California
Berkeley Bomba and Plena classes:
Puerto Rican Percussion Workshop (Bomba and Plena will be covered along with other Puerto Rican percussion styles.)
La Peña Cultural Center on Wednesdays starting September 18, 2013. Level I, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm; Level II, from 8:30 to 9:45 pm
La Peña Cultural Center on Wednesdays starting September 18, 2013. Level I, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm; Level II, from 8:30 to 9:45 pm
*Location: La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA*
This 16-week workshop provides a foundation for percussion students and professionals interested in the musical traditions of Puerto Rico. Sessions will focus on the role of the percussion section in a variety of genres and subgenres of Puerto Rican music including Plena, Música Jíbara (mainly seis, aguinaldo, llanera and guaracha jíbara), and several major styles of Bomba (siká, kuembé, yubá, holandés and seis corrido). The last two weeks of the series explore how these song forms and their rhythmic vocabularies have been adapted to Salsa and Latin Jazz pieces/arrangements. The workshop seeks to develop and strengthen practical and conceptual skills in all of these genres and their stylistic variations. Participants will learn proper technique to play a variety of percussion instruments: panderos or panderetas de plena, the güícharo (Puerto Rican güiro used in plena and música jíbara), barriles or bombas (bomba drums), cuás, maraca de bomba, and the bongó as used in música jíbara. We will also consider examples of how congas, timbales and the drum set have been adapted to play these rhythms. This workshop also offers a general introduction to the history and socio-cultural context within which these musical traditions developed.
The workshop has two levels:
Level I is for beginning percussion students; Level II is appropriate for students with a good foundation in Puerto Rican music and/or intermediate-to-advanced level skills in percussion. We will meet at La Peña Cultural Center on Wednesdays starting September 18, 2013. Level I, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm;
Level II, from 8:30 to 9:45 pm; BUT first session will be from 7 to 8:30 pm for all, after that we will divide the groups. The cost of the entire series is $240 ($15 per session) or $18 drop in.
For more information or enrollment contact the instructor Hector Lugo at hectorlugo65@gmail.com or 510-927-7984.
The Puerto Rican Percussion Workshop is another project of The Bomba y Plena Workshop; check out our other classes (Adult Bomba, Youth Bomba y Plena Workshop, Puerto Rican Music Ensemble) and please, help us spread the word. Thanks!!
Los Angles Bomba classes:
Oakland Bomba classes:
Las Bomberas de la Bahia
Bomba Dance classes with Julia C. Cepeda, come join us on Sundays at Studio Grand, you will learn Santurce style Bomba and have a great time doing it! More info and class description on Studio Grand Oakland's website:http://www.studiograndoakland.org/bomba-dance.
Venue and Location: Studio Grand Oakland at 3234 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
Class this Sunday 1/18 at 11:30 am. Then we start in February with our Intermediate class 2/1 11:30am and our Beginner class 2/1 1pm, drop ins welcome at any time to beginner class! De Santurce a la Bahia, La Bomba es Vida!
Ongoing Class
Sundays
Intermediate // 11:30am - 12:30pm
Beginning // 1-2pm
(There will be no class on Sunday, January 25th)
// Beginning //
(1-2pm)
Drop In - $13 (Individual Class)
4 classes - $44 (To be used within 4 months)
10 classes - $100 (To be used within 4 months)
Full Semester [18 classes] - $200 (To be used by June 2015)
// Intermediate //*
(11:30am-12:30pm)
$220 for Full Semester [18 classes - Feb. 2nd thru June 2015]
Can be paid in up to 3 installments
*No drop-ins for this class. There is a class size limit. Register early to secure your spot!
To Register:
In-Person: We will be registering participants for the Intermediate Class in-person on Sunday, January 18th, at Studio Grand starting at 11am (before the 11:30am class). For the Intermediate class, there is a class size limit and registration will be on first come first serve basis. Students invited by Maestra Julia Cepeda, will be given priority. For the Intermediate class, we ask that students sign up for the full semester. No drop-ins are allowed for the Intermediate class as the curriculum for this class builds on itself.
If you cannot make it to register in-person, please contact us by email at julia.cepeda.m@gmail.com or by phone at (787) 513-2108 or (510) 224-6692.
