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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.

Step Afrika! combines dance forms, engages audiences with its stories

A cultural practice that originated as a form of communication is now a high-energy performance art. Step Afrika!, an internationally known dance company, stopped by Penn State Altoona’s ...
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Step Afrika Brings Unique African American Dancing to Weis Center Stage

Feb. 4—LEWISBURG — Step Afrika!'s Black History Month tour brought a taste of African culture and dance rhythms to the Weis Center of Performing Arts on Friday night. The dance troupe, now 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 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 ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Fun to Do: ‘Shark Tank’ casting call, candlelight concert, African step dancing and more

Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Fever presents Candlelight concert: “The Best of Hans Zimmer.” 6:30 p.m. Friday at Granby Theater, ...
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 ...