Through energetic and rhythmically intricate movements, the Festival of South African Dance communicates a perseverance of the human spirit and spreads awareness about the socioeconomic and political ...

On Friday, Jan. 24, Step Afrika! brought the craft of step dancing to Athens at the University of Georgia Hodgson Concert Hall. Known for its displays of rhythm and movement, the show was a ...

There's nothing understated about the dance or the dancers of Step Afrika!, the District-based troupe that brings step dancing, the percussive form created by African American fraternity brothers and ...

Growing up in a Black township, Vusi Mdoyi found a sprinkle of joy under apartheid in a street-dancing style known as pantsula. As a choreographer, he has elevated it into high art, injected with ...

Vincent Ncabashe first learned gumboot dancing two decades ago as a 10-year-old at the Thabisong Youth Club in Soweto, South Africa. The working-class art form, which originated in the country’s gold ...

Step Afrika! will return to Miami University’s Parrish Auditorium to offer students and community members a performance that is not only focused on education, but one that incorporates music, ...

The first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles, traditional African dances, and contemporary dance and art forms into a powerful ...

THE SECRET is out. Stepping, the African American practice of rhythmic percussive dance and rhyming chants, has made its way from college campus quads to professional stages throughout the world, and ...

March at The Capitol Theatre shines a light on two distinct contemporary art forms and their deep roots in the cultures they represent. Step Afrika! represents the African American community through ...