Class Overview and Descriptions:
Puerto Rican Bomba, as we know it today, was born on the sugar cane plantations of the Island. It’s the popular response formed in music and dance to the aristocracy. Through the rhythms, happiness, faith, suffering, and daily events were communicated through the Tradition. The Tradition was born on the coasts of Puerto Rico and, on the coasts, is where it’s said to sound best. The barriles (Bomba drums) or las Bombas is where the name for Bomba came from. “In Bomba, there are three or more buleadores (rhythm drums/drummers) and only one primo or subidor (lead drummer),” as told by Rafael Cepeda Atiles, El Patriarca de la Bomba (known as the Patriarch of Bomba).
Beginner Class:
At each class, participants will have the opportunity to learn the three basic rhythms of Bomba – Yubá, Sicá, and Holandés - along with the variations within these rhythms.
Participants will be able to:
- identify the various instruments used in Bomba;
- understand the language of the Bomba drum;
- do the paseo or walk through the Batey (Bomba dance platform);
- gain an understanding of the dynamic between the dancer and the lead drummer; and
- understand the timing to use as a Bomba dancer.
*As students progress in their understanding of the three basic rhythms, additional Bomba rhythms will be taught.
Intermediate Class: This class will be tailored to each dancer’s needs in order to take them to the next level of skill and style as a Bomba dancer in the Santurce style of Bomba. There will be a focus on Paseo, Postura, interpretation of piquetes and much more. This class will also involve some lectures and group discussion regarding the history and other key elements of Bomba.
Bomba Liberte
Bomba Liberté w/ Jade Power Sotomayor will be hosting a six-week dance class at the Centro in Balboa Park 11am-12pm. Come learn the basics of Afro-Puerto Rican bomba dance rhythms, practice your piquetes, sing coros and enjoy live drumming! CONNECT: to your body, to your community and to the important history of this traditional music and dance genre!
Centro Cultural de la Raza
2004 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101
To sign up for the class go to the event page:
Contact Bomba Liberte at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bomba-Liberté/152835674817718
Chicago Bomba Classes
AfriCaribe
AfriCaribe is a major force behind teaching Bomba and Plena to the Puerto Rican community in Chicagoland, on a regular basis they hold classes, workshops and jam sessions.
Contact: Africaribe Cultural Center
2547 W. Division St, Chicago, IL
Phone: (773) 879- 2123
Email: info@africaribe.net
It's time again for AfriCaribe Music and Dance Academy. Join us for 8 weeks of Music, Dance, Drumming and Singing. (Winter 2015)
Bomba dance classes with Ivelisse Diaz
Class Schedule:
Every Wednesday (Intermediate) : From 6-7pm
April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, May 7th!
Every Thursday (Beginners): From 6-7pm
April 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, May 1st and 8th!
Come and join in a 6 week course of Bomba dancing!!! I am excited to teach a semester of classes open to both Women and Men! and Children 10 and up! I will be offering Beginners and Intermediate class.
Beginners Bomba will be focusing on Sica, Yuba and Cuembe! Style, timing,variations and history
Intermediate Bomba will be focusing on Holande and Seis while also reviewing Sica, Yuba and Cuembe! Beginner Solos! Style, timing & variations
Every class will end with a ten minute bombazo style to close each class! Classes are fun! You will learn songs aside from dancing as well.
Reserve your spot I promise you won't regret it! QUE VIVA LA CULTURAAAAA!!! BOMBA!!!
I have 15 spots available! Fee is $50 for adults
Students 14 and under will be $35
Venue and Location: Boys and Girls Club at 1214 N Washtenaw Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
For information on this class go to https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=482190275240526
Colorado
Barrio E (Boulder, Colorado)
Barrio E offers Bomba percussion and dance classes to kids, teenagers, adults and seniors. For pricing and class information contact Barrio E at www.barrioe.org and barrioe@barrioe.org.
Barrio E also has a performance group called Barrio E'nsemble, you can audition to join this group.
Learn Puerto Rican Bomba - Caribbean Rhythms with Barrio e' at The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder CO. Register Today.
Barrio E' fosters cultural diversity in the arts in Colorado. www.barrioe.org
Disciplines: Music - Percussion - Bomba Drums; Dance Technique and Song
Learn a new Rhythm every Tuesday: Starting June 3-Aug 5, 2014.
