In Swahili, kukuwa means "to grow." It's the perfect name for Kukuwa Kyereboah and her company Kukuwa Fitness, which in the past few decades has sprouted from a passion project to a global business.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – One new exercise is making cardio less about the movement and more about the music. Bokwa mixes boxing with kwaito – a traditional South African dance – for a heart-pumping ...

The Dance Fitness for Beginners with MaDonna Grimes DVD contains two complete workout programs Urban Street Heat and African BeatLatin Heat Urban Street Heat Urban Street Heat is more like a dance ...

Editor's note: Meet Me at the Gym is an occasional Tuesday column about Southwest Florida group exercise classes. Wellness reporter Shelby Reynolds finds the newest workout crazes, unique locations ...

Even on the gray days of winter, there is plenty of heat and light inside an African dance exercise class. Participants emerge from their workout drenched, de-stressed and with a new swivel in their ...

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Kukuwa started The Africa With Us foundation which offers all-inclusive wellness travel experiences that immerse participants in local African cultures through music, dance, fitness, and food. These ...

This week the African Students Association at Arizona State University and the Phoenix Chapter of The Links, Incorporated collaborated to create the "Afro-Grooves: Dance Series," which aims to connect ...

Fitness trainers say they are putting more dance moves in their routines, and high-profile trainer Shaun T has a dance workout called Cize for streaming or on DVD and at gyms including Bay Club in ...