On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, students dance in lapas, West African wrap-around skirts, to the beat of a live drummer on a Djembe drum. The Barnard dance department’s West African dance classes ...

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Nyoka Wotorson has been dancing as far back as she can remember. But it wasn't until she got accepted into The Juilliard School's small but mighty Dance Division, and training in its revamped program, ...

Muntu Dance Theatre is a Chicago-based West African dance company that’s beloved for its commitment to innovation, community, and culture. Their stage work centers the African and African American ...

The KanKouran, West African Dance Companyhas been around for four decades, three generations, and is drawn together by the drums, dance, and culture. Eileen and Kidd were joined by Nzinga Tull, senior ...

Clapping and dancing to the beat of African instruments, hundreds of J.X. Wilson Elementary students participated in an energetic, cultural performance by world-renowned Diamano Coura West African ...

Associate Professor of Dance Shani Collins led a West African dance workshop for participants in the groundbreaking “Igniting Emancipatory Possibilities through African Diaspora Dance” summit held on ...

Tiitambe West African Dance Ensemble is coming to Family of Christ Lutheran Church in Chanhassen on Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m. to perform free for the public. The musicians celebrate music and dance ...

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Dance is an important part of the Black experience. The art of expression tells a people’s story that words cannot convey. A Knoxville teacher is retiring after 27 years of teaching West African dance ...

Hudson County Schools of Technology’s Music and Audio Technology Department will host two performances by the Kofago Dance Ensemble at the Earl W. Byrd Center Theatre on Friday, Nov. 18, at noon and 1 ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alicia Graf Mack about how she's reshaping Juilliard's prestigious Dance Division to make it more relevant than ever. West African dance and hip-hop play a key role in ...