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Kids Class
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Teens, Adults and Seniors Class
Venue and Location: The Dairy Center for the Arts at 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302
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Connecticut ("CT")
Try contacting Flechas CT at FlechasCT.org, they hold the annual Fiestas de Loiza in CT every year and list a dance troupe called Folkolic Bohio Dance Troupe. Their website mentions that they hold workshops it doesn't say if the are Bomba and Plena workshops. Contact this org at (203) 589-5423 an see if they can tell you about Bomba and Plena classes in CT.
Another idea is to contact a drum maker named Carlos Cruz listed, he's listed on the drum maker page and he lives in CT he may know the right people or may he may even give private lessons himself.
Yoruba 2 and Lydia Perez of Rhode Island do conduct workshops in CT, but these are mostly held in the public school system.
Another option is to drive or take a train into NYC its a short drive to Manhattan from southwest CT and Metro North has a station right at the northern tip of Spanish Harlem on 125 Street in Manhattan. I think CT Bomberos have plenty of options for instruction if they are willing to come into NYC.
Florida
There are Bomba and Plena groups in Florida. If you want to share info on classes being held in Florida email me at eastriverbomba@gmail.com.
Tampa, FL
"Bomba Body Dance Classes In Tampa, FL" by Jessica Albino, holds classes on a regular basis you will want to go to her Facebook page at Jessica D Albino for current updates.
Bomba Body Dance Classes
Bomba is a fun and energetic cardio workout that works your entire body. You'll learn cool dance moves as well as Puerto Rican folkloric dance. Be introduced to rhythms from different regions of the island of Puerto Rico.We'll dance to traditional Afro-Caribbean music as well as contemporary. The moves are easy to learn and the choreography is fun and upbeat.
Classes are sure to improve your Cardiovascular Endurance, Coordination, Stress Reduction, Flexibility, and Rhythm
Bomberos are always welcomed! (drummers are wanted) Please share your talents with these dedicated students!
For more information go Jessica D Albino's Facebook page for updates on Bomba Body Dance classes.
New Jersey Bomba Classes
Jersey City
In anticipation of the SPRING EQUINOX, Join us for AFRO CARIBBEAN DANCE in Jersey City | 4 Weeks/2 classes BackToBack/
3 Hour Intensives Rumba from Cuba with Yesenia Selier & Bomba from Puerto Rico with Cynthia Renta
Date and Time Every Sunday March 9th to 30th - 2 to 5pm (Rumba 2-3:30pm and Bomba 3:30-5pm)
Venue and Location: Caribbean Soul Dance Studio 682 Summit Ave Jersey City, NJ
Pricing: Early Bird Special Ends March 5th | Rumba OR Bomba Course • 4 Classes • $50 | Both Courses • 8 Classes • $70 | DropIn $15
| For Men and Women | Social Dance • technique • advances skirt technique and footwork • fundamentals • styling • open level |
Info and Paypal: Ladylorearts@gmail.com
Raices Cultural Center
Raícitas "Little Roots" Youth Program
Children's Dance Classes
Discover the rich history of Afro-Caribbean music & dance!
Dance to the rhythm of live drums!
Explore the roots of a wide range of cultures!
Students will study the dance, cultural history, rhythms and songs of Caribbean folkloric dance. All students should wear loose clothing & girls should bring a long, wide skirt or wide scarf. Beginners welcome and invited!
Every Tuesday evening beginning June 4
6:30-7:15pmDrop in: $12 per class
4-Class Cycle: $40
Please call or email to register or register online for June classes by Monday, June 3, as classes will only be held with four or more pre-registered students.
732-236-7618 or 908-227-5671
raices@raicesculturalcenter.org
Or click here to register online
In the Cave
at the Reformed Church of Highland Park
19-21 S. 2nd Ave.
Highland Park, NJ 08904
Please invite your friends and help spread the word!
http://www.raicesculturalcenter.org/2013_raicitas_dance_classes.html
Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center
Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center will have dance and drum class starting April 4 to June 15 at the Cobra Fencing Club (629 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ) on Fridays from 7-9 pm and Sundays from 2-3 pm (dance) and 3-4 pm (drum).
