The Maasai Adumu, known as the jumping dance, is a rite of passage that signals strength and readiness within the community.

Jasmine Ceniceros of Troy tagged along with a friend to an African dance class when she was a teenager in New York City and figured she’d just watch. When she got there, the Senegalese teacher told ...

Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...

Step Afrika! is a world-renowned performance group that combines the traditional art of stepping from HBCU fraternities and sororities with modern dance elements and African dance elements to create a ...

Growing up in a Black township, Vusi Mdoyi found a sprinkle of joy under apartheid in a street-dancing style known as pantsula. As a choreographer, he has elevated it into high art, injected with ...

Adumu, also known as the jumping dance, is a major highlight of the Maasai culture in Kenya and Tanzania. The dance consists of high jumps with minimal movement of the body, requiring strong leg ...

*Beverly Hills, CA – Acclaimed South African choreographer Dada Masilo returns to Los Angeles to make her Wallis debut with her renowned dance troupe from Johannesburg with three performances of ...

Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A class in African dance is offered to students wanting to learn this invigorating dance form.

Feb. 4—LEWISBURG — Step Afrika!'s Black History Month tour brought a taste of African culture and dance rhythms to the Weis Center of Performing Arts on Friday night. The dance troupe, now an ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Ginny Watts will teach African dance Saturday, July 13, in Bozeman. African dance is an exciting ...