Afro-Colombian Moves

Get your blood pumping, sweat together while apart, connect to our ancestors, and experience the joy of dancing through the rhythmic beat of the drums. This intergenerational Afro-Colombian dance class offers a mix of rhythms and movements influenced by the diaspora and migration of Africans in the Pacific and Caribbean regions of Colombia.
From the elegant slow and ritualistic gestures of Cumbia, Bullerengue and Currulao, and the fast, free and frenetic moves of Mapalé and Garabato, to dances evolving from these traditions like Champeta and Merecumbé, performed popularly at Carnaval and other parades, LEIMAY AFRO-COLOMBIAN MOVES FOR ALL takes us through a cultural journey reclaiming the excitement and pleasure of being in our bodies while creating a connection with others despite physical distance and current isolation.