Viewfinder: Traditional Kandyan Dancers in Sri Lanka
Traditional Kandyan dancers perform during a procession in front of the Gangarama Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 1st, 2018.
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Viewfinder: The African Heritage Dancers Celebrate Kwanzaa
African Heritage Dancers dance to the African Heritage Drummers during a Kwanzaa celebration at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.
A Step Forward: Inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Burgeoning Dance Culture
Years ago, dancers were considered “deviant” in the DRC. A growing number of students are moving — and grooving — to change that.
Can Ballet Hurt Your Psyche?
New research suggests it may encourage youngsters to suppress negative emotions. By Tom Jacobs (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)…
Concertgoers Are More Satisfied With Life
Dancers and choral singers are too. There’s just something about joining with others to make—or respond to—music. By…
Research Shows Why Misty Copeland Is So Important
Children fare better when they see adults of their race and gender succeed in the world.
Irish Dance and Our Invented Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
When one cultural tradition evolves, borrowing and melding with other cultural traditions, it increasingly belongs to everyone.
How to Bounce Your Way Into a Baby’s Heart
Babies provide more help to adults who bounce in-sync with them along to music.
Is Exotic Dance … Dance?
Susan Elizabeth Shepard spoke to anthropologist Judith Lynne Hanna about the question at the heart of a case petitioned to be heard by the Supreme Court.
The Power of the Creative Arts
A recent analysis of past studies highlights the health benefits of music, dance, and art therapy, which are now being used to ease cancer-related anxiety and pain.