The dancers follow a long-established sequence of characteristic dance steps in imitation of movements brought from Africa by the slaves. ... of hopping step, as well as the zapatero, or tap dance.

Step Afrika! is one of the largest Black dance companies in the U.S and with its colorful, high energy fusion of many cultures, it is one of a kind. The company is the brainchild of C. Brian ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...

SAN DIEGO — The Black dance culture is steeped in African culture and was brought to North and South America during the slave trade in the 1500's, according to the African American Registry ...

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 ...

We call something that is easily done a "cakewalk." But why? The surprising answer dates back to a dance popular among slaves and plantation owners in the pre-Civil War South.

Wesley Morris, reviewing 12 Years a Slave in Grantland, connected the dancing scene to Miley Cyrus's notorious back-slapping of an African-American dancer at this year's MTV Video Music awards ...

Africa is a big continent, and its dance encompasses a spectrum of movement. Many varieties can be seen at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s DanceAfrica festival.

Modern day stepping also uses elements of tap dancing, break dancing, gymnastics and Afro-Caribbean dance. – Stepping has had a long tradition in African and Black communities.

C. Brian Williams and the Step Afrika! dance troupe will be performing Friday, April 28, at the Miller Theater at 7 p.m. — Submitted ...