Nigerian dance culture has always been a force of rhythm, creativity, and raw energy. These dance moves turned parties into full-blown carnivals. You weren’t considered cool if you didn’t know 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 ...

Stomp, stomp, step. Stomp, step, stomp. Stomp, stomp, step. Much like Broadway’s “Stomp,” Step Afrika! performers keep rhythms while they dance. Their bodies ...

During the African Student Association ‘s workshop Tuesday, music reverberated throughout Pennington Hall as students learned the dynamic steps of African dance. From the lively Afrobeats to ...

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 ...

Want to get a good workout in while also healing your ancestral trauma? It’s not usually something you can do at the same ...

LEWISBURG — Step Afrika!’s Black History Month tour brought a taste of African culture and dance rhythms to the Weis Center of Performing Arts on Friday night. The dance troupe, now an international ...

During her 14 years with Washington, D.C.-based African-American dance troupe Step Afrika!, artistic director Mfon Akpan has performed with the 23-year-old group in more than 50 countries. On Thursday ...

In many ways, makossa may have been the first dance trend of the 2000s because it spilt over from the 1990s. What changed in 2000? It was the period when digital media, the Nigerian media structure ...

Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Fever presents Candlelight concert: “The Best of Hans Zimmer.” 6:30 p.m. Friday at Granby Theater, ...

Some of the best step teams in the region faced off Saturday at the fourth annual Black History Month Step Show and Dance Competition at Lincoln Middle School in Lancaster city. The teams showcased ...