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!

Inspired by double Dutch jump rope moves she saw growing up in Brooklyn, she developed an influential dance technique based on archetypes found in African art. By Penelope Green Growing up in the ...

“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 ...

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 ...

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...

The TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture hosts an annual dance convening that demonstrates the artform's ability to ...

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 ...

A performance by Penn’s West African Vibe, one of the University's African-style dance groups, this spring (Photo courtesy of Ugonma Ajomiwe). Penn’s West African Vibe, one of Penn’s African-style ...

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 ...