he was not sure of anything except that he had this terrible itch to dance. Faced with an audition before Martha Graham, he was uncertain as to whether he should leave his shoes on or go barefoot.

Far as I could tell, all the girls were barefoot. I did some sleuthing and found this is everywhere. Some girls don’t even bring shoes to the big dance. A $300 gown and no shoes. Imagine that.

The all-out, anything goes dance style seen at an outdoor music festival might be the best comparison to the Barefoot Boogie. Boogie treasurer Patricia Kaufman described the dancing as free-form ...

The dance is a smoke and alcohol free environment. No shoes are allowed but dancing in your socks is fine. Elise Rivers of Mt. Airy Community Acupuncture organizes the Philadelphia Barefoot Boogie.

Rachel Ure and Flatlands Dance Theatre will be among the performers taking part in the Barefoot Brigade Dance Festival, which opens Thursday. For 11 years on a shoestring, a collection of local ...