Beth Carvalho, variously known as the “Godmother of Samba” and “Queen of Carnaval” in her native Brazil, is far less known in this country. But that didn’t matter at all Sunday night ...

This August, the inaugural International African Diaspora Dance Traditions Conference, IADDTC, debuted in the historic center of Salvador, Brazil. The conference united diaspora dancers of ...

WHAT: Premiere of original Brazilian songs and dance performances WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Feb. 23-25 and Friday-Sunday, March 1-3 WHERE: Marigny Opera House, 725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans ...

One of the important changes enacted by Afro-Brazilian activist groups and legislators in recent years was the mandatory incorporation of black history and culture into school curriculums.

Contempo Physical Dance hits the Cowles Center stage in Minneapolis (Feb. 1-3) with the world premiere of "Batuque." The company blends contemporary movements with Afro-Brazilian dance and ...

A group of dancers practice Brazilian Zouk at Recreation Park in Long Beach Sunday, June 27, ... there was small room for Zouk in the dance scene,” Kinnaman, a Colombia native said.

Garanhuns, a city off the beaten track in northeastern Brazil and the hometown of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, hosts a huge festival each year. En Español. California.

Although Soledade used to accompany his aunt, a modern dancer and teacher, to the classes she taught in his native Bahia, the hub of Afro-Brazilian culture, he didn’t begin dancing until he was 23.

Combining the classics of contemporary dance with the modern stylings of hip-hop, Brazilian dance troupe Companhia Urbana de Dança is set to bring its talents to Columbus as a part of the Wexner ...