Sloan drew inspiration from a dance popularized in the mid-19th century by William Henry Lane, an African American performer known as "Master Juba." Lane famously competed against Irish American ...

African American fiddlers were popular fixtures in dance halls, where they spun out the jigs and reels that kept white patrons on the move. Black musicians, including banjo players, guitarists ...

She was also the founding director IU's African-American Dance Company. After the pandemic, Santiago, who never had a studio and was freshly retired, said she was "bored." That's how the studio ...