For four decades, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based choreographer Ronald K. Brown has built a body of work rooted in African diasporic traditions and resonating with spiritual transcendence and rich storytelling.

This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

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!

Dance, in African culture, transcends the physical response of the body to music – it is more than mere motion, as in the movement of limbs in concert with sound. It is more than the feet answering ...

African exercises have long been known for their holistic approach to fitness, focusing on flexibility and strength ...

African dance is famous for its intricate rhythmic patterns, which can be a great way to boost creativity. By learning these ...

On an August evening on the second floor of the Fitness Works gymnasium in Detroit’s New Center, a dance class is in full swing as six women step up a storm. They make sweeping movements with their ...

DanceAfrica photographed by Amitava Sarkar. Join NBC 5 and the Dallas Black Dance Theatre to experience a celebration of rich African heritage and ancestry, during the 16th Annual DanceAfrica ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At King Elementary School in southwest Fresno, students have been learning about African American culture through dance. This year, 18 students at Martin Luther King ...

We hear of the value of asking our elders about our culture before it's too late, before they die along with their troves of historically personal facts. A dozen reviewers chose nine finalists from ...

“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...