Bailes de las Montañas (Seis)
Bomba
Taino
Plena
(Spanish)
History of Puerto Rican Music & Dance
Bailes de Salon (Danza)
Puerto Rico has a rich culture whose origins can be traced back
to native Taino, Spanish and West African roots.
As we teach the traditional music and dances of the Puerto Rico,
we also teach the history and cultural significance behind them.
PRFDance Founding Director,
Dr. Ana María Tekina-eirú Maynard
has written many short articles for her cultural center students
so that they can get to know the richness of our Puerto Rican heritage.
We have posted our short articles here, and included references and links
to our carefully documented research, to serve our world-wide-web community.
Linked to the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture as an
English-language educational resource, our website
receives over 2000 weekly world-wide visitors, students, educators, and
organizations seeking information on Puerto Rico's cultural traditions and
history.
To learn more, subscribe to our newsletter
"Ritmo y Cultura"
which features articles on culture and history!
References and Resources
**Original Quote,
"Puerto Rico nacio bailando...y siempre ha vivido bailando."
From Cesareo Rosa-Nieves,
"Apuntes sobre los bailes in Puerto Rico," Historia 1/2 (October 1951), p. 191 and
Cesareo Rosa-Nieves, "Voz Folklorica de Puerto Rico", Troutman Press 1967,
p. 83.
For more information:
Dr. Ana María Tekina-eirú Maynard
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702-3740 (Map & Directions)
Mailing Address: 15228 Quiet Pond Court, Austin TX 78728-4555
Phone: +1.512.251.8122
Email: dance@prfdance.org
Web: www.prfdance.org
Please do not take (or link to) our photos, graphics or text, without our permission.
Using our photos/materials without telling people who we are is not very
nice and breaks the Copyright law!
Please read how you can use our website resources
correctly.
Copyright ©1997-2009 Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, Inc. All rights
reserved. Terms of use.