This weekend marks the start of the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon. Many Asian cultures celebrate Lunar New Year with varying traditions. San Diego Legendary Lion Dance Association explains ...

VAIL, Colorado – Chances are you have never heard of a capoeirista (pronounced ka-pwer-rista). But it’s the name for artists who practice the dance form known as capoeira and they will definitely ...

Witness a Nebellen performance, and it becomes alarmingly clear that the troupe’s young dancers have little or no regard for the laws of gravity, inertia or human anatomy (namely, the concept of the ...

Gretel Quiñones is pictured with her artwork on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the Blue Moon Ballroom in Rochester. The painting on the left is inspired by Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, or ...

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Navarasa Dance Theater, directed by visionary choreographers Aparna Sindhoor and Anil Natyaveda, presents A Story and A Song-a thrilling storytelling-theatrical performance that weaves together ...

Young people at the East Wind Foundation dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. Why it matters: An ancient art dating back to the Han ...

While most people in the U.S. celebrated the new year Jan. 1, there are many Asian cultures that wait a bit longer to celebrate. Lunar New Year (sometimes referred to as Chinese New Year) is an ...

Kellie Chambers leads a Nia class. Photo by Kimberly Benfield. The first hint that this isn’t your ordinary aerobics dance class is the bare feet. Everyone in the Pleasant Hill studio — instructor and ...