Bodies, voices and drums blended and exploded with frenzied energy as the Boka N’deye Pan African Drum and Dance Company brought “Festival Africaine!” to Hayden Hall Saturday night. Performing the ...

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 ...

In a study published in Telestes, Dr. Joshua Kumbani and Dr. Margarita Díaz-Andreu categorized the various dance scenes depicted in South African rock art, drawing on ethnographic sources, published ...

Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same ...

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 ...

East St. Louis’ artists foster African American dance legend Katherine Dunham's legacy. African American dance legend Katherine Dunham turned East St. Louis into an important hub of the Black Arts ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- This group of local dancers are sharing their love of a popular dance with the community and now they're celebrating their one-year anniversary with workshops and a party. "We start ...

In evaluating the art of dancing in Africa and the black diaspora, the African-American ethno-musicologist, Esi-Kinni Olusanyin identifies the dancer’s body as incorporating the sensibilities and ...

Click to open image viewer. Ben Enwonwu is arguably one of the most important and influential artists not just in Nigeria but to all of Africa, as well as playing a transformative role to critical ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Texas to announce the end of the Civil War and slavery. The Nefertari African Dance Co. out of ...