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Celebrating 10 Years💫
🤘🏾@HoustonBlackDanceFestival
🎙️Dance Afrikana, Dance Podcast
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Founder: @doctor_linds @lindsaydances_

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Thank you Houston!!!

Together we represented our communities, our cultures, and our city!🤘🏾

Stay tuned for more festival highlights, and for the announcement of our next festival date!🥳

🎥 @fergusonimage taken in Houston, Texas by @danceafrikana

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2 months ago

We are thrilled to announce that Dance Afrikana’s Houston Black Dance Festival is back!🥳

🤘🏾Join us for a full day of dance and dance on film, in celebration of Africa and the African Diaspora.🌍

🗓️Sunday, July 26th
🕘Dance Workshops 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
🎬Dance Films & Filmmaker Talks 5:30-8 p.m.
📍 @MATCHouston

Umfundalai Community Class with @doctor_linds @lindsaydances_
Senegalese Sabar with @baye73531
Guinean Dance with @intuitiveafricandance
Afro-Venezuelan with @karlablanco7927
Afro-Brazilian Samba with @_laluluz_  Haitian Folkloric with @banyandance  Afro-Cuban Orisha (Oshun) with @iam_nel_lopez

Films from @itsme.keda, @brittanybass_, and more!

🎟️Visit HoustonBlackDanceFestival.com for tickets!

Houston Black Dance Festival is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. @houstonartsalliance

This is a sponsored project of Fresh Arts, a non-profit service organization. @freshartsorg

🎥 @fergusonimage taken in Houston, Texas by @danceafrikana

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3 months ago

“Where else can you see the hooka hooka next to Debbie Allen?” Only in my latest exhibition!✨ Thrilled to announce the opening of “Black Dance in Texas: The Way We Dance!”🩷

This exhibition has been a long time coming. It began back in 2020 when Dr. Alvia Wardlaw invited me to create it. Drawing from my lived experience as a dancer, choreographer, and scholar—and my time as a Rice University CERCL Scholar-in-Residence at the African American History Research Center at the Gregory School—we are finally here.

From Alvin Ailey and Debbie Allen to the hooka hooka and the Stanky Legg, I can’t wait to welcome you to experience and celebrate the way we dance down in Texas. 🩷❤️🖤🪘👢🩰

Join me at the exhibition reception: Saturday, February 28th from 12-2 p.m.

📍University Museum at Texas Southern University @UMuseTxSU
🗓️On View: February 14th-March 8th
🕥Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Black Dance in Texas: The Way We Dance
Curated by Dr. Lindsay Gary
Presented by Dance Afrikana @DanceAfrikana

Dance Afrikana is a sponsored project of Fresh Arts, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purpose of Dance Afrikana must be made payable to Fresh Arts and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

This project is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.

🎥 @FergusonImage @TheRodstradamus
🩷Pink Set: @eva_lauren_designs taken in University Museum at Texas Southern University by @danceafrikana

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8 months ago

Check out these highlights from our Senegalese Sabar workshop at our 2nd Biennial @HoustonBlackDanceFestival! Waly Ndiaye led us in an awesome class where he broke down its foundational steps!🇸🇳

🎥 @fergusonimage by @danceafrikana

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Check out these highlights from the energy-filled Guinean dance workshop Tracie Jackson led at our 2nd Biennial @HoustonBlackDanceFestival! We danced Sinte!🇬🇳

And a special thanks to our percussionists including @tarami_readus and @breathcoachjames!

🎥 @fergusonimage by @danceafrikana

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12 days ago

Happy Mama K Day from Dance Afrikana!🎉

Mama K Day is a celebration of artist, choreographer, and scholar of African Dance, Dr. Kariamu Welsh.

🌍Dr. Welsh, affectionately known as “Mama K,” created the Umfundalai technique (Kiswahili for “essence” or “essential”), which she described as “a contemporary African dance technique that comprises its movement vocabulary from dance traditions throughout the diaspora.” Mama K was also the first Artistic Director of the National Dance Company of Zimbabwe🇿🇼and Professor Emerita at Temple University where she served on the African American Studies and Dance faculties for over 35 years.

Our director, Dr. Lindsay Gary (@doctor_linds @lindsaydances_ ), a licensed Umfundalai teacher, was one of the last cohort’s of licensed teachers to be approved by Dr. Welsh.🩷She had the opportunity to interview @monewwalks about the incredible legacy of Mama K on the very first episode of our podcast, Dance Afrikana, Dance!

🎙️Stream “Dancing Her Africa: Umfundalai & The Legacy of Dr. Kariamu Welsh” today to celebrate Mama K Day! More episodes coming soon!

#MamaKDay2026 by @danceafrikana

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Here are some highlights from the amazing Afro-Venezuelan dance workshop Karla Blanco led at our 2nd Biennial @HoustonBlackDanceFestival!🇻🇪

She taught a traditional dance called Tambor de San Millán which has a rich history from the African peoples in Venezuela. Thank you Karla for sharing your knowledge and culture!❤️

🎥 @fergusonimage by @danceafrikana

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Check out the beautiful energy curated by Luana Da Silva who led our Afro-Brazilian Samba workshop at @HoustonBlackDanceFestival!🇧🇷We hope you can feel the incredible energy we shared in this space!🙌🏾

And thank you to @tonyparana for sharing the music with us! A beautiful collaboration indeed!

🎥 @fergusonimage taken in Houston, Texas by @danceafrikana

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2 months ago

Reminiscing on the beautiful Haitian dance workshop Kimberly Phillips led at our 2nd Biennial @HoustonBlackDanceFestival!💙🇭🇹

We danced Kongo! All the sauce!🥳

Were you there?! Tell us your favorite part!👇🏾

🎥 @fergusonimage taken in Houston, Texas by @danceafrikana

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2 months ago

Check out these beautiful moments from our Afro-Cuban Orisha class during our 2nd Biennial Houston Black Dance Festival! Nel Lopez led us in an amazing Oshun class!🇨🇺💛

Were you there?! Tell us your favorite part!👇🏾

🎥 @fergusonimage by @danceafrikana

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2 months ago

Nel and I have been dancing together for 10 years!🤯 Appreciate having your friendship and support throughout the years. You’re a powerful artist!🙌🏾

Thank you for blessing us with your Afro-Cuban Oshun class at @houstonblackdancefestival.🇨🇺The energy was so beautiful and healing!💛

And thank you @gabyvelasquezhoustontx for capturing these beautiful moments! Swipe!💫 by @danceafrikana

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We love this post-class photo—standing under the portraits of Marcus Garvey and Kwame Nkrumah. These two men had a tremendous influence on the Pan-African ideologies of Ghana. This was the perfect way to end our Kete dance workshop!🇬🇭

Can you tell we enjoyed ourselves?!🥳

Stay tuned for more!💫 by @danceafrikana

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