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FOLKLORIC INSTRUCTORS
SEATTLE
Mark Lilly
Rumba and Orisha Folkloric Dancing
(206) 264-7804
Mark leads Bembe Olele, Afro-Cuban percussion ensemble. He has an incredible voice, is an accomplished percussionist, and takes you to wonderful places with his dancing. Places where there is just you and the drum beat and the Gods...
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Roberto Borrell
Danzon, Cha-Cha-Cha, Son, and Son Montuno
(510)536-6395
kubata@pacbell.net
- STUDY CUBAN POPULAR DANCE with Roberto Borrell, co-director of La Moderna Tradicion. Classes include instruction in authentic Danzón, Cha-Cha-Chá, Son, and Son Montuno.
- Listening and Rhythm classes teach students of all levels to tune in deeply and respond artfully to cues in the music.
- AFRO-CUBAN FOLKLORE DANCE CLASS taught by Roberto Borrell, with drum and vocal accompaniment
Judith Justice
Explore the subtleties of the Cuban Rumba: the erotic playfullness of Guaguanco, the competitive intensity of Columbia, as well as Cuban Carnaval movements including Mozambique, Conga de Comparsa and Kokoye from Cuba's Oriente Province.
e-mail Judith.
She currently teaches Afro-cuban folkloric dance @ Ashkenaz on Saturdays 10:30-Noon. Ashkenaz is located at 1317 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley, CA.
http://afrocubanchops.com/judith.html
Susana Arenas PedrosoJose Francisco Barroso and Silfredo La 'O Viga
Danzon, Cha-Cha-Cha, Mambo, and Son
susanaarenas@hotmail.com
Susana Arenas Pedroso began her artistry in dance at age 12 when she took the opportunity to study at the Casa de la Cultura in Matanzas, Cuba, where she learned cha cha cha, mambo, son, and the national dance of Cuba, danzon. Upon completion of studies in Matanzas, Susana moved to Havana and began dancing professionally with Terra Virgen in 1991 and in 1992 she joined the theater and dance troupe Alafia Ire. She danced with Oched Olorum in 1993, and in 1994 . In 1994, she joined world renowned Compania Folklorica Raices Profundas as a soloist, and has performed and taught in the US and Europe.
Francisco Barroso and Silfredo La 'O Viga
Yoruba, Conga, Rumba, and Afro-Cuban Motions
Rhythm & Motion Dance Center
1133 Mission Street (between 7th & 8th)
(415)621-0643
Email us
http://www.rhythmandmotion.com/descriptions/acuban.html
SANTA MONICA
Lazaro Galarraga
Bata drum workshops
(213)390-paws MAESTRO LAZARO GALARRAGA A native of Havana, Cuba Maestro Galarraga was a founding member of the distinguished Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, and is currently the Folkloric Musical Director of the innovative international organization dedicated to the preservation of percussion, Percussion Artists Workshop (PAWS), in Los Angeles.
PAWS (Percussion Artist's Workshop) Music is an international organization dedicated to providing EDUCATION, CULTURE, and ENTERTAINMENT to the public (and youth in particular), by teaching and performing afro-caribbean percussion, dance, and song in afro-latino traditions.
http://www.pawsmusic.org/flash_intro.html
