Stafford Berry Jr., director of Indiana University's African American Dance Company, was recently honored in the first group of artisans and folk-artisans given the Midwest Culture Bearers Award. We ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At King Elementary School in southwest Fresno, students have been learning about African American culture through dance. This year, 18 students at Martin Luther King ...

It wasn't on purpose that Iris Rosa Santiago opened up a studio offering African diaspora dance genres in the historic Kennedy-King Neighborhood, but it's befitting of her journey. The Iris Rose 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 ...

In the hips of the hip-hopper, the swish of the Lindy Hopper, the piston-pulse of the tap dancer is found a single current, and the juice began flowing centuries ago in Africa. Trace African American ...

African American dance: a complex history / Thomas F. DeFrantz -- Christian conversion and the challenge of dance / P. Sterling Stuckey -- Dance and identity politics in American Negro vaudeville: The ...

The African American Dance Company's student organization held its third annual Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration and Student Showcase. The event was held at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center from 6-7:15 p ...

An Oakland woman has brought the joy of dance and an appreciation for African American culture to performers and audiences for 52 years. Artistic director Deborah Vaughan crafts diverse performances ...

Audiovisual materials created for an exhibition on African American Dance, held at the Arts and Industries Building December 14, 2000 - June 1, 2001. More than 300 paintings, photographs, sculpture, ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of the story mentioned an Oct. 17 performance by Ailey II at the Warner Theatre in Torrington. That performance has been canceled. Ailey II is a national treasure, ...

We hear of the value of asking our elders about our culture before it's too late, before they die along with their troves of historically personal facts. A dozen reviewers chose nine finalists from ...