At TIIM’s Festival of New Work, Afro-diasporic movement artist Joachim Keke merges Afro-contemporary dance, communal ritual, ...

Stafford Berry Jr., director of Indiana University's African American Dance Company, was recently honored in the first group of artisans and folk-artisans given the Midwest Culture Bearers Award. We ...

‘Igniting Emancipatory Possibilities through African Diaspora Dance’ summit brings experts and new perspective to campus. Dance enthusiasts, artists, scholars, students and practitioners gathered on ...

CW39’s Sharron Melton joins some South African dancers in the studio as they promote the 2025 Houston AfriFest, coming this weekend. The 2025 Houston AfriFest will take place this Saturday, Sept. 27, ...

The critically acclaimed Step Afrika dance company will stomp, clap and slap high-energy rhythms at SUNY Cortland for a special Black History Month performance on Monday, Feb. 13. The dance troupe’s ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At King Elementary School in southwest Fresno, students have been learning about African American culture through dance. This year, 18 students at Martin Luther King ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Kids aren't the only ones who get to show off their moves in dance recitals. One local dance company focuses on dancers of all ages with choreography from many cultures. They're ...

Donna Jacobs, the visionary director behind the Morton Street Dance Center, recently shared insights into the institution’s rich history and its upcoming production of “The Nutcracker” in an exclusive ...

On Friday, December 6, 2024, Aroha Afro-Latin Dance hosted a program on the roots and movement of Afro-Latin dance at Kingstree High School. Students learned about the history of Afro-Latin dance ...

If you ever came across African diasporic music in North Carolina with live drums — like, djembes, dununs, shékeres — then there's a good chance master drummer Baba Bradley Simmons was involved.

We hear of the value of asking our elders about our culture before it's too late, before they die along with their troves of historically personal facts. A dozen reviewers chose nine finalists from ...