For more information contact nhernandez89@gmail.com or call SQFC at (201) 420-6332
New York Bomba Classes
(Bronx Bomba classes)
Bomba Works
Bomba Works drumming and dance classes are below:
Classes held on Sundays
Location: El Fogon Center for the Arts, 989 Home Street, Bronx, NY 10459
Bomba dance class at 1pm, $10
Bomba percussion class at 2:30 pm, $10 - loaner drums are available
Bomba percussion class at 2:30 pm, $10 - loaner drums are available
Plena percussion class at 3:30 pm
For info call (646) 509-1219 or email: Bombaworks@gmail.com
SACA LA NEGRA A PASEAR (last held in 2013) - Dance workshops by Yelimara Concepcion Santos
SACA LA NEGRA A PASEAR... is a series of three workshops dedicated to provide a safe space for community and individual expression through dance. This time, Saca la negra a pasear, will have the intention to introduce the dance, dynamics, history, music, and culture of Bomba with a touch of self-awareness, enhancing physical, emotional and social expression. Each one of the workshops will be focused on a different set of tools to conduce the dancer through a journey of integration and empowerment.
Contact:
aramiley@gmail.com
Bombazo Dance Co.
BOMBAZO Dance Co Workshops are held every few months, sometimes they are held free of charge. Usually the dancing is lead by Bomba dancer Milteri Tucker.
Contact Bombazo at bombazodanceco@gmail.com or visit them at www.bombazodanceco.com
See you there! LET'S MAKE THAT DRUM TALK!™
(Manhattan Bomba classes)
Bomba Yo
Contact: Bomba Yo is ran by Jose Ortiz aka Dr. Drum who may be reached at www.bombayo.org.
Jose has currently discontinued this class for more info on future classes go to his website listed above.
Los Pleneros de la 21
Los Pleneros de la 21's popular Bomba & Plena Adult Workshops (the adult component of the BPCW Community Worshkops) continues with it's 2nd cycle of classes, featuring 6 Saturdays of Plena percussion and Bomba dance!
PLUS, to help you get ready for the holiday season, the percussion classes will focus on tradiciones de PARRANDA, plenas, aguinaldos y mas! So get your panderos, your guicharos, claves y campanas to get it started for this festive period....by the end of the 6 classes you will have all you need to receive or give a surprise parranda! Not to mention, you'll also have your own cancionero ready to go! All parranda sessions will be offered by Juan J Gutierrez. Dance classes will continue with dynamic, intensive and deep explorations of Bomba dancing provided by Julia Gutierrez-Rivera and Nelson Matthew Gonzalez The 2nd cycle of the Bomba & Plena Adult Workshops run as follows, 11:00-12:30 -- PLENA AND PARRANDA PERCUSSION 12:45-2:30 -- BOMBA DANCING on the following Saturdays Dec 6th Dec 13 Dec 20 Jan 10 Jan 17 Jan 24 AND! it's affordable, each drum or dance class is only $15. Want both? Take the drum and the dance class on a Saturday for only $25 - that's three hours of incomparable and invaluable classes for less than $10 an hour! Julia de Burgos Center 1680 Lexington Avenue, El Barrio 10029 Walk-ins are welcomed, just come prepared with your holiday spirit!!!!! For more information: 212-427-5221 pleneros21@gmail.com The Bomba & Plena Community Workshops' Adults classes are part of Los Pleneros de la 21's Bomba & Plena for All programs and are made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and the offices of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Jorge Vazquez (Bomba private lessons instructor) - New York City
Jorge is a multitalented individual he makes instruments, has a professional photography career going strong and is on the verge of releasing a Bomba educational cd. Jorge has a special gift for teaching Bomba, so much so that at he is the director Los Pleneros de la 21's children's Bomba and Plena Workshop. Jorge is known for having a very clean sound due to his nearly flawless technique. His Bomba and Plena experience goes back some 20 years now.
To contact Jorge email him at contact@ JorgeVazquezPhotography.com or jvazquez25@facebook.com
(Lower Eastside Manhattan) The Loisaida Center
Class: Taller de Plena Mayaguezana - Mayaguez Plena Workshop
Date and Time: Every Saturday of February and March at 12pm. 8 classes - $200 Taught by Rick Santiago Small group. Limited seats. First come, first served.
Venue and Location: Loisaida Center at 710 East 9th Street
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY here: info@loisaida.org - 646-388-1857
Full registration fee due at first class. (Upstate New York) Syracuse Bomba classes
La Casita Cultural Center
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La Casita's Bomba y Plena classes meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. The workshops are intergenerational, bringing together children, youth, and adults, even from the same family. New classes begin in January 2013 and will continue through June 2013.
