A group of performers stepped and swayed in the sand at an open-air studio on the Senegalese coast as Germaine Acogny, known as the mother of contemporary African dance, called out to them. "Walk!

The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby ...

Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ...

DanceAfrica, BAM's longest-running program and the nation's largest festival of African dance and culture, returns for its 48th year with a full weekend of performances, films, dance classes, and ...

Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same time, but thanks to professional artist Nzingah Oniwosan, you definitely can.

MACON, Ga. — Sounds like there's a lot going on at the Hayiya Dance Theatre. This dance studio and cultural arts center dances to the beat of its own drum, but to founder Pilar Lowden– this is what ...

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 ...

Award-winning Senegalese filmmaker Mamadou Dia (“Nafi’s Father”) is in post-production on “Legacy,” a documentary that follows students at a legendary West African dance school. The director will be ...

Walker joins us, along with his wife Karida Walker, who is a dancer in the troupe; and high school senior Nylah Jae Holt, who has been dancing with Sebé Kan since she was 8 years old. Note: 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 ...