an actress and did films, TV, commercials, and modeling, (all that lovely shit) for 15 years, but also had a […]

Photo credit: Yortel Photography   INTERVIEW LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR7SioQVohs&feature=youtu.be On this episode, LIVING ON PURPOSE had a conversation with entrepreneur and author, Pierre A. Evans. He gave us an in-depth look into the creative process of his book “Inside The Minds of Entertainers” and other fascinating subjects. Pierre’s debut book “INSIDE THE MINDS OF ENTERTAINERS” is […]

TICKET LINK:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-music-dance-class-tickets-98875293665   THE COVID-19 BAN WAS LIFTED IN CHICAGO ON FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2020. THEREFORE WE CAN NOW RESCHEDULE OUR 1ST HOUSE DANCE CLASS:  Date And Time Sun, August 16, 2020 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT Location Dance Studio 403 East 69th Street Chicago, IL 60637 CLASS SIZE HAS BEEN “REDUCED” to 10-15 […]

🎥@northwesttapconnection#SayHisName #SayHerName #SayTheirName You can view the video here with this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr-FyI-3wZ0 In 2016, Seattle-based Northwest Tap Connection hip hop instructor Shakiah Danielson created a protest piece that debuted at the 2016 Groovement at Rainier Beach to speak out against police brutality. This POWERFUL tap dance is a performance honoring the names and lives […]

He has the look, he has the sound, and he has the moves!!! From the wardrobe to the stage show, one thing is certain: No one personifies Michael Jackson like Tej’ai Sullivan. He began his professional career at the early age of two years old. He got his start performing at family functions and birthday […]

SATURDAY, 5/17/20 at 10 PM – 12 AMTomorrowLINK: https://www.facebook.com/pierre.a.evansFACEBOOK LIVE It’s time to dance. Virtual dance party! Bring your maracas, tambourines, whistles, drinks and smokes.If this is successful, then we’ll do this every Saturday!

Choreographer, producer, impersonator, and author, ERIKA JARVIS studied dance under the direction of Deidre M. Dawson, Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Company and The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Merchandising from International Academy of Design and Technology.   As Artistic Director of Creative Soul Entertainment and […]

John-Deric Mitchell was born and raised in Chesapeake Virginia. It was at the age of seven that his mother got him involved in an all-black performing arts company called Center Stage in Norfolk, VA. There, he learned all styles of dance from Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and African, along with Acting, Singing and Music Appreciation. […]

A multidisciplinary production for grown folks. We entertain and heighten your senses with dance, poetry, fashion and music. Artistic Director: Erika Jarvis(email) creativesoul_ent@yahoo.com(Blog) https://www.blogtalkradio.com/unleashyourinhibitions?fbclid=IwAR1RYkwl29nyu6Lpah66oR4ZaFJH3EV-1HerB2Jwo9hXTtop_ak0hhefz6U

Joseph “Joel” Hall was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 20, 1949. Hall began his dancing career in 1968 under the tutelage of Ed Parrish, and the following year, he moved to New York City, where he studied under Denise Jefferson. Returning to Chicago, he earned his B.A. degree in sociology from Northeastern Illinois University […]

Dancer:ADVANCED TICKETS ONLY – NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR!!! TICKET LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-music-dance-class-tickets-98875293665?aff=ebdssbeac Sun, April 26, 2020 (PENDING CORONAVIRUS BAN) 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT Dance Studio 403 East 69th Street Chicago, IL 60637 “GOTTA HAVE HOUSE” – House Dance Class Learn the basics through intermediate levels of house music club-dancing. House music began in […]