Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Fremont, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis, MN
New York, NY
Oakland, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Seattle, WA
St. Louis, MO
More cities to come!
Classes & Workshops
Samba Reggae
Samba Reggae is a music and dance genre created in Salvador, Bahia by Afro-Brazilians during the 1970s. It arose in the context of the Black Pride Movement (Movimento Negro) in response to Black Brazilians not being allowed to participate in the Rio samba schools and parades. A mixture of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae, Samba Reggae music and dance was born.
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Musicians
Frankie Malloy
Afro-Cuban, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Choreo, House, Afrobeats, Traditional West African, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Afro Contemporary, Urban Jazz, Afro Dance, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Mande Rhythms, Amapiano, Djembe, South African (Zulu), Traditional Guinean, Ballet Style West African Dance
Colette Eloi
Contemporary, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Cuban Folkloric, Jazz, Salsa, Haitian Folkloric, Modern, Salsa Rueda, Barre, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Rasa Vitalia
Afro-Cuban, Dancehall, Caribbean Dance, Afro-Caribbean, Zumba, Afro-Brazilian, Samba de Gafieira, Brazilian, Bolero, Timba, Mambo, Salsa, Cardio Dance, Samba, Bhangra, Salsa Rueda, Reggaeton, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Belly Dance, Forró, Sensual, Burlesque, Punta, Cumbia, Merengue, Bomba, Latin Dance, Salsa on 2, Soca
Armando Ibarra
los angeles, CA, USA
Viver Brasil, a Los Angeles based company founded in 1997 under the artistic direction of Linda Yudin and Luiz Badaró, captivates audiences with its irrepressible blend of bold Afro-Brazilian dance theater and exuberant physicality, power, and passion drawn from orixa movement and rhythms, samba, forró, dança afro and bloco afro styles.
view moreViver Brasil, a Los Angeles based company founded in 1997 under the artistic direction of Linda Yudin and Luiz Badaró, captivates audiences with its irrepressible blend of bold Afro-Brazilian dance theater and exuberant physicality, power, and passion drawn from orixa movement and rhythms, samba, forró, dança afro and bloco afro styles.
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Dance Companies
Puro Fuego Salsa Team
Salsa
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Modern, Hip Hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Pilates, Yoga, Strength & Conditioning, Afro Dance, Contemporary Ballet, Philippine / Filipino Folkloric, Katherine Dunham Technique, Somatics, Silvestre Technique, Contemporary Fusion
Rising Rhythm
Hip Hop Choreo, Latin Dance, Cuban Dance
Ballet Folklorico Reflejos de Mexico
Mexican Folkloric
Celebrate the Community
P West
Modern, Cuban Modern, Dance Theatre, Contemporary Improvisation
Danielle Ancin
Afro-Cuban, Modern, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Tap, Burlesque, Brazilian Modern, Cuban Modern, Horton
Sara Colitz
Afro-Cuban, Traditional West African, Modern, Contact Improvisation, Stripper Dance, Sassy Jazz, Experiential Practice, Haitian Folkloric, Release Technique, Afro-Brazilian, Sensual, Twerk
Edwin Veltman
House, Salsa, Salsa Rueda, Contemporary, Samba, Hip Hop Choreo, Hip Hop, Modern, Jazz, Breaking, Jazz Funk, Reggaeton, West Coast Swing