A South African Choreographer’s ‘Pinch Me’ Moment in Paris

Mthuthuzeli November was determined to get out of his impoverished home town. Now he has his work alongside George Balanchine ...

Song and dance bring South Africa, contemporary fusion to Hampton Roads

The Virginia Arts Festival’s two recent offerings, the Soweto Gospel Choir, back in Norfolk for a third time, and the American dance company Step Afrika (born of a partnership with Soweto Dance ...
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Philly’s great-grandmother of African dance, Ione Nash, has died

Ione Nash, 97, a performer and instructor who helped launch an African dance movement in Philadelphia and continued dancing well into her 90s, has died. Family members say Nash died in her sleep early ...
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5 African exercises for stronger ankles

African traditional exercises provide a holistic approach to improving ankle flexibility. These exercises, rooted in cultural ...