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REVIEW Yuli – The Carlos Acosta Story

By Ana Young 12 April, 2019

For those not familiar, Carlos Acosta, born in Cuba in ’73 into an impoverished family, is one of the most... Read Article

Talking Tinsel People and Dance with Helado Negro

By Gina Vergel 26 July, 2015

Tinsel people started dancing around Helado Negro‘s Twitter timeline (and stage shows) about a year ago and it’s something we just... Read Article

REVIEW Batida

By Zach Bezold 10 April, 2012

Electrifying the global dance scene, Batida incorporates traditional Angolan rhythms with modern electronic beats. Angolan / Portuguese DJ Mpula aka... Read Article

Colombia’s Ballet Folklórico de Antioquia in NYC

By Rebecca Alper 29 February, 2012

Ballet Folklórico groups have sprung up all over Central and South America in the 60 years since Mexican choreographer Amalia Hernandez founded... Read Article

Brazil!Brazil! at the Southbank

By Russ Slater 09 July, 2010

Brazil!Brazil!‘s one hour duration is packed with music, dance, and good old-fashioned showmanship. They attempt to cover some of Brazil’s... Read Article

If Fred Astaire Got Grit and Was Swept Up by Cuban Orishas… Max Pollak Taps the Fourth Dimension of Rumba

By S&C Team 07 May, 2010

Dancer and percussionist Max Pollak has performed for Fidel Castro one night and rural Cuban sugar workers the next. He... Read Article