With the consensus appearing to be that Childish Gambino's new "This Is America" video is a viral hit, many people have been dissecting its layers. One much-talked about aspect of the visual were the ...

Celebrate Black History Month with dancer and culture-maker Traci Bartlow. Put on your dancing shoes and celebrate Black History Month through dance. Dancer and culture-maker Traci Bartlow leads us ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Alastair Macaulay EVERY year the Brooklyn Academy of Music holds its DanceAfrica festival. Other cities have their own versions, and they serve a ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

Ayodele is a Yoruba word meaning “joy in the home,” and the Chicago-based Ayodele Drum & Dance imparts the joy of these African arts through adult and youth classes, workshops and performances—all ...

African dance will no doubt be at the top of the agenda during this season of Emancipation celebrations. Especially today, more specifically tonight at the various libation ceremonies, and tomorrow, ...

The Homestretch radio space was transformed into a pop-up dance studio Friday, when two of the creative forces behind a unique African dance-theatre showcase sat down with host Rob Brown to tell him ...

This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. Students form a circle in the middle of the room, as loud, pounding music plays ...

Had it not been for the pandemic, Oakley would have been celebrating its Heart of Oakley Festival about now. However, instead of closing off Main Street downtown and inviting visitors to come out and ...

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...

University of Kwa-Zulu Natal provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. This is a hymn to an African woman who has inspired not only African dancers but a global community of artists to ...