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 ...

Like many of the other dances, the syncopated rhythms are of African ... American countries, including finger snapping and castanets playing - commonly associated with the Spanish flamenco dance ...

Here, the secular and sacred meet in a tour-de-force connecting African and American dance. Finding Free (2024, Chicago Premiere) by former Company member Hope Boykin who returns to explore ...

WBFF- Baltimore, MD — Get up and dance with Keur Khaley. This morning on FOX 45 Baltimore Mama Jihan with the Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company joined us to share the importance of learning ...

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 ...