The 2022 ESSENCE Festival of Culture was a truly special weekend for everyone in attendance. Held at the famed Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, the inaugural ESSENCE Film Festival ...

"Pizzazz." That's what Southern University's band director wanted in a dancing troupe to perform with his high-energy marching band. And that's what Gracie Perkins gave Isaac “Doc” Greggs when he ...

Dianna Williams is inspiring one young woman at a time through her Dancing Dolls enterprise. I got a chance to chat with Williams as shared the importance of mentorship, creating your own lane and how ...

ESPN+ will feature the Dancing Dolls dance team of Southern University in Why Not Us: Southern Dance on August 11. Chris Paul is the executive producer of the eight-episode behind-the-scenes look at ...

Before the Dancing Dolls became reality TV stars with lavish costumes that shimmer when they buck, Dianna Williams (better known as Miss D) sketched their costumes in her living room. Under the ...

DISCOUNTED THIS SUMMER. >> YOU CANNOT HAVE HBCU DANCE LINES WITHOUT THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY DANCING DOLLS. TALENTED WOMEN WHO DISPLAY THE ART OF DANCE IN FRONT OF THE MOST POWERFUL BAND IN THE COUNTRY ...

I set up my appointment with the Fabulous Dancing Dolls at Southern University a week before my home caught fire. On Wednesday, I looked at my calendar and realized I was supposed to go to the Dancing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dianna Williams, the founder of the Dancing Dolls for life (DD4L) dance band, is involved in a trademark battle with Southern ...

There was a whole lot of dancing going on in Southern University's Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom on Thursday night. Most of it wasn't on the dance floor, however, but on ...