The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...
Beyonce reportedly flew 200 African dancers to Los Angeles over the weekend, according to Sister 2 Sister magazine. A source said the dancers will help her incorporate some of their native moves into ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Alastair Macaulay EVERY year the Brooklyn Academy of Music holds its DanceAfrica festival. Other cities have their own versions, and they serve a ...
In West African dance, the rhythm of the drums and the movement of the dancer work together in unison, almost as one colorful, throbbing body. Other styles, from ballet to modern, disconnect the two; ...
Assane Konte, artistic director of KanKouran West African Dance Company, stomps in naked feet. He stretches his arms as if he were a bird with long, lovely and powerful wings. The drums beat faster ...
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. This is a hymn to an African woman who has inspired not only African dancers but a global community of artists to ...
According to the Mexican population census of 2015, there are 1.38 million Mexicans with African roots. They are descendants of slaves brought into the country centuries ago. Prior to the census, Afro ...
As we learn in A Ballerina’s Tale, Nelson George’s new documentary about Misty Copeland’s Eurocentric standards of body shape, muscle tone, and skin color excluded dancers who didn’t fit the wan mold ...
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