July descended on Fort Greene through drums beating, feet pounding, and Caribbean food wafting, courtesy of the International African Arts Festival, a four day celebration under the theme, “Ndunga,” which translate to justice, reports Amsterdam News and The Nabe.
Tango has a new intimate space, where dancers from Argentina, Colombia and Russia, accompanied by an eclectic band, bring to life the sounds and swirls of a Buenos Aires tanguería, as envisioned by an ex-pat husband and wife duo, reports El Diario-La Prensa.
Dances that originate from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca will take center stage at the 5th annual Guelaguetza festival in the Hudson Valley town. Local Oaxacans share with La Voz the importance of spreading their culture and traditions so that “we can all be Oaxacans for a day.”
Flushing Town Hall has launched a Cultural Crossroads Series intended to help cultivate an appreciation and dialogue between different communities by mixing the music and dance of two cultures people don’t normally associate with one another. Last Friday, it was Peru with Afro-pop.
Future Rockettes? Young dancers learn mambo/salsa steps at a studio in the South Bronx.
After years of planning, New York’s first Afro-Brazilian institution – the Ofá Cultural Center – was finally born late last year. The center hopes to celebrate Brazil’s cultural diversity and ethnic richness through music, dance, food and literature events.
Fearful that the rich traditions of their homeland would be lost in the younger generations born here, Ecuadorean Jose Rivera founded the Ayazamana Cultural Center where children can learn ancestral folkloric dances native to different regions Ecuador.
We have three thought-provoking pieces from the ethnic and community press today, as we go into the weekend: a look into school security in the Bronx; an analysis of U.S. circumcision rates; and a portrait of an Aztec dance group that worships and performs in city parks.
Ecuador, like the United States, is a country blessed with a vast, diverse population and a variety of rich cultures. El Diario La Prensa examined the practices and traditions brought to the New York area by expatriates from the South American nation.
El Diario La Prensa reports on a dance fitness class in Washington Heights that helps voluptuous women stay healthy and discover the real beauty of their own bodies.
This video, by former Voices of NY editor Sherrie-Ann De Leon, was a welcome treat on a rainy New York City morning, evoking tropical celebrations with dance numbers from Trinidad at the Universoul Circus.
Brazil’s Urban Dance Company interprets the contemporary violence between favela gangs and police through hip-hop and Brazilian dance.
