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AFSA teaches South African dance styles through Afro-Grooves series Participants learn IsiPantsula, Amapiano, Bhenga and Gqom genres of dance and cultural heritage ...
The show features two distinct South African dance styles, Gumboot dance and Pantsula dance. Motloung directs the Gumboot portion, presented as “Stimela — the Musical.” This particular style got its ...
As a scholar of how African dance styles travel to the rest of the world, I have been interested in how their unique performances draw from popular African songs and traditional African dance ...
Discover three traditional dance styles that b-boys and b-girls infused into their breaking during the early days of the art form.
Fifteen years ago, she began training as a teacher, taking classes on yoga, West-African dance styles and moving into African Diaspora genres like Afro-Cuban, Haitian and Latin.
A year later, it’s clear that the dance promotes a conscious concept of Africanity – sowing feelings of tolerance and contentment that have conquered international audiences.
“Grace,” a piece choreographed by Ronald K. Brown, fuses traditional African American dance with contemporary styles to present a visual story of love and forgiveness. (Courtesy of Julietta ...