Line dancing has become a staple of the Black community's culture as it naturally provides a sense of comfort, unity and pride at any festivities. No matter where Black people are, when "Candy" by ...

The voice of Bryson Bernard, known as R&B artist Cupid, reverberated off of the walls as the Afro-Diasporic and Cultural ...

At this year’s Houston Rodeo, the dance floor has been just as lively as the bull riding arena, thanks to an electric lineup of Black line dances keeping the crowd moving. From timeless classics like ...

It's a Black family gathering: the music is blasting, the beat drops and one auntie gets up and begins a grapevine movement, then another joins in and suddenly everyone is “on a party ride,” doing the ...

If you’ve been to a wedding, birthday party, school dance, or bar and bat mitzvah in the past 50 years, chances are you’re familiar with the dance, the Electric Slide. But what is the history of the ...

Dance, for a long time, has been a key element of expression within Black culture. That aside, dancing brings people together in community to experience Black joy. One of the common types of ...

Collectively, it feels as if we’re experiencing the worst of the world, everywhere, all at once. But as always, Black people have found ways to take back their joy, and resist oppression through a ...

If you think you are an expert at line dancing when you successfully complete the “Electric Slide” and “Cupid Shuffle” at weddings, think again. For students in Becky Kishter’s beginner line dancing ...