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
Greacian Goeke
Traditional West African, Afro-Cuban, Modern, Afro-Brazilian, Traditional Ghanaian, Bhangra, Contact Improvisation, Trapeze, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Experiential Practice, Gaga, West Coast Swing, Traditional Congolese, Step Dance
Colette Eloi
Salsa, Haitian Folkloric, Modern, Contemporary, Dance Fitness, Salsa Rueda, Dancehall, Jazz, Barre, Cuban Folkloric, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Richmond Wiggins
Traditional West African
Benjamin Stephon Jarne Roberts
Traditional West African
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
In Lak’ech Dance Academy
Salsa, Bachata, Latin Dance
Rae Studios
Reggaeton, Contemporary, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Bollywood, Jazz, Vogue, K-Pop, Heels, Turf Dance, Barre, Twerk, Strength & Conditioning, Dance Fitness, Jazz Funk, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, Musical Theatre
The C Spot LA
Queerchata
Salsa, Bachata, Reggaeton, Contemporary, Hip Hop
Celebrate the Community
Baba Orum
Hip Hop, Salsa, Breaking, Bachata
pirette mckamey
Afro-Brazilian, Salsa, Reggaeton, Zumba, Samba, Urban Jazz, Street Jazz, Afro Fusion, House, West Coast Swing, Jazz Funk, Salsa Rueda, Afro-Cuban, Cardio Dance, Dancehall, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Afrobeats, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Ballroom , Dance Fitness, Afro Dance, Cumbia, Merengue, Latin Dance, Afro House, Salsa on 2, Strength & Mobility, Rhythm & Motion, Detroit Ballroom (Motown Style)
Samia Sherif
Hip Hop, Salsa, Bachata, Reggaeton, Zumba, Pilates, Heels, Hip Hop Choreo, Kizomba, Twerk, Argentine Tango, Cardio Dance, Latin Fusion, Afrobeats, Dance Fitness, Afro Dance, K-Pop, Barre, Pop, Jump Rope Dance, Step Dance, Cha-Cha-Cha
Aguas Dance Company
Afro-Brazilian