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, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Modern, Bhangra, Contact Improvisation, Trapeze, Experiential Practice, Gaga, West Coast Swing, Traditional Congolese, Step Dance, Traditional Ghanaian
Colette Eloi
Salsa Rueda, Contemporary, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Jazz, Cuban Folkloric, Modern, Salsa, Haitian Folkloric, Barre, Strength & Mobility, Katherine Dunham Technique
Armando Ibarra
Dr Eva Silot Bravo
Hip Hop, 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, Caribbean Dance, 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 Chou
Afro-Cuban, Hip Hop, Afro-Brazilian, Tahitian, Salsa, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Pilates, Ballet, Hula, New Style Hustle, Polynesian
Daktari Shari Hicks
Afro-Cuban
Rajvi Dedhia
Hip Hop, Bollywood, Salsa, Dance Fitness, Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Barre, Contemporary Ballet, Garba Raas
April Axé Charmaine
Musical Theatre, Afro Fusion, Choreography, Conscious Dance, Performance Art, 5Rhythms, Symbology of Orixas