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.

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

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 ...

Were 'Cakewalks' Dances Performed by Black Slaves on Plantations? Several readers asked us if the word — which is often used to describe something that's easy to do — had racist connotations.

Slavery is one such permissive foraging ground for revisionists, and the African continent remains the dedicated, indeed consecrated – in more senses than one – consecrated material base for ...

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 ...

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.

As June rears its hot and humid head in South Florida, make sure to pack plenty of sunscreen and water as you head outside ...

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

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 ...

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.