If you walked by Mulberry Arts Studios in the past couple of weeks, there's a chance you heard the sound of drums. Not just any drums — traditional African drums, called djembe, that are so ...

A Houston-based dance troupe wants to bring traditional African dance and drumming traditions to the wider Black diaspora. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd discusses the meaning of their Juneteenth ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A class in African dance is offered to students wanting to learn this invigorating dance form.

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 ...

Dance the night away at the Black History Month African Dance Fest!Hosted by the Robert O'Neal Multicultural Arts Center, the dance fest will feature dancers showcasing traditional African dance forms ...

April Turner of Life As Art Productions will bring traditional African dances to Gastonia with her program, “Dancing Stories.” Hosted by the Gaston County Museum, the event starts at 7 p.m. Friday, ...

Ann-Marie Shapiro is sweating and catching her breath as she sits to put on her shoes in the great room at the Channing-Murray Foundation. She looks physically spent but elated. The 41-year-old ...

A Houston-based dance troupe wants to bring traditional African dance and drumming traditions to the wider Black diaspora. Houston-based troupe celebrates Juneteenth with traditional African dance and ...