Born among black slaves on sugar plantations, Cuba's rumba has since become a national icon almost as renown as its cigars or amateur boxers and two years ago was designated by UNESCO as an intangible ...

A wave of festivals, performances and social dances is spotlighting a scene that blends joy, resistance and cultural reclamation.

The program included five dances—each by a different choreographer—ranging in size, including one duet and one solo, and various dance styles, from classic ballet to rumba. The common thread? Cuban ...

“I’ve got one foot in Miami and one foot in the Caribbean,” says Neri Torres, the founder and director of the Ifé-Ilé Dance Company, which will host its 16th annual Ifé-Ilé Afro-Cuban Dance Festival ...

Like a horse and carriage, Cuba and dance go together. You can’t seem to have the one without the other. The most prominent international symbol of Cuba’s dance prowess is the collection of fabulous ...

In Callejón del Hamel, a street in Cuba lined with art shops and murals, rumba is a way of life. Every Sunday around noon, both locals and tourists gather in the streets to watch, and often partake, ...

Dancer and percussionist Max Pollak has performed for Fidel Castro one night and rural Cuban sugar workers the next. He has painstakingly transcribed a Mongo Santamaria timbales solo for six tap ...