Dance is an important part of the Black experience. The art of expression tells a people’s story that words cannot convey. A Knoxville teacher is retiring after 27 years of teaching West African dance ...

Clapping and dancing to the beat of African instruments, hundreds of J.X. Wilson Elementary students participated in an energetic, cultural performance by world-renowned Diamano Coura West African ...

The KanKouran, West African Dance Companyhas been around for four decades, three generations, and is drawn together by the drums, dance, and culture. Eileen and Kidd were joined by Nzinga Tull, senior ...

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, students dance in lapas, West African wrap-around skirts, to the beat of a live drummer on a Djembe drum. The Barnard dance department’s West African dance classes ...

Hudson County Schools of Technology’s Music and Audio Technology Department will host two performances by the Kofago Dance Ensemble at the Earl W. Byrd Center Theatre on Friday, Nov. 18, at noon and 1 ...

Nyoka Wotorson has been dancing as far back as she can remember. But it took getting accepted into The Juilliard School's small but mighty Dance Division, and training in its revamped program, to ...

Muntu Dance Theatre is a Chicago-based West African dance company that’s beloved for its commitment to innovation, community, and culture. Their stage work centers the African and African American ...

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As Black History Month winds down, a dance group in Encinitas is inviting the community to immerse themselves in West African dance this weekend. "To wrap up Black History month, I added something ...

Maybelle Valenti, 9, of Sayville says she likes taking Irish dance classes because she likes the sparkly dresses she gets to wear. But her mother, Juliette, 41, a teacher, likes that her daughter is ...