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Kings of Salsa bring a Cuban fiesta to San Antonio
Published on 17 Nov, 2011 at 1:19 in Community Stories, Culture, Dance, Music, South | Viewed 88 times | No Comments
By Angela Covo La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO — This Sunday, the exuberant sounds and dance moves of Cuba will grace the Majestic when “The Kings of Salsa,” on tour in the U.S. from Havana, swing into action to share “el sabor de Cuba” with San Antonio. Cuban choreographer Roclan González Chavez explained
Samadhi Hawaii takes dancing to new heights
Published on 20 Oct, 2011 at 0:38 in Community Stories, Culture, Dance, Pacific | Viewed 83 times | No Comments
By Priscilla Cabral-Pérez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The dancers of Samadhi Hawaii will go to great heights to amaze their audience. Their performance at the Hawaii State Museum, Aug. 5, consisted of a colorful and exhilarating celebration of the Hawaiian culture and the jovial spirit of the circus. The dancers showcased their acrobatic
Salsa Dance Club Brings “Pure Flavor” to Campus
Published on 29 Sep, 2011 at 22:41 in Community Stories, Culture, Dance, South | Viewed 65 times | No Comments
By Rachel Giles, Courtesy of The Voyager, University of West Florida La Costa Latina PENSACOLA, FL — “One taste is all it takes” is the spicy slogan for Pura Sabrosura, the University of West Florida salsa club. Pura Sabrosura meets Thursday nights at 7 p.m. in the Green Room Studio in the Health, Sports,
Hawaii Salsa instructor leaves his footprint across Europe and Asia
Published on 14 Jul, 2011 at 22:02 in Community Stories, Culture, Dance, Pacific | Viewed 50 times | No Comments
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Who would have guessed that the current “Global Ambassador of Salsa” – who teaches Salsa in such diverse locales as Copenhagen, China, Hong Kong, Prague, Germany, Hawaii, etc. — would have grown up in the mean streets of the Bronx? But Jerome Ramos, 26,
Spotlight Non-profit: Sharing love of Mexican history and culture one dance at a time
Published on 30 Apr, 2011 at 0:47 in Children, Culture, Dance, Education, Music, Nonprofit | Viewed 101 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, no fiesta is complete without two symbols of Mexican culture — mariachis and folkloric dancers. Swirling bright-colored skirts, whipping braided hair decorated with ribbons while performing quick toe-heel tapping dance steps, folkloric dancers attempt to recreate a little bit of Mexico’s cultural history. The only
Behind the Curtain: Houston Ballet dancer Karina González reveals challenges
By Erika Andrade El Gato HOUSTON — Everyone watched. Her tutu bounced to the rhythm of her tip-toed dance. She could not hear the music over her own heart-pounding but carried on the performance because she had memorized the steps. She could not make out her family in the crowd, but she knew they were
Famed filmmaker preserves Latino culture via a “Latinopia” of videos
Published on 4 Apr, 2011 at 0:37 in Art, Dance, Film, Music, Online, Theater | Viewed 63 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — Jesus Salvador Treviño (no relation to Latina Lista btw) is well known in Hollywood for being a trailblazing Latino filmmaker — he was one of the first to document the Chicano movement in Los Angeles in the 1960s; he directed the first cable TV show targeting the Latino market, Showtime’s “Resurrection Blvd.”; and
Spotlight Non-profit: Utah troupe preserves Latino culture through folkloric dance
LatinaLista — There are several words that can be used to define culture: food, traditions or language. In any of these examples, an explanation or translation is a must to be understood. Yet, one of the most popular forms of “culture” that needs no translations and entertains while educating is folkloric dance. In Utah, where
Puerto Rico: Istanbul felt the Puerto Rican Rhythm
Published on 18 Sep, 2010 at 16:38 in Culture, Dance, Education, Global Views, Linking Latinas, Youth | Viewed 67 times | No Comments
By Natalia A. Bonilla-Berrios LatinaLista ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Probably, people heard them singing or talking out loud in the commons areas after midnight. Or they saw them dancing a couple of salsa steps in almost every corner of the Yildiz University Technical Campus in Istanbul, Turkey, without any particular reason. Either way, it wasn’t long
Spotlight Non-profit: Creating a R. Evolution in giving back to the Latino community
Published on 30 Jul, 2010 at 17:01 in Art, Dance, Education, Nonprofit, Theater, Youth | Viewed 46 times | No Comments
LatinaLista — For anyone who has ever experienced the thrill of being on the receiving end of an audience’s appreciative applause, it’s an experience unlike others. Unfortunately, the rate of Latinos who achieve that kind of stage success is low and so that’s why the mission of R. Evolucion Latina is particularly meaningful. R. Evolucion
