Africa In America presents
African Diasporic Music & Dance
Locations
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Chicago, IL
Fremont, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN
New York, NY
Oakland, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Seattle, WA
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
Rasa Vitalia
Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Dancehall, Caribbean Dance, Afro-Cuban, Zumba, Afro-Brazilian, Samba de Gafieira, Afro-Caribbean, Brazilian, Bolero, Timba, Mambo, Cardio Dance, Samba, Bhangra, Sensual, Salsa Rueda, Reggaeton, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Belly Dance, Forró, Burlesque, Punta, Bomba, Latin Dance, Salsa on 2, Soca
EDDIE WILLIAMS
Brazilian Modern, Music Video Choreo, Waltz, Bone Breaking
Jayme Winell
Salsa, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Aerial Silks, Acrobatics, Rope, Experiential Practice, Contemporary Jazz, Cumbia, Merengue, Contemporary Ballet
Dr Eva Silot Bravo
Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Hip Hop, Caribbean Dance, Afro-Cuban, Zumba, Afro-Brazilian, Flamenco, Pilates, Samba de Gafieira, Moving Meditation, Breaking, Afro-Caribbean, Cuban Folkloric, Brazilian Modern, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Urban Jazz, Jazz Funk, Brazilian, Bolero, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Cuban Modern, Open Style Choreography, Bossa Nova, Timba, Traditional Yoruba, Carioca Funk, Mambo
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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Jen Heeter
Modern, Contemporary, Samba, Release Technique, Afro-Brazilian, Brazilian Modern, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz Funk, Brazilian, Cuban Modern
Mitzi Ulloa
Afro-Cuban
Leah Anne Whitson
Afro-Cuban, Modern, Afro-Brazilian, Hip Hop, Afro Contemporary, Zumba, Hip Hop Choreo, Cardio Dance, Afrobeats, Traditional West African, Hula, Afro-Caribbean, Dance Fitness, Afro Dance, Bollywood, Music Video Choreo, Rollerdance, New Style Hustle, Jump Rope Dance, Strength & Mobility
Edwin Veltman
Modern, Contemporary, Samba, Jazz Funk, Hip Hop, Salsa, Salsa Rueda, Reggaeton, Jazz, House, Breaking, West Coast Swing, Hip Hop Choreo