Performances in N.Y.C. Brooklyn students are learning a traditional Ugandan dance for BAM’s festival this weekend. “You cannot shake your hips if you are stressed,” the Ugandan troupe leader told them ...

DanceAfrica, BAM's longest-running program and the nation's largest festival of African dance and culture, returns for its 48th year with a full weekend of performances, films, dance classes, and ...

FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — The Brooklyn Academy of Music celebrated its 47th annual DanceAfrica Festival Saturday, which kicked off this Memorial Day weekend. DanceAfrica is the nation’s largest ...

Wind gusts marred the long-awaited return of the DanceAfrica Bazaar to Fort Greene, wreaking havoc on vendors who saw tents overturned and merchandise destroyed Saturday afternoon, witnesses said. The ...

3 SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS to Open in Brooklyn With Bluebird Theatre Company DanceAfrica-the nation's largest African dance festival-continues its celebration through May 29 with special Memorial Day ...

It’s been a long time coming – 19 years to be exact – but DanceAfrica has finally made its way down from New York, Chicago, and DC for the debut of DanceAfrica Miami on Saturday, August 6. This isn’t ...

Delou Africa, presenters of DanceAfrica Miami, bridge gaps to preserve African culture with presentations of traditional African dance, drum, music, art, and history. Courtesy of Innovative Arts ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DanceAfrica began in New York more than three decades ago as a vibrant celebration of African culture and its worldwide diaspora. Now the festival has become ...

Exuberant presentations by local companies Saturday celebrated three American mentors of African dance. Performances by KanKouran West African Dance Company and Coyaba Dance Theater at Washington's ...

DanceAfrica Chicago, a respected theatrical and communal event now in its 14th year, extends beyond the motherland to illustrate how individuals of African descent have influenced the world. And ...

For its 15th anniversary, DanceAfrica Chicago 2005 chose the theme of “Sankofa,” a West African term and visual symbol representing the need to look back in order to move forward. At the all-embracing ...