We extend you an invitation to learn about the Afro-Caribbean music and dance from Puerto Rico called BOMBA. It is a music and dance that dates back to the 1700s, developed by the African slaves that worked in the sugarcane fields, and it is still alive in the island and in the diaspora. It is a dialog between the dancer and one of the many drummers. The dancer makes body figures called 'piquetes' and the lead drummer --called the 'primo' or 'subidor'-- interprets them in the drum. One dancer at a time 'challenges' or 'talks' to the 'primo' drummer through his or her dance sequence. Bomba is a personal expression, it is freedom, it is our legacy and our treasure.
The workshop will cover bomba history, basic steps for multiple bomba rhythms, a dance sequence, and indivudual practice in a bombazo. If you are interested in this opportunity we encourage you to come out and have fun with us. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own long full-circle skirts or scarves. For more information, email us: info@semillacultural.org and don't forget to invite your friends through our facebook event.
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This workshop is one in a series of five dance workshops that will be offered in Richmond. For more information about the other workshops, visit Claves Unidos' facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Event: Afro-Puerto Rican Dance Workshop
Host artists: Semilla Cultural
Date and Time: Saturday June 21, 2014, from 12pm-2pm
Venue and Location: Dogtown Dance Theater, 109 W 15th Street, Richmond, VA
Admission: $25 per person, $15 for seniors, students and children
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