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Spanish activists use flamenco to stomp their message to the masses

Nov 11, 2015, 5:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — Spain's most iconic dance form is the flamenco. Instantly recognizable by the dancers' postures, along with its six characteristics: singing (cante), guitar playing (toque), the dance (baile), vocalizations (jaleo), handclapping (palmas) and finger snapping (pitos), the flamenco…

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Dancer Unites Flamenco and Doctors without Borders

Jul 30, 2015, 9:22 AM 0

By Mimi Pollack La Prensa San Diego Dancing flamenco and giving back to others have been part of Sonya Burton’s life since she was a child. These two passions will come together for one evening at The Abbey…

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Mission District’s Bolivian dance group celebrates 15 years

Jun 29, 2015, 11:09 AM 0

By Jenny Manrique Mission Local An award-winning Bolivian folkloric dance group — started in a local high school and nurtured in any rehearsal space it could find — celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend with four programs at the…

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Crowdfunder: Educating Peruvians to their own rich culture

Jun 5, 2015, 9:19 AM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: PUCKLLAS – An alive exposure of Scissors Dance Ana Huerta is photographer and student of anthropology, Ollantay Sanchez is a music student and sound engineer. They are both the founders of the Nuna Collective, and they…

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Baile En La Calle Offers Art, Dance and Solidarity

May 5, 2015, 12:16 PM 0

By Jeanita Lyman Mission Local Choreographers and muralists invested hours of work to make Sunday’s Baile en la Calle event a success that engaged a small crowd in dancing, art, and social justice. “We were here until the sun…

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Crowdfunder: Music and Dance In the Barrio

Oct 13, 2014, 12:09 PM 0

LatinaLista — Campaign: Music and Dance In the Barrio The Floricanto Center for the Performing Arts was originally a furniture factory that has been reclaimed and converted into a community arts space. Nestled in the City Terrace neighborhood of…

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Video: Pablo Neruda’s work, “The Me Bird,” inspires creative short bringing his work to animated life

Oct 10, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda captured the essence of life, love and despair with his words. The famous poet who also served his country as a diplomat was known for his prolific output of poems. Though he…

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Video: Dance competitors make a ‘sport’ out of the samba

Apr 25, 2013, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — There’s samba and then there’s SAMBA! According to Wikipedia: Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia, Brazil, and with its roots in Rio de Janeiro and Africa via the West African slave trade…

Nonprofit

Nonprofit Spotlight: Propelling low-income kids to a successful future from ‘The Wooden Floor’

Feb 8, 2013, 2:50 PM 0

LatinaLista — It started out as an experiment in 1983. Provide a summer ballet pilot class to low-income children in Santa Ana, California as a way for the kids to grow in self-esteem, self-discipline and gain a sense of…