STORY: In a street in a poor neighborhood of Lagos, residents were using dance to tell stories of the local community. These dancers have seen their share of violence, with robberies and tit-for-tat ...

Ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu appears in his dance studio in Lagos, Nigeria on Aug. 18, 2020. Cellphone video showing the 11-year-old dancing barefoot in the rain went viral on social media. Madu ...

LAGOS, Nigeria – When Anthony Mmesoma Madu was videoed practicing ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year, the 11-year-old thought the footage would be used for a common ...

The National Troupe of Nigeria is an agency of the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Creative Economy and Tourism. Its official mandate is to promote and explore Nigeria’s rich cultural elements of ...

Alongside the musical artists that have created global hits, Afro Dance innovators have significantly contributed to the success of the genre all over the world. These dancers have been featured on ...

Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo launches WhatsApp's Naija Odyssey movie by showing off Nigerian dance. Greek-Nigerian professional basketball star Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo launched his new movie ...

The Battery Dance Company, famous for captivating choreography and breathtaking performances, returned to Nigeria this month. And the New York-based company is determined to connect cultures through ...

And the winner for most supportive contestant on a pageant stage goes to Miss Nigeria, Nyekachi Douglas. The reigning Miss World Africa showed what it really means to “root for everybody Black” on ...

Since it was uploaded to Instagram in June, the video of Nigerian ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing in the rain has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times over. In a moment when our ...

The flourishing diplomatic ties between China and Nigeria have found more strength in dance, a form of elegant and dynamic art that enhances cultural exchange between the peoples of both countries.

The video of Madu Mmesoma Anthony, 11, shows him making elegant ballet moves barefoot on rough pavement amid a downpour. He's been offered a scholarship from the American Ballet Theatre. Think for a ...