Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Workshop

7 East Old Street,Petersburg VA 23803

13 November, 2021

Description

Learn the fundamentals of Puerto Rican bomba dance! Have fun and sweat while you learn bomba rhythms, basic steps, piquetes & history! Learn the fundamentals of Puerto Rican bomba dance with us! Have fun and sweat while you learn bomba rhythms, basic steps, piquetes, regional characteristics and history, with live drums! Saturday, November 13th, 2021 From 10am to 12pm U.S. Eastern Time Masks required. Limited spaces available! Skirts are not required, but you are welcome to use your own long, full circle skirt or scarf. Watch this video to learn more about bomba, and our organization: https://www.facebook.com/centropr/videos/10154527959564827/ For more information, email us: [email protected] and don't forget to invite your friends! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok: @semillacultural Twiter @semillacultura1 *This event is partially supported by the Creative Communities Partnership Grant from the Fredericksburg Arts Commission. Semilla Cultural is a grassroots organization dedicated to preserving and disseminating the traditional Afro-Puerto Rican dance and music genre of bomba through classes, workshops, seminars, performances, and other community events. Bomba is percussion-driven, consisting of drums (called bombas or barriles), a pair of sticks, called cuá, and one maraca. In bomba, the dancer takes a major role as the main drummer (called primo or subidor) follows the dancer’s improvised movements, or piquetes, simultaneously.