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
Ashley Foston
Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Hip Hop, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo
Colette Eloi
Salsa, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Cuban Folkloric, Salsa Rueda, Haitian Folkloric, Barre, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Rasa Vitalia
Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Dancehall, Caribbean Dance, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Bhangra, Afro-Brazilian, Salsa Rueda, Reggaeton, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Samba, Belly Dance, Samba de Gafieira, Forró, Sensual, Burlesque, Brazilian, Bolero, Punta, Bomba, Latin Dance, Timba, Salsa on 2, Soca, Mambo
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
Celebrate the Community
Nancy Tubbs
Hip Hop, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Belly Dance, Cardio Dance, Bhangra, Modern, Ballet, Tap, Flamenco, Ballroom
Carla Service
Hip Hop, Salsa, Music Video Choreo, Jazz Funk, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, Open Style Choreography
LakishA Jones
Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Haitian Folkloric, Afrobeats, Traditional West African, Afro-Brazilian, Belly Dance, Sensual, Kizomba, Twerk, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Peruvian, Cuban Folkloric, Afro Contemporary, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Brazilian, Caribbean Dance
Lea Rygg
Hip Hop, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Afrobeats, Belly Dance, Sensual, Barre, West Coast Swing, Pole Dance, Burlesque, Aerial Silks, Modern, Stripper Dance, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyra / Aerial Hoop, Aerial Straps, Trapeze, Flexibility & Contortion, Circus Conditioning, Acroyoga, Acrobatics, Aerial Conditioning, Trampoline, Chinese Pole, Rope, Afro Dance, Contemporary Ballet, Aerial