David D. Wright’s Sango was at best a theatrical tale rooted in Yoruba-derived mythology about the popular orisha prince, with mere snippets of ritualistic dance, choreographed by Nydia Ocasio, thrown ...
With bold, fluid moves and bright colored skirts, some Rutgers-Camden students got a crash course in a new subject — being a goddess. Or at least, how to dance like one. Dancer Renee “Oyin” Hardy ...
When members of Yoruba Andabo perform the rumba gua ­guanc, you can expect feathers to fly. The ritualistic Afro-Cuban dance represents the courtship of a rooster and a hen. To intricate drum rhythms ...