NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa's largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear.

With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit. Hundreds of ...

The Beaumont Kenya Raisa Dance Studio was founded in September 2020 by Kenya R. Francis and Co-Founder Vickie Sutton. What started under a car port with a few children from Francis' praise team, ...

Kenyan traditional dancers will be among groups invited to entertain Queen Elizabeth at the Windsor Castle during an elaborate ceremony to mark her Diamond Jubilee. Maasai warriors, Samburu herdsmen ...

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STORY: In Nairobi, Kenya, breakdancing is taking off. Breakdancer Mzushiafrica was introduced to the art a decade ago and credits the dance for giving him direction. “For me it was very appealing to ...

The ballet project is run by Project Elimu, a community-driven nonprofit that offers after-school arts education and a safe space to children in Kibera. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As the sun sets on the ...

Young dancers perform, during a Christmas ballet event in Kibera, one of the busiest neighborhoods of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. The ballet project is run by Project Elimu, a ...