Step dance, commonly known as “stepping,” is a dance style that focuses on the whole body. Step Afrika! is the first touring ...

Step Afrika! is a world-renowned performance group that combines the traditional art of stepping from HBCU fraternities and sororities with modern dance elements and African dance elements to create a ...

Put your feet in motion and "step" on over to Overture Center for an evening of movement and celebration dedicated to the African American tradition of "stepping." The international tour of Step ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Friday, Jan. 24, Step Afrika! brought the craft of step dancing to Athens at the ...

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 ...

As Black History Month winds down, a dance group in Encinitas is inviting the community to immerse themselves in West African dance this weekend. "To wrap up Black History month, I added something ...

The African Students Association (ASA) hosted African Night 2026 on Saturday. It was an evening celebrating African culture ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...

On an August evening on the second floor of the Fitness Works gymnasium in Detroit’s New Center, a dance class is in full swing as six women step up a storm. They make sweeping movements with their ...

MACON, Ga. — Sounds like there's a lot going on at the Hayiya Dance Theatre. This dance studio and cultural arts center dances to the beat of its own drum, but to founder Pilar Lowden– this is what ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...