Pum pum shorts and glittery tops adorn Dancehall queens in clubs and on stages. But this world is often misunderstood, questioned and shamed. Dancer and Dancehall instructor Yaminah Legohn is creating a space to teach how this provocative, yet powerful dance style is empowering women and men.
Read moreWhat is the Divine Feminine?
Women across the diaspora are not a monolith. They are varied with endless ways of expression of love, sexuality, intelligence, power, healing, rage. They are colorful and journeying like anyone on the earth, finding their voices, owning their voices and defining themselves for themselves and no one else.
Read moreGiving her flowers in 2021
Women of the diaspora continue to triumph, accomplishing what she will, creating, imagining, uplifting and transforming. This year, we are celebrating her magic and diversity across the diaspora.
Read moreWe Are Thankful for Our Family
Here at Cumbe, we love celebrating the thing that is most important to us – our Cumbe community, our #CumbeVillage as we like to call it. This month we’re sitting down with long time student and friend of Cumbe, Lynda Lee, to discuss with her how dance and African Diaspora culture have affected her life.
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