Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Atlanta, GA
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
St. Louis, MO
More cities to come!
Classes & Workshops
Salsaton Fusion
Tika Morgan
Oakland, CA
Beg - Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino
Manuel Suarez
San Francisco, CA
Dancehall Groove
Marconi Tsui
San Francisco, CA
Afro House [Beg/Int]
Rae Studios
San Francisco, CA
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.
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.
view moreMeet the Masters
Naomi Diouf
Traditional West African
Tania Santiago
Afro-Brazilian
Susana Arenas
Salsa Rueda, Afro-Cuban
Blanche Brown
Haitian Folkloric
Musicians
Safire L
Traditional West African, Afro-Cuban, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Dancehall, Hip Hop Choreo, Jazz, Afro-Caribbean, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Open Style Choreography, House, Reggaeton, Vogue, Afrobeats, Heels, Turf Dance, Pole Dance, Twerk, Aerial Silks, Acroyoga, Acrobatics, Lindy Hop, Gliding, Waacking, Afro Fusion, Jump Rope Dance, Afro House, Chicago Footwork, Memphis Jookin
Alisco
Traditional West African
Elizabeth Sayre
Afro-Cuban
Dr Eva Silot Bravo
Afro-Cuban, Hip Hop, Zumba, Jazz, Afro-Brazilian, Flamenco, Pilates, Samba de Gafieira, Moving Meditation, Breakdance, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Brazilian Modern, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Urban Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Funk, Brazilian, Bolero, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Caribbean Dance, Cuban Modern, Open Style Choreography, Bossa Nova, Timba, Traditional Yoruba, Carioca Funk, mambo
Viver Brasil
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
Diamano Coura West African Dance Company
Traditional West African
Inessence Dance Co.
Bachata
Duniya Dance & Drum Company
Bhangra, Bollywood, Traditional West African
In Lak’ech Dance Academy
Salsa, Bachata, Latin Dance
Celebrate the Community
Inayah Baaqee
Traditional West African, Afro-Cuban, Cardio Dance, Dance Fitness, Haitian Folkloric, Samba, Afro-Brazilian, Afro Dance, Traditional Congolese
Chima Obasi
Afro-Cuban, Hip Hop, House, Modern, Zumba, Dancehall, Jazz, Dance Fitness, Contemporary Ballet, Afro Fusion, Salsa, Afro Dance, Ballet, Contemporary, Afrobeats, Flamenco, Contact Improvisation, Breakdance, Popping, Locking, Stripper Dance, Kizomba, Ballroom , Afro Contemporary, Urban Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Sassy Jazz, Latin Dance, Waltz, Salsa on 2
Andreina Maldonado
Traditional West African, Caribbean Dance
Kim Petersen
Traditional West African, Hip Hop, Jazz, Music Video Choreo, Dance Fitness, Hip Hop Choreo, Open Style Choreography, Tap, Street Jazz