(The Conversation) — After years of marginalization, the bèlè dance has been embraced by a ... many Black Martinican folk traditions faced repression, as leaders imposed mainland French ...

Repeating Islands features Leïla Bizet and her bèlè, “a traditional folk dance practiced on islands like Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, and Martinique; hailing from the days of slavery, it has ...

The Midwest Folk Dance Association held its June Camp Folk Dance Weekend, June 12 – 15, at Lake Forest Academy. Camp director ...

Brigham Young University's International Folk Dance Ensemble celebrates the season with its annual ... "Pukch'e Chum" from Korea and "Bele Bele" from India. The new pieces add lots of color and ...

Participants at open-air, starlit gatherings dance, sing, play drums and feast ... Even during the post-colonial era, many Black Martinican folk traditions faced repression, as leaders imposed ...

Many dance movements represent agricultural labor. The history of folk dances in Martinique stretches back centuries. Sylvain Grandadam/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images During the 1980s, student ...