Josephine Baker was one of the most iconic African American artists to make the journey to Paris. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker had already achieved fame as a dancer and singer in the United ...

This was soon picked up by the dance bands that played in ... and would eventually rival the American stars they looked up to. These included Kipper Moeketsi, saxophonist and “father of South African ...

“The Jazz Continuum” is a celebration of Black American dance. Photo by Steven Pisano This will be Barnes’ first time at the Bates Dance Festival , which brings 300 students to the Lewiston ...

To connect with the Lindy Hop, a form of swing dance born in Harlem in the 1920s, you can look beyond the Lindy Hop. At least that’s the premise of “The Jazz Continuum,” running at the ...

These tribal African dances are reflected in modern dance (Alvin Ailey, Katherine Dunham, Camille A. Brown and Savion Glover), breakdancing and swing (1930s-early ’40s), which gained recognition ...

Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes ...

On August 11-12, they’ll participate in Dance Africa Chicago, a nationally recognized festival that honors African and African American excellence through dance.

The African American Dance Company, begun in 1974, ... Programs include culture as well as African dances, contemporary dance, modern dance, jazz dance, hip-hop.

At King Elementary School in southwest Fresno, students have been learning about African American culture through dance. 24/7 Live Fresno County North Valley South Valley Foothills/Sierra.