Ever experienced "gumboot" or "pantsula" dancing? I'm pretty sure I haven't, which is why I'm curious about the Festival of South African Dance, set for Sunday (Nov. 5) at the Holland Center. The ...

JOHANNESBURG, July 7 (Reuters) - Thato Qofela first performed 'pantsula', a symbol of Black South African culture and resistance to the apartheid regime, in his childhood backyard. Now, he is helping ...

Ask a pantsula how long he’s been dancing, and he’ll pause. Not because he’s doing the math-he’s just trying to remember that far back. These men (and a growing number of women) have been steeped in ...

Fast and slick foot movements, popping and locking, head-spinning, crawling and hat throwing. This is the art of pantsula dancing. Pantsula is a township dance style in South Africa, GroundUp reported ...

South African collective Soweto Skeleton Movers dance skeleton and pantsula styles. Pantsula dance was birthed in the townships of South Africa during the apartheid era. Lerato Motsepe is the group's ...

The rhythms and steps of another culture will be on display Friday night when the Festival of South African Dance stops at Binghamton University’s Anderson Center during the first week of a U.S. tour.

South Africa may be thousands of miles away from Amherst, Massachusetts, but thanks to a duo of multi-talented artists, its’ history and livelihood exist closer than ever in the form of dance. Last ...

Two renowned troupes -Gumboots and Pantsula -- present traditional South African dance at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 3 pm. Tickets start at $10. Real Actions Pantsula ...

AMHERST - Getting ready for work in the morning. Washing a car. Lifting a heavy object. Changing a radio station in a vehicle. These are just some of the ordinary activities which evolved into ...

From Soweto to Spain, Teboho “Tebza” Diphehlo is pushing boundaries with pantsula dance. At the height of Covid-19, in 2020, when many people were stuck indoors, some with no jobs and income, Diphehlo ...

Thato Qofela first performed the “pantsula”, a symbol of black South African culture and resistance to the apartheid regime, in his childhood backyard. Now, he is helping revive the dance style and ...