Brian Obange on MSN

Explore energetic African dance moves and rhythm

This routine highlights African dance movements known for rhythm, energy, and expressive body control. It explores different ...
The New York Times

So, You Think It’s African Dance?

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by By Alastair Macaulay EVERY year the Brooklyn Academy of Music holds its DanceAfrica festival. Other cities have their own versions, and they serve a ...
NPR

African Dance Party: Celebrating A Continent

It's no surprise that Africa is home to loads of great party music, from ancient-style drum rallies to the latest hip-hop hybrids. The surest African spice for a summer party comes from the golden era ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

‘We’re not in it alone’: Building community for Black dance

Ayodele is a Yoruba word meaning “joy in the home,” and the Chicago-based Ayodele Drum & Dance imparts the joy of these African arts through adult and youth classes, workshops and performances—all ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Inside CU's African Dance Class During the Pandemic

Nii Armah Sowah dreaded teaching CU’s “African Dance — Ghanaian” during the pandemic. “The whole course is based on expression and connection,” said Sowah, who’s instructed African dance classes at CU ...
Chicago Reader

In Motion: NAJWA Dance Corps preserve and celebrate African American heritage through dance

Spearheaded by dance pioneer Najwa I on Chicago’s west side in 1977 and officially incorporated in 1979, NAJWA Dance Corps has carved out a path for Black creatives and has inspired audiences with its ...
Kansas City Star

Inside KC’s thriving African drum and dance community, younger than ever

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 ...
The Mail & Guardian

Mthuthuzeli November reimagines ‘The Bacchae’ as an African choral ballet

South African dance phenom Mthuthuzeli November commands the rehearsal room with gentle authority. The choreographic language he’s created melds the controlled structure of ballet with the fluidity of ...
The Lantern

West African dance institute demonstrating culture on campus

The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...
Variety

Locarno Prizewinner Mamadou Dia Readies Feature Documentary ‘Legacy’ About ‘Mother of African Dance’

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 ...
The Conversation

The #JerusalemaDanceChallenge showed how Pan African styles can be forged

A year has passed since an Angolan dance troupe called Fenómenos do Semba released a video of themselves dancing in a courtyard in Luanda to the South African hit song Jerusalema by Master KG. With ...