While we all know that the sounds of juke and footwork kicked off in Chicago, we'd be playing ourselves if we said that the only juke and footwork movements were relegated to the Windy City. The ...

The originators of Chicago footwork rewired and dominated local dancefloors — then together, they moved the world. Tracy ...

Chicago crew Teklife formed in 2011, and they’ve thrived as an electronic dance collective, fashion brand, and record label with footwork as the group’s impenetrable core. Founders DJ Rashad (aka ...

Since 2013’s critically acclaimed Double Cup album, the leaders of Chicago’s unique juke and footwork sounds, DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, have been steadily winning an international fan base. Their ...

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 ...

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CHICAGO — 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 ...

Footwork is when the body unites with the music. Both move in perfect sync. It is an energy filled high speed and captivating dance that was born on the South and West sides of Chicago. It all began ...