National Dance Week was founded in the U.S. in 1981 to increase Americans’ understanding and appreciation of the diverse, ...

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their ...

Urbana Country Dancers holds contra dancing meetings twice a month at the Phillips Recreation Center, bolstering community spirit.

The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has announced Professor Olusegun Daramola as a nominee for the esteemed Omoluabi Royal ...

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned elaborate costumes Sunday to bring the rhythm, ...

My third oldest child Lulai has officially started cultural dance. Twice a week, at the MTM Community Center, she dances with Siñora Max Bigler-Tainatongo and the group Guma’ Kinalameten i ...

Videos from Priscilla Ojo’s traditional wedding to Juma Jux show Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo and her ex-husband dancing together, drawing attention online.

Samba Fogo’s show is galvanizing in entertainment excellence and respectful cultural education but its most recent Dancestral ...

Sara Veale first encountered modern dance, she writes, “as a teenager in the 2000s, an era of tight, toxic fashion that goaded girls into seeking out attention while insisting we hated ourselves ...

Through his work, Cherkaoui has explored double culture, queer identity and removing ... in the Louvre museum and the "Like a Prayer" dance for Madonna's Celebration Tour last year.

I’ve wasted too many hours trying to persuade people that ballet can be fun. Glamorous, romantic, spectacular, sure. But fun? That’s a tough sell. So all hail the life-enhancing fizz of ...

Cherkaoui has explored double culture, queer identity and removing gender boundaries. He also talks about choreographing for others: Beyoncé and Jay-Z's "Apeshit" video clip that was filmed in the ...