Adrian Kaiser once lived for soccer, but he’s become a national ballroom champion and competes March 23 in the Sarasota Challenge.

In dance, a wordless art, an improvised language of rhythmic noises helps communicate the shape and feel of movement.

Street dance has had a big impact on performance dance and popular culture, but many of the artists’ names have been lost in time. Choreographer Rennie Harris wants to highlight those influences.

In a piece loosely inspired by the Mahabharata, performers from various traditions enact a dance that feels like a collective ...