From Solange Knowles to Josephine Baker, Black women have been breaking the mold in the field of dance for generations. Over the last decade, Black women have made some major strides in dance. In 2015 ...
It was 4:30 on a Saturday afternoon and sophomore Tamir Poindexter was demonstrating two line dances he hadn’t planned on teaching to a room full of Tufts students. By this point, the group had ...
House music, like hip-hop, was born in Black and Latinx queer communities in the 1970s and 1980s and quickly spread across clubs and radios globally. Women have always been central to this evolution — ...
Movement. Sisterhood. Culture. Connection. Growth. When asked what brings her back to Giwayen Mata year after year, ...
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. This is a hymn to an African woman who has inspired not only African dancers but a global community of artists to ...
Step into almost any day party, house party, or nightclub and you’re sure to hear dance music made by Black women and femmes. Amapiano, house, Jersey club, and jungle: the sounds that make up a rich ...
Overnight, Tyla became the world’s most beloved pop star. With her Grammy award-winning breakout single “Water” being the first song by a South African soloist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 55 ...
This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...
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, ...
Performances in N.Y.C. A company of dancers from across Africa perform Bausch’s canonical work around the world. “I’ve always felt that this was an African dance,” said Germaine Acogny. Dancers, drawn ...
The journey towards one of South Africa’s most anticipated electronic releases began with a powerful open call. Lady of the ...