Between 1808 and 1826, the countries that make up Latin America fought and won their independence from 300-year Spanish and Portuguese rule. This meant that as newly minted independent nations, the ...

Los Mejicas, a student run dance group, is bringing to life traditional dance forms from Latin America. The Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas 53rd Annual Spring Show, which takes place on the last weekend ...

With a dizzying wave of rhythms, colors and sounds that express the living image of México, ballets have preserved for years one of the oldest traditions in Mexican culture: folklore dance. Since ...

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Ketut Nita Wahyuni lifts her folded hands prayerfully to her forehead as a priest leads the temple gathering. The 11-year-old is preparing to perform the Rejang Dewa, a sacred ...

A traditional Filipino style of dance is gaining popularity among Gen Z on social media. TikTok users of Filipino descent have taken to the social media platform to show their cultural pride by doing ...

A critic for The Times of India and a teacher of youthful energy, he explored a country rich in dance traditions, interviewing hundreds of gurus. By Alastair Macaulay Few critics or historians have ...

The dance tradition has survived five centuries of cultural changes and fused Mexico’s pre-Hispanic past with its present Alejandro E. Hernández, Fernando Gumeta-Gómez, Gustavo Hinojosa-Arango, Marco ...

Native American dancers gathered together at the Wilkinson Center Ballroom for this year's powwow on Friday, Mar. 22. Many dancers wore eagle feathers at the event, which are a symbol of honor among ...

"Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum" is a Denver holiday tradition, developed and performed by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. "It's 32 years later, and it's still as important to me as the first day we did ...

Learn about Lohri’s traditional songs and dances like Bhangra, Gidda and folk music rooted in Punjabi culture.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Folklorico is a traditional form of Mexican dance and members from one Bay Area-based group are expressing more than just their roots. Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí is San Jose ...

When documentarian Glória Halász started filming the Hungarian Dance Academy, she was most interested in the young male dancers. “It’s not a typical profession among boys,” she acknowledged during the ...