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
Colette Eloi
Salsa, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Salsa Rueda, Haitian Folkloric, Barre, Cuban Folkloric, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Armando Ibarra
Rasa Vitalia
Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Dancehall, Caribbean Dance, Reggaeton, Afro-Caribbean, Sensual, Salsa Rueda, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Bhangra, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Samba, Afro-Brazilian, Belly Dance, Samba de Gafieira, Forró, Burlesque, Brazilian, Bolero, Punta, Bomba, Latin Dance, Timba, Salsa on 2, Soca, Mambo
Kosi Williams
Salsa, Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Hip Hop, Dancehall, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, House, Vogue, Heels, Twerk, Lindy Hop, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Music Video Choreo, Krump, Sensual, Jazz Funk, Traditional Congolese, Ndombolo, Coupé-décalé, Step Dance, Mande Rhythms, Sabar, Djembe, Sabar-Serer, Kutiro, Traditional Guinean
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
Kiki Mendez
Latin Dance, Reggaeton, Contemporary, Bhangra, Bollywood, Latin Fusion, Belly Dance, Heels, Sassy Jazz
Angelica Medina
Salsa, Bachata, Latin Dance
Sarah Goldberg
Afro-Brazilian, Salsa, Latin Dance, Reggaeton, Latin Fusion, Afro-Cuban, Traditional West African, West Coast Swing, Salsa Rueda, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Dancehall, Samba, Afrobeats, Pilates, Barre, Lindy Hop, Dance Fitness, Brazilian, Cumbia, Caribbean Dance, Bossa Nova, Traditional Guinean
Rhodora Javier
Salsa, Latin Dance, Latin Fusion, Belly Dance, Afro-Cuban, West Coast Swing, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Samba, Pilates, Lindy Hop, Cumbia, Hip Hop, Persian Classical, Cha-Cha-Cha, Tap, Flamenco, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Ballroom , Merengue, Waltz, Butoh, Detroit Ballroom (Motown Style)