Jasmine Ceniceros of Troy tagged along with a friend to an African dance class when she was a teenager in New York City and figured she’d just watch. When she got there, the Senegalese teacher told ...
What is kompa: A Haitian partner dance born in the 1950s, combining African drum languages, Caribbean influences, and European ballroom traditions. Why it’s beginner-friendly: Kompa’s steady 4/4 ...
Congolese choreographer Fabrice Don de Dieu Bwabulamutima believes in the healing power of dance. He travels with his drama and dance company to refugee camps across the Democratic Republic of the ...
Growing up in a Black township, Vusi Mdoyi found a sprinkle of joy under apartheid in a street-dancing style known as pantsula. As a choreographer, he has elevated it into high art, injected with ...