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
Kosi Williams
Hip Hop, Contemporary, Dancehall, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, Contemporary Ballet, House, Vogue, Heels, Twerk, Lindy Hop, Afro Dance, Street Jazz, Afro Fusion, Afro House, Salsa, Music Video Choreo, Krump, Sensual, Jazz Funk, Traditional Congolese, Ndombolo, Coupé-décalé, Step Dance, Mande Rhythms, Sabar, Djembe, Sabar-Serer, Kutiro, Traditional Guinean
Benjamin Stephon Jarne Roberts
Traditional West African
Ashley Foston
Hip Hop, Contemporary, Dancehall, Dance Fitness, Pop, Hip Hop Choreo, Contemporary Ballet
Richmond Wiggins
Traditional West African
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
Motion Arts Center
Modern, Hip Hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Latin Fusion, Argentine Tango, Bachata, Latin Dance, Salsa, Bollywood, K-Pop, Heels, Barre, Strength & Conditioning, Contemporary Jazz, West Coast Swing, Dance Fitness, Jazz Funk, Cumbia, Merengue, Hip Hop Choreo, Street Jazz, Musical Theatre, Salsa on 2, Strength & Mobility, BollyX, Musical Theatre Jazz, Latin Jazz, Contemporary Fusion
Ballet Folklorico de Stanford
Mexican Folkloric
Behold Dance Collective
Bay Area Dance Week
Modern, Cuban Folkloric, Afro-Cuban, Mexican Folkloric, Hip Hop, Haitian Folkloric, Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Bhangra, Latin Fusion, Traditional West African, Belly Dance, Hula, Contact Improvisation, Argentine Tango, Salsa Suelta / Loose Salsa, Bachata, Ballroom , Afro Contemporary, Afro-Cuban-Haitian, Contemporary Ballet, Bharatanatyam, Indian Classical, Latin Dance, Traditional Congolese, Kathak, Tahitian, Afro Fusion, Afrobeat
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Lauren Peterson
Salsa, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Dancehall, Latin Fusion, Afrobeats, Pilates, Music Video Choreo, Twerk, Dance Fitness
Nancy Brunn
Salsa, Cardio Dance, Zumba, Latin Fusion, Dance Fitness, Argentine Tango, Bhangra, Bollywood, Strength & Mobility, Rhythm & Motion, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, BollyX, Katherine Dunham Technique
EDDIE WILLIAMS
Music Video Choreo, Waltz, Brazilian Modern, Bone Breaking
Mitzi Ulloa
Afro-Cuban