Djeneba Sako moved to the U.S. from Mali, West Africa, more than 20 years ago to share her passion for African dance. DENVER — If you follow the sound of drums from the unassuming corner of Bayaud ...

Even folks with two left feet can learn the dances of the African diaspora. And the owners of Fort Greene dance school Cumbe have started adults’ “Absolute Beginner” classes to prove their point. “We ...

Mikeall “Myienie” Caesar founded N’Fungola Sibo to teach West African dance, a mission encouraged by her longtime mentor, Papa Abdoulaye Camara. Originally from Senegal, Camara had moved to New ...

This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. Students form a circle in the middle of the room, as loud, pounding music plays ...

By opening dance classes to the broader student body, the leaders of these dance teams said they created moments of shared vulnerability: learning, laughing, and missing steps. “You see a bridge with ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Caro Diallo of Senegal aims to bring the sky down to earth Saturday night at The Church on Main Street. Diallo, director and lead dancer of the Black Soofa dance company of West Africa, ...