How Charlotte African, Latin and Indian dance groups foster culture + community

Charlotte-area organizations like El Alma de la Luna, Dances of India and Charlotte African Drum and Dance Collective elevate ...
Blavity on MSN

Move, sweat, and celebrate culture with Nzingah’s West African dance class

Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same ...
The Florida Times-Union

West African dance classes a celebration of culture and kinship

Christa Fatou recently led a dance class in an old move. Old as from the early 1200s to the 1600s - during the time of the Mali empire. Old as in being accompanied by African drums and not pop, ...
The Lantern

West African dance institute demonstrating culture on campus

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 ...
Arizona State Press

AFSA teaches South African dance styles through Afro-Grooves series

This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...
The New York Times

So, You Think It’s African Dance?

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 ...
Well+Good

This Afro Dance Workout Will Have You Breaking a Sweat Without Even Realizing It

Leave your perfectionism at the door for this Afro dance-inspired workout, where you'll booty pop and hip thrust to your heart's content. After a warmup meant to get you “nice and loose” featuring hip ...
Miami Herald

IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Cuban Dance Festival

A piece of Cuban history will be taught and celebrated in South Florida on Saturday. Interested dancers can learn a few Afro-Cuban moves at the 13th Annual IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Cuban Dance Festival at Little ...
Drexel University

African Dance Pioneer Dr. Kariamu Welsh to Demonstrate, Discuss Umfundalai Dance Technique at Drexel

Guggenheim Award-winning dance scholar and choreographer Dr. Kariamu Welsh, the creator of the African dance technique Umfundalai, will join Drexel University for a discussion and demonstration on ...
San Antonio Express-News

African dance gets locals moving to a tribal beat

Moving to the beat of a drum ensemble, Robin Getter sways and flows in traditional African dances with her dance troupe every Tuesday at Our Lady of the Lake University's International Folk Culture ...
Los Angeles Daily News

Afro Pride weekend brings ballroom dancing, music and more to Belasco Theater

UPDATE: After publication, promoters of Afro Pride, scheduled for July 8-9 at Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, said in an email sent on Thursday, June 29 that “Afro Pride has been postponed ...