With the consensus appearing to be that Childish Gambino's new "This Is America" video is a viral hit, many people have been dissecting its layers. One much-talked about aspect of the visual were the ...

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 ...

Since it was uploaded to Instagram in June, the video of Nigerian ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing in the rain has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times over. In a moment when our ...

Dance, in African culture, transcends the physical response of the body to music – it is more than mere motion, as in the movement of limbs in concert with sound. It is more than the feet answering ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — When Anthony Mmesoma Madu was videoed practicing ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year, the 11-year-old thought the footage would be used for a common ...

The American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the professional home of Misty Copeland, has offered the Nigerian viral sensation, Anthony Mmesoma Madu, a full scholarship to attend classes at the prestigious ...

Alongside the musical artists that have created global hits, Afro Dance innovators have significantly contributed to the success of the genre all over the world. These dancers have been featured on ...

Growing up in Houston, Chinedu Ohalete remembers attending parties with his family on Bissonnet Street on the southwest side of town—the people, the community, the music, and most importantly, the ...