Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
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
Armando Ibarra
Benjamin Stephon Jarne Roberts
Traditional West African
Frankie Malloy
Traditional West African, Hip Hop, House, Afro-Cuban, Afrobeats, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Afro Contemporary, Urban Jazz, Afro Dance, Hip Hop Choreo, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Mande Rhythms, Amapiano, Djembe, South African (Zulu), Traditional Guinea, Ballet Style West African Dance
Safire L
Traditional West African, Contemporary, Jazz, Aerial Silks, Acrobatics, Hip Hop, Dancehall, House, Afro-Cuban, Afrobeats, Afro-Caribbean, Afro Dance, Hip Hop Choreo, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Reggaeton, Vogue, Heels, Turf Dance, Pole Dance, Twerk, Acroyoga, Lindy Hop, Gliding, Street Jazz, Waacking, Open Style Choreography, Jump Rope Dance, Chicago Footwork, Memphis Jookin
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
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Naomi Diouf
Traditional West African
Kati Hernandez
Afro-Cuban, Afro Contemporary, Salsa, Salsa Rueda, Contemporary, Jazz, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Cuban Modern
Kody Kitchens
Haitian Folkloric, Tap, Traditional West African, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Afro Contemporary, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Afro Dance, Traditional Yoruba, Salsa, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Caribbean Dance, Afro House, Mande Rhythms, Sabar, Traditional Serer, Amapiano, Djembe, Sabar-Serer, Kutiro, Balant
Taraneh Sarrafzadeh
Afro-Brazilian, Belly Dance, Pole Dance, Afro Contemporary, Contemporary, Hip Hop, House, Modern, Popping, Ballet, Contact Improvisation, Aerial Silks, Gaga, Contemporary Ballet, Aerial, Contemporary Improvisation, Symbology of Orixas, Persian Classical