The Keur Khaleyi African Dance & Cultural Institute is hosting its 16th annual dance & drum conference in Baltimore.

South African dance phenom Mthuthuzeli November commands the rehearsal room with gentle authority. The choreographic language ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious. Credit...Imane Djamil ...

WHEN the drums begin to thunder and the dancers burst onto the stage with breathtaking precision, Khaya Arts does not merely perform, it commands attention.Every synchronised stomp, every vibrant ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

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 ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Brooklyn students are learning a traditional Ugandan dance for BAM’s festival this weekend. “You cannot shake your hips if you are stressed,” the Ugandan troupe leader told them ...

Now entering its 49th year, DanceAfrica remains BAM’s longest-running program and one of the nation’s largest festivals dedicated to African and diasporic dance and culture. Held annually over ...

For the past three decades, West African dancer Diádié Bathily has forged a path to elevate his craft and culture in the United States. Last week, his journey brought him to the Academy Awards, where ...

Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...

The passing of celebrated Malian flautist, composer and arranger Boncana Maïga at the age of 77 truly marks the end of an era in the music of west Africa. He was a charismatic performer and bandleader ...