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Step Afrika! combines dance forms, engages audiences in Altoona and beyond

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A cultural practice that originated as a form of communication is now a high-energy performance art.
Philadelphia Tribune

'Step Afrika!' blends traditional African dance with contemporary art forms

Even if you’ve never heard of it, you won’t soon forget it once you’ve seen it. The Kimmel Cultural Campus is presenting this culturally-rich, history-based performance of the unforgettable dance ...
Getaway Magazine

The highest dance floors in Africa: Traditional rhythms and living heritage

The windswept Cederberg Mountains host one of southern Africa’s oldest living dance traditions, the riel. Rooted in the San and Khoi cultures, riel blends storytelling, celebrat ...
The Daily Gazette

Step by step, West African dance-drum school is moving ahead

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 ...
BroadwayWorld

Step Afrika! Dance Company Shows Off African American 'Stepping Tradition' at Overture Next Month

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Put your feet in motion and "step" on over to Overture Center for an ...
Rolling Out

Step Afrika! is where African dance and Black Greek stepping meet

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 ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Step Afrika! Dance Company bringing step show back to WVSU for Black History Month

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- West Virginia State University invites the public to enjoy an energetic and modern African step show next month in celebration of Black History Month. Step Afrika! is returning to ...
The New York Times

Using Dance to Provoke, Delight and Tell South Africa’s Stories

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 ...
The New York Times

Pina Bausch’s ‘Rite of Spring’ Takes Root in Africa

Performances in N.Y.C. A company of dancers from across Africa perform Bausch’s canonical work around the world. “I’ve always felt that this was an African dance,” said Germaine Acogny. Dancers, drawn ...