Os VD The Dancers Behind This Summer’s Viral AfroConex Video
Os VD is a reminder that within Kuduro/Afrohouse there is not one type of execution. Their dance represents another realm of the dance.
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Ken_Ken
- Jun 9
- 4 min
New York City Afro Dance Cypher
In summer 2022 Judith McCarty hosted the first NYC Afro dance cypher. The event celebrated all afro dance styles and music.
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AfroConex
- Feb 26, 2023
- 11 min
Getting to Know @iam_kingdavinci 2nd Place Winner-Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final 2022
King Davinci is the 2nd place winner of Red Bull Dance Your Style 2022 World Final. His dance fuses Afro dance mixed with other styles
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AfroConex
- Dec 5, 2022
- 9 min
Tlhogi, The South African Dancer Pushing Amapiano Dance to New Heights
Tlhogi is a street dancer and choreographer from South Afirca who specializing in Amapiano dance. She is one of the pioneers of the dance.
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AfroConex
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
Vandro Poster Visits Mozambique
Vandro represent a link to the past and to the future. His trip to Mozambique was an effort to pass on Kuduro history to a new generation
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Ken_Ken
- Oct 13, 2022
- 5 min
AfroConex Medellin, Colombia Recap: The Young Stars of Urban Afro Group
Urban Afro is a group that embodies how Afro dance is connecting the Afro diaspora and inspiring a new generation of young dancers.
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AfroConex
- Aug 7, 2022
- 6 min
New York Summer 2022 is Officially The Tany Ora and Shawtyme Show
Tany Ora and Shawtyme recently started collaboration classes that have brought energy back to the New York City afro dance scene.
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AfroConex
- Jul 15, 2022
- 4 min
The Best Weekend of My Life: Afronation Recap With JJ Wong
JJ gives us the low down on his Afronation Portugal experience. The vibe, the smiles, the energy and the music.
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AfroConex
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Mabele Noite Dia's New Dance
Noite Dia delivers yet another high energy banger complete with a new dance: Mabele. (Mabele Tem Forca- Mabele has energy)
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AfroConex
- Apr 24, 2022
- 5 min
Colombian Film Maker- Sir Rivers and Dancer Julio Mosquera’s Powerful New Visual.
Colombian videographer Sir Rivers and dancer Julio Mosquera gives us a beautiful visual delight. Shot in Guatape Colombia.
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AfroConex
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
Vandro Poster's Começa Choreography
Comeca, the new Vado Poster beat for AfroConex was created with the dancer in mind. We collaborated with Vandro Poster for the choreography
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AfroConex
- Jan 20, 2022
- 4 min
Exploring Afro Dance in Bogota, Colombia With Erwin Peinado (@erwinfine)
We connect with Erwin Peinado, one of the standout Afro Dancers in Colombia to get a better understand of Afro dance in Bogota, Colombia
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AfroConex
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
The Man Creating The Hottest Dance Visuals Out of Lagos, Nigeria: Kredol Creative
Kredol Creative, a Lagos, Nigeria based film director has captured and brought to us the energy of Lagos in film.
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AfroConex
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Tomisin: The Choreographer of Yemi Alade's Double Double Video
We interview the man behind the moves of Yemi Alade's latest music video--Tomisin Tomtom, member of WestSyde Lifestyle Crew, Lagos, Nigeria
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Ozegbe Sunday Obiajulu
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
Lagos, Nigeria Dance Gathering 2021: Do Not Lose The Bounce.
Dance Gathering has become a very important space for the dance industry in Nigeria. Bringing together dancers and creatives to share art.
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AfroConex
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Black Cultural Expression in Brazil: A Project By Celo Mendes
Celo Mendes (@Celomendes) commissioned 7 dancers from his community in Belo Horizonte, Brazil to tell the story of black cultural expression
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AfroConex
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Afro Dance in Tanzania with Diamond Platnumz dancer @Tonser66
Tanzania, the East African country known for its Bongo Flavor music, is beaming with Urban Afro Dance. To get a closer look at what’s happen
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AfroConex
- May 15, 2021
- 14 min
Afro Colombian Dance with Sankofa Dance Company
AfroConex collaborated with the Afro Colombian dance company Sankofa to learn more about the rich history of African dance in Colombia.
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AfroConex
- Apr 23, 2021
- 7 min
Connecting The African Diaspora Through Samba
In our second collaboration with Mayombe he teamed up with sambistas Patrique Mattos and Filippe Do Santos to bring Brazilian Samba to Soca.
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AfroConex
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Kredol Creative Takes Us Behind The Scenes of Izzy Odigie's Pronto Dance Visual
The dance visual has become one of the main ways we see and experience dance. It has been instrumental in the popularization of Afro...
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