This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. Students form a circle in the middle of the room, as loud, pounding music plays ...

Inside the studios of the Balafon West African Dance Ensemble, young dancers sashay about the floor as the rhythmic beats of the djembe pulse through the air—weaving a tapestry of sound that animates ...

After a four-year hiatus prompted by the pandemic, Afro Beat Fest, the largest celebration of African culture in New Jersey, returns with a celebration like never before! This free event aims to ...

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...