Throughout the workshops, participants learn about bomba and plena rhythms, through dance choreographies and instruments (bongos and pleneras). A major part of bomba and plena is improvisation. Participants are exposed to improvisation techniques and how to express themselves using lyrics, rhythms, and dance. Dancers discover the place bomba and plena has in the Puerto Rican culture. The expression of African Diaspora manifests itself in a various aspects of the culture.
The workshops are led by a community of accomplished teacher-performers, including Luz Encarnacion. Guest dancers from the Syracuse Puerto Rican community also join the class.
Philadelphia Bomba classes
Puerto Rican Institute of Music
Contact: (267) 240-8111, www.ipmuscia.com or ipm.prim@gmail.com or Facebook under Puerto Rican Institute of Music.
Rhode Island/ New England Bomba Classes
Puerto Rican Institute for Arts and Advocacy (PRIAA)
Contact: For class information contact PRIAA at priaayoruba@gmail.com, http://www.priaa-ri.org/
Lydia Perez
Lydia is the founder and CEO of PRIAA, she is available for private lessons by appointment at her studio on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4-6pm. She also teaches in schools in Rhode Island, Springfield, MA and Hartford, CT.
Contact: Lydia may be reached at (401) 737-0751 and at http://yoruba2.webs.com/
Texas Bomba Classes
(Central Texas/Austin, TX)
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance (PRFD) - This group teaches and performs many Puerto Rican folk genres two of those are naturally Bomba and Plena. For now I will avoid trying to explain what they offer and allow you to see for yourself. PRFD's website is massive and functions not only as the group's website, but also as a on-line resource on Puerto Rican folk music and culture in the US.
Contact: For information on classes go to http://www.prfdance.org/perfarts.htm
For more information on the group go to http://www.prfdance.org/mission.htm
(West Texas)
San Antonio, TX
Ballet Folklorico Boriken
This group has put on classes in the past.
Contact: (210) 828-7821
Washington DC/ Maryland/North Virginia Bomba Classes
Maryland
Raices de Borinquen (Hyattsville, MD)
Bomba Dance Workshop by Raíces de Borinquen coming to the Germantown/Frederick area!
Come celebrate the New Year with a new resolution to get to know Afro-Puerto Rican music and culture:
SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2014
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
$15.00 per person (Give someone a Three Kings Day present!)
For adults and children over 10 years of age
(We are planning children’s workshops in 2014)
Skirts will be provided to be shared. Please wear closed shoes with little traction; sneakers are not recommended.
Please respond to this email to reserve a spot. Space is limited. Better yet and to be sure, please send a check to: Raíces de Borinquen PO Box 7298, Hyattsville, MD 20787.
PLACE:
Commotion Dance Studio
13097 Wisteria Drive
Germantown, MD 20874
For more information go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/1444717165756368/
Cultura Plenera/ Los Hijos e' Plena (Baltimore, MD) |
Contact: www.culturaplenera.org (in English) www.culturaplenera.com (in Spanish)
Facebook - Cultura Plenera; email at CulturaPlenera@gmail.com; Telephone: (410) 428-8383 or (410) 262-6246.
Virginia
Semilla Cultural (Fredericksburg, VA)
Take a journey around the island of Pueto Rico to learn the different rhythms, songs and dance styles of Afro-Puerto Rican music! The class will also cover percussion!
Don't miss your chance! Bring your friends!
For more information contact the group at info@semillacultural.org or go to the group's website at http://www.semillacultural.org/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/semillacultural
Semilla Cultural (Fredericksburg, VA)
Take a journey around the island of Pueto Rico to learn the different rhythms, songs and dance styles of Afro-Puerto Rican music! The class will also cover percussion!
Don't miss your chance! Bring your friends!
For more information contact the group at info@semillacultural.org or go to the group's website at http://www.semillacultural.org/ or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/semillacultural
Washington (the state)
Grupo Bayano (Seattle, WA)
This group usually holds classes on Thursdays and is often lead by Master Angel L. Reyes and occasionally by Romain "Ito" Carrillo.
Contact: Sharon at (206) 517-3054 or email: grupobayano@hotmail.com
Classes conducted by Otoqui Reyes Pizarro E, who may be reached at his Facebook page at Otoqui Reyes Pizarro E or through his band Hijos de Aguebana at http://www.hijosdeagueybana.com/ ; https://twitter.com/HijosdAgueybana and https://www.facebook.com/hijos.de.agueybana
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