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- Music, Music Feature Aug 21, 2019
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Open the Circle teaches footwork because footwork saves lives
This Chicago nonprofit, linked to the Era dance crew, works to spread a local Black subculture that can knit together youth communities.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 6, 2018
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Chicago’s footwork community takes center stage at the MCA
The Era takes over the museum for a night for a demonstration of footwork, with a special focus on the women.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 3, 2016
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Jill Flanagan of Forced Into Femininity takes her underground scene to task
Plus: Anya Davidson celebrates a collection of her comic strip Band for Life, and the Era throw a listening party for their first “footwork mixtape.”
- Music, Music Feature Aug 17, 2016
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The Era move footworking into the spotlight
The crews who evolved this grassroots Chicago dance style often end up as sideshows to DJs or rappers—but the Era hope to change that with their first stage production.
- Music, Gossip Wolf May 24, 2016
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Rapper and prison abolitionist Ric Wilson needs help replacing a stolen computer
Plus: Rock duos Pussy Foot and Drool pair up on a split cassette, and art-book shop Bing hosts a footwork-themed film screening, discussion, and performance.
