Scan the rosters of the nation’s top companies and African American dancers are rare, while African American ballerinas are nearly nonexistent. The American Ballet Theatre’s Misty Copeland ...

This is a hymn to an African woman who has inspired not only African dancers but a global community of artists to think differently about who they are, their bodies, their skin, and indeed the way ...

Performances in N.Y.C. A company of dancers from across Africa perform Bausch’s canonical work around the world. “I’ve always felt that this was an African dance,” said Germaine Acogny.

Allen was one of the few African Americans present at the International Lindy Hop Championships over the weekend. The Lindy Hop is a swing dance popularized and originated by blacks in Harlem ...