Columbia University
New York, NY
presents in collaboration with DFA

Shall We Dance?
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A free series

Friday, June 13, 2008, 6:30pm
Dance Style: Afro-Brazilian and Samba
Instructor: Quenia Ribeiro w/ Live Drumming
Afro-Reggae: No Motive Explains War

Friday, June 27, 2008, 6:30pm
Dance Style: Bomba
Instructor: Alexander Lasalle of the group, Alma Moyo
Film: BOMBA: DANCING THE DRUM (56M)
Summary: 2001 documentary about the legendary Cepeda family, known as the patriarch family of bomba, and their struggle to keep the bomba tradition alive in Puerto Rico. Bomba is Puerto Rico's richest musical expression of its African heritage. Now being celebrated in “Puerto Rican Music Roots and Beyond” supported in part by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and the National Endowment for the Arts.For additional information about Bomba, visit the site of William Cepeda:

Thursday, July 24, 2008, 6:30pm
Dance Style: Hip-Hop
Instructor: Buddha Stretch
Film: FROM MAMBO TO HIP HOP (55M)
Summary: 2006 documentary by Henry Chalfant tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York Latin music sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm. Depicting two different styles of music that were nurtured in the neighborhood (mambo) and born there (hip hop), the film shows how members of this Bronx community, especially Puerto Ricans, influenced and were inspired by them.

SHALL WE DANCE is a project conceived and arranged by Lamar Lovelace, Columbia University Office of Government and Community Affairs
535 W. 116th Street, 302 Low Library, New York, New York 10027
P: 212-854-2828

This program was made possible with the support of DFA supported by The National Endowment for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the members of DFA, and the Susan Braun Trust.

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