Ballet Manguinhos: Providing Hope and Empowerment in a Rio de Janeiro Favela
Ballet classes in a Rio de Janeiro favela are helping empower a generation of dancers and bring hope to a... Read Article
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REVIEW Yuli – The Carlos Acosta Story
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
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
VIDEO: Zuzuka Poderosa: ‘Seda’
Brazilian carnival may be over, but the absolute fire coming from Brazil-via-Brooklyn’s Zuzuka Poderosa is showing no signs of letting... Read Article
REVIEW Batida
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
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
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
Dancer and percussionist Max Pollak has performed for Fidel Castro one night and rural Cuban sugar workers the next. He... Read Article