Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Atlanta, GA
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
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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Ting Maquinta
Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Contemporary Ballet, Hip Hop, Afrobeats, Ballet, K-Pop, Philippine / Filipino Folkloric, Majorette, Contemporary Fusion
Ashley Foston
Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Hip Hop, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Pop, Caribbean Dance
Jayme Winell
Salsa, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Aerial Silks, Acrobatics, Rope, Experiential Practice, Contemporary Jazz, Cumbia, Merengue, Contemporary Ballet
Frankie Malloy
Hip Hop, Hip Hop Choreo, House, Afro-Cuban, 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
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
Kaila Feldpausch
Ballet
Ann rothblatt
Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary Ballet, Jazz Funk, Ballroom , West Coast Swing, Open Style Choreography, Waltz
Michael Montgomery
Ballet
KJ Dahlaw
Modern, Contemporary, Release Technique, Contact Improvisation, Experiential Practice, Contemporary Ballet, Dance Theatre