Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, 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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Armando Ibarra
Colette Eloi
Contemporary, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Jazz, Cuban Folkloric, Salsa, Haitian Folkloric, Modern, Salsa Rueda, Barre, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Dr Eva Silot Bravo
Hip Hop, Caribbean Dance, Afro-Cuban, Zumba, Jazz, Afro-Brazilian, Flamenco, Pilates, Samba de Gafieira, Moving Meditation, Breaking, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Brazilian Modern, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Urban Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Funk, Brazilian, Bolero, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Cuban Modern, Open Style Choreography, Bossa Nova, Timba, Traditional Yoruba, Carioca Funk, Mambo
Ashley Foston
Hip Hop, Contemporary, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, Contemporary Ballet
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
Rae Studios
Jazz, Dance Fitness, Hip Hop Choreo, Cardio Dance, Bollywood, Reggaeton, Contemporary, Zumba, Vogue, K-Pop, Heels, Turf Dance, Barre, Twerk, Strength & Conditioning, Jazz Funk, Pop, Musical Theatre
Dance Mission Theater
Latin Fusion, Dance Fitness, Hip Hop Choreo, Bollywood, Contemporary, Vogue, House, Salsa, Salsa Rueda, Afro-Cuban, Dancehall, Bhangra, Samba, Traditional West African, Samba de Gafieira, Cuban Folkloric, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Bachata
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Modern, Jazz, Contemporary, Strength & Conditioning, Hip Hop, Ballet, Pilates, Yoga, Afro Dance, Contemporary Ballet, Philippine / Filipino Folkloric, Katherine Dunham Technique, Somatics, Silvestre Technique, Contemporary Fusion
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Celebrate the Community
Coralis Ocasio
Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Zumba, Dance Fitness, Cumbia, Latin Dance, Modern, Jazz, Flamenco, Pole Dance, Afro Dance, Merengue
Eric Johnson
Salsa, Acroyoga, Acrobatics, Aerial Conditioning, Trampoline, West Coast Swing, Dance Fitness, Modern, Jazz, Flamenco, Strength & Mobility, Bachata, Ballet, Contemporary, Trapeze, Circus Conditioning, Contemporary Ballet, Polynesian
Alex Early
Hip Hop, Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Cardio Dance, Samba, Brazilian, Barre, Reggaeton, Zumba, Dancehall, Latin Fusion, Afrobeats, Afro-Brazilian, Dance Fitness, Cumbia, Caribbean Dance, Latin Dance, Merengue, Forró, Afro-Caribbean, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Bachata, Brazilian Modern, Punta, Son Jarocho, Bomba, Zapateado, Timba, Soca, Rhythm & Motion
Rhythmix Cultural Works
Hip Hop, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Tahitian, Zumba, Dancehall, Latin Fusion, Afro-Brazilian, Dance Fitness, Cumbia, Caribbean Dance, Modern, Jazz, Flamenco, Haitian Folkloric, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Rhythm & Motion, Contemporary, Polynesian, Belly Dance, Hula, Urban Jazz, Jazz Funk, Pop, Street Jazz, Chinese Folkloric, Cambodian, Persian Classical, Latin Jazz, Contemporary Fusion