I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night: Octavia

After attending the Oya and Anyanwu program on Wednesday, I did a search on the Anyanwu from Wildseed and came across a dance performance, called Octavia. Dancer Staycee Pearl choreographed this project and presented it last year. It is a tribute and exploration of Octavia Butler’s work and life, bringing her magical and sci-fi literature […]

I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night…

Storyboard P’s “Black Magic” via Hycide Magazine Storyboard P is a Brooklyn-based dancer who is part of a new style called “Mutant.” He was recently in the video for Flying Lotus’ “Until the Quiet Comes” (watch below). Hycide Magazine also did a feature about him in their anniversary issue, which you can buy here.

I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night…

MoonLocking Via Stocktown Cyrus Glitch Spencer from So You Think You Can Dance combines MJ’s “moonwalk” with locking moves.

I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night Part 2

Makeda Volleta, aka the queen lioness and the body scientist, explains why Haitian dance and other dances of the African Diaspora are her “yoga.”

I Could Dance, Dance, Dance All Night…

Pierre Bennu’s (Exit the Apple) “Sun Moon Child” video highlights the connections between various black dance styles throughout history. Soda Jerk created a video, Tap Hop, which compares jazz tap dance and hip-hop breakdance. African dance has been a major influence not only throughout the African Diapora, but also throughout popular culture in general. The […]