Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DJ Casper inspired millions to dance the "Cha-Cha Slide." Days after the announcement of his death, the man who played it on the ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in September of 2017. Chicago may be known as the home of deep-dish pizza, the blues, and modern architecture. But an international dance capital? It ...

Every once in awhile, a band, singer, “artist” etc. decides to record a song that is completely forgettable. To be clear, there is a difference between annoying songs and ones that are completely ...

In deeply un-funky news, DJ Casper, creator of the “Cha Cha Slide,” is dead at the age of 58. His wife, Kim, told Chicago’s ABC News 7 that the DJ and hype man died on August 7 of cancer, after being ...

Willie Perry Jr., the Chicago musician known as DJ Casper who created the popular Cha Cha Slide line dance and wrote the hit song that made it a worldwide sensation, died Monday following a long ...

Songwriter William Perry Jr., a.k.a DJ Casper (the man behind the iconic “Cha-Cha Slide”) has died. That’s according to Chicago’s ABC7, which reported late on Monday that Casper had died following a ...

DJ Casper, the Chicago-born-and-based DJ and producer who created the line dance classic "Cha Cha Slide," passed away on August 7 after a battle with kidney and liver cancer, ABC7 Chicago reports. He ...

When DJ Casper picks up the phone, it’s like getting a direct line to a messiah, or the Moviefone guy. You know he exists of flesh and blood, but speaking with him is the miraculous proof that he is ...

Don your dancing shoes as we track down the Chicago band members, musicians, and dancers who helped create five iconic moves. Editor's Note: This story was originally published in September of 2017.