and the rich African musical heritage that they carried with them was part of the foundation of a new American musical culture that mixed African traditions with those of Europe and the Americas.

Katherine Dunham, often hailed as the Matriarch of Black Dance, brought African cultures to American dance, like the Haitian ...

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 ...

a master teacher of Umfundalai — a contemporary African and African-American dance technique. Ericka Squire said it’s all part of a growing demand for more dance education and community-led ...

A US lady who had visited South Africa told others about the country having petrol attendants while filling her car with gas at a garage, and locals were proud.

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 ...

Brown’s “Grace.” “Grace” connects African and American dance, depicting a journey to the promised land set to Duke Ellington’s classic “Come Sunday,” Peven Everett’s hit ...

This is not your regular camp - welcome to four weeks of cultural immersion! Inspired by the Gullah Geechee tradition of ...

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 ...