GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A vintage swing dance group in Grand Rapids won big last month at the “Dayton Swing Smackdown” competition in Dayton, Ohio. Rapid Rhythms competed in the largest regional swing ...

“‘Homage to Swing’ is just that, it’s a tribute to the tradition of swing,” said Professor Emeritus Earl Louis Stewart at the symphony’s premier in 2017. “It’s also an exercise in contemplative jazz.

As two dancers clasp hands and spin across the dance floor, their movements perfectly correlate with a black-and-white video of the same dance being performed nearly 100 years before. Last Saturday, ...