Mayotte Flag Waving Against Clean Blue Sky Close Up Isolated

Mayotte – How Creole culture has embedded itself into the community

Mayotte is a department and region of France, comprising an archipelago of islands in the Indian Ocean, between the coast of Mozambique and Madagascar. A coral barrier reef surrounds the archipelago, sheltering a marine reserve and the largest coral reef lagoon in the world.
Marily Gallardo

Marily Gallardo

Declared “National Glory of Dance” in the Dominican Republic, Marily Gallardo is a dancer, choreographer, researcher and educator, and the creator of a unique pedagogical proposal in the Caribbean. At a ver...
Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky Ballet Superstar

Almost everyone who has ever watched a ballet performance has heard of Vaslav Nijinsky. Nijinsky was a legend in his own time, and his fame has only grown. In fact, he is considered by many ballet aficionados t...
SAINT-PIERRE, REUNION ISLAND, FRANCE

Striving to Keep Dance Heritage Alive on Reunion

Dance and music are often seen as two different artistic genres. In the minds of some though, dance and music are partners in the same cultural art form. One should serve as a physical  representation and ...
Madagascar Dance

Breaking down Dance Traditions in Madagascar

Every culture in societies across the globe boasts traditional characteristics that are unique if not to a people, than to a specific region. Human culture is expressed and preserved in a number of ways. The mo...
Maceda_Isis Thomas

In the Footsteps of Makeda Thomas

The islands and cultures of the Caribbean Sea are reflective of a melting pot of ethnic and religious backgrounds that have, over the centuries, been combined to create their own unique creole culture. In this ...

Tap Dance and Louisiana

Tap dance was born in Louisiana, USA, but that birth came about through the contributions of several cultures. The dances that contributed to tap’s creation hail from points across the globe. Tap has experience...