Sown from Culture, Flourishing in Community

Etienne Cakpo, a dance artist originally from Benin and the director of Gansango Music and Dance Company in Seattle, shares how his classes at the University of Washington have positively affected many of his students and how there is abundant cultural value in learning the dances of Africa.

February 28, 2022  |  Read Article

“It’s A Discipline Like Any Other Discipline”

Rujeko Dumbutshena, a Zimbabwean-born dancer, pedagogue, performer, and Assistant Professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Florida, discusses how she has seen major shifts in how Afro Diasporic dance is valued within college dance curriculums over the past couple years since the Black Lives Matter protests.

February 21, 2022  |  Read Article

Rethinking My Dance Education

Emmaly Wiederholt ponders how her pre-professional training might have been augmented by more exposure to Afro diasporic forms, and how some college dance programs are finally making that shift.

February 17, 2022  |  Read Article

Inclusive Dance in Azerbaijan

Nigar Sultanova, founder of DanceAbility Azerbaijan, shares her philosophy of how there is no right or wrong way to dance, as well as how she has created several inclusive offerings for her Azerbaijani community.

January 31, 2022  |  Read Article

Reclaiming Time and Place

Nikesha Breeze, Miles Tokunow, and MK discuss their piece "Stages of Tectonic Blackness," performed in the Sandia Mountains outside of Albuquerque and in Blackdom, NM, which posits that a resting Black body on the earth is a radical act.

January 17, 2022  |  Read Article