Dance Africa Pittsburgh, is an annual mainstay event hosted by the Legacy Arts Project and features a meet-n-greet, panel discussion, an African marketplace, and local/regional/international performances. Hosted over Two days, the event includes both youth and adult performances that reflect the beauty of the African diaspora through song, dance, drumming, visual art, and spoken word, all with the intention of sharing gifts with the world.
Missed Last Year's Dance Africa?
Check out this highlight reel that Learn and Earn youth from our Summer Program partnered with WQED to create!
The 12th Annual
Dance Africa Pittsburgh
Held July 27 - 28, 2024
New Hazlett Theater 6 Allegheny Sq E
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
“If you have a trip to the Motherland on your bucket list, the Legacy Arts Project served up a taste of the diaspora when it presented the third Dance African Pittsburgh program at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture on April 26.”
About Founder: Baba Chuck
Founded 37 years ago, Dance Africa is directed by the legendary ‘Baba’ Chuck Davis, world traveler, scholar, and granddad to all. His commitment to honoring elders and ancestors reminds the generations of the value of learning from and retaining knowledge from traditional cultures.