African dance gets locals moving to a tribal beat By Miranda Koerner , Contributing Writer Updated Jan 5, 2012 9:28 a.m. Robin Getter teaches African dance weekly at Our Lady of the Lake University.

The Bomba is a traditional Puerto Rican dance and style of music with African roots. ABC News Enslaved West Africans were forced to go to Puerto Rico by the Spaniards during the 1500s .

We each wore around our waists a traditional African khanga, a colorful fabric the women wear on their heads or to carry their babies. We fluttered them around in the air during the "khanga dance." ...

Abena Moye and Sonya Mann-McFarlane, Director of Imani Edutainers African Dance Company, rehearse for the upcoming Juneteenth Celebration at the Ware Center on Saturday on Sunday, June 12, 2022.

Art can take many forms but for one dance group in Lake Worth Beach, they're teaching their members and the community all about African culture through the beat of drums and traditional African ...

The label “African dance” helped introduce traditional forms to many Americans. It brought revelations, and it helped advance the causes of civil rights and black power in the United States.

West African dance company wows audiences with innovation while keeping sacred culture alive. Ayodele Drum and Dance puts fresh steps into traditional footprints - Chicago Sun-Times ...

C. Brian Williams and the Step Afrika! dance troupe will be performing Friday, April 28, at the Miller Theater at 7 p.m. — Submitted ...

It's your chance to experience traditional West African rhythm, dance and song. Sebé Kan Youth African Dance Company choreographer Derrell Sekou Soumah Walker and performer Karida Griffith Walker ...

For one night only, a show at Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center will mix traditional African dance styles and rhythm with contemporary art forms. Skip to content. NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at Noon.

A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas ...