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This page is dedicated to helping the world-wide-web community find places in other cities where they can learn Puerto Rican traditional dance and music, or enjoy performances from groups dedicated to our folklore and traditions. People don't always update us when they "move". You can always Google their names if contact info is out of date.
Puerto Rico in Texas
- Cultural Organizations and other Puerto Rican interests.
Taino - Native Traditions:
PUERTO RICO/BORIKEN:
Concilio Taino Guatu-ma-cu A Boriken
NEW YORK: Concilio Taino in New York, 917-418-9150. Nypueblo@hotmail.com
See
Taino Resources
section of our website for more contacts.
Folkloric Performance Groups & Schools in other Cities
PUERTO RICO:
Escuela de Bomba y Plena de Puerto Rico,
Villa Palmera, PR, Modesto Cepeda, 1-787-728-1096 ó 787-728-6969.
PUERTO RICO:
Guateque Ballet Folklorico de Puerto Rico
, Corozal, PR, Joaquin Nieves, 787-859-8601. Website:
http://guatequepr.com/
PUERTO RICO:
Paracumbe
and La Academia de Paracumbe. Emanuel Dufrasne or Nelie Lebron-Robles, (787) 769-2464, email paracumbe@excite.com, and website
www.paracumbe.org
PUERTO RICO: Hermanos Ayala, Loiza, PR, Raul Ayala, 1-787-876-1130, rayala@caribe.net.
PUERTO RICO:
Gibaro de Puerto Rico
, Eric M. Gonzalez, Director, Puerto Nuevo, PUERTO RICO, (787) 648-1960, info@gibaropr.com,
www.gibarodepr.com
PUERTO RICO: Tata Cepeda, 787-461-2458. She has a facebook page.
PUERTO RICO: Centro Cultural de Morovis,
www.centroculturalmorovis.org
, Dr. Joséu Guillermo (Billy) Torres, President. This is a cultural center.
PUERTO RICO:
Los Tambores de Felix Alduen
. Bomba and Plena from Mayaguez, at the highest level.
PUERTO RICO:
Familia Sanabria
- Four generations of family dedicated to our culture and recognized for their contribution to our Jibaro music traditions.
NEW YORK CITY: Centro Latino Cultural Julia de Burgos, 1680 Lexington Avenue, NYC. The Pleneros de la 21's home for cultural education, including Bomba and Plena workshops (children/adults) and more. For more information, 212-427-5221 or email pleneros21@aol.com. Website coming soon: losplenerosdela21.org.
NEW YORK CITY:
La Casa De La Herencia Cultural Puertorriqueña, Inc.,
NYC, Otilio Diaz, Director, Prof. Hilda Rivera Pantojas, Dance, (212) 722-2600. Workshops in dance, cuatro, and much more!
NEW YORK CITY: Danza Fiesta - Baile y Teatro PuertorriqueñDirector: Gilda Rivera Pantojas. Diversity in Nations for Cultural Education Inc (D.A.N.C.E. INC.), 1408 Commonwealth Ave, Bronx, NY 10472-1806, Website: http://www.DanzaFiesta.org, Webpage: http://www.danzafiesta.org, Email: Info@DanzaFiesta.org
AHA Dance Directory
, website with more dance listings, mostly in New York.
NEW JERSEY: Segunda Quimbamba, JERSEY CITY, NJ, Juan Cartagena, 201.420.6332, quimbambero@hotmail.com. Workshops on dance and music. See website for schedule.
NEW JERSEY:
Raices Cultural Center
, Classes in Puerto Rican, Cuban and Afro Caribbean Dance, Francisco G. Gomez - 908 227 5671, Nicole Wines - 732 236 7618, raices@raicesculturalcenter.org
CHICAGO:
Centro Cultural Segundo Ruiz Belvis,
Chicago, ILL, Eli Samuel Rodriguez, (773) 235-3988, children-adult, beginners-advanced.
CHICAGO:
AfriCaribe
, Tito Rodriguez, 773.879.2123. classes in traditional dance and drumming for all ages.
PHILIDELPHIA: Taller Puertorriqueno, Philidelphia, PA, Carmen Febo (Exec. Director), Iris Rivera (Education Program) (215) 426-3311. Cultural center offers workshops in cultural arts.
Taller Puertorriqueño
PHILIDELPHIA: Tambueno and Philareyto, Philidelphia, PA. Alberto Pagan-Ramirez, Director: 267-240-8111 and Maribel Lozada-Arzuaga, Director: 215-229-1342. Workshops, and performances in Puerto Rican bomba and plena.
OHIO: Ritmo y Raza Dance Co, Cleveland, OH, Gilberto Pena, Director, (216) 772-2563, (216) 533-9977 Ritmo67@aol.com. Dance group as well as on-going classes for the community. Ages: 14-Adult.
DETROIT:
Boricua Soul
Detroit, Michigan, Wendy I. Cuellar Perez, Directora, BoricuaSoul2000@yahoo.com, (313) 399-3253. Bailes folklorico puertorriqueño y moderno latino.
TEXAS: Latinmix Danza Cultura, classes and performances from folklore to ballroom to hip hop, and much more in between! Email: latinmixpr@gmail.com, Phone: 16823670369, Website: http://www.lmdanzaandfood.com
TEXAS: Mi Bohío Puerto Rican Cultural Center, El Paso, Texas, 915-856-9500. With lots of love and pride, this Bohio behind the Director's house offers occassional workshops in Puerto Rican themes. Kids through Adults.
OKLAHOMA: Boriquen, 1005 N. Juniper Ave. MWC, OK 73130, contact Amy Nazario for info, 405-741-7264. Dance group specializes in Bomba and Plena. For all ages, 10 and up.
MASSACHUSSETS: Ballet Folklorico de Celia Ayala, Boston, MA, Celia Ayala of Loiza, Puerto Rico offers workshops. Contact: 617-858-4848 (ballet) ; Tito (Sixto) Ayala, 617-516-7419 (talleres/clases depercussion)
RHODE ISLAND:
Yoruba 2
, Lydia Perez, (401) 737-0751, yorubapr@earthlink.net, or visit their
website.
RHODE ISLAND: Maestro Folklorista Roberto Cepeda, School of Bomba & Plena Roberto Cepeda and Folklore Institute of RI Inc. Email: cepeda_hotline@yahoo.com, Tel: 401-499-0751.
FLORIDA:
Ballet Folclorico de Bomba Y Plena Lanzo
, Orlando, FLA, Ildalia y Miguel Lanzo, (407) 855-0732, bombayplenalanzo@hotmail.com.
FLORIDA:
Ballet Folklorico El Coqui
. They are working to bring back the dance group that existed a few years ago.
FLORIDA:
Latin Music Institute
- music classes in cuatro, percussion and more. Miami, FLA, Zahira Rodriguez, Director, (305) 819-3037.
FLORIDA: "Sembrando Raices," Bomba y Plena youth dance group sponsored by the Central Florida Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Kissimmee. Contact Magali Rojas at 407-348-2404 or Aurea at 407-414-6075.
CALIFORNIA: Areito Borincano, 2646 Illion St., San Diego, 619-276-4486, Edwin Monclova, Director, edwin_monclova@hp.com,
areitoborincano.com
CALIFORNIA: Grupo Folclórico Paulé, Bay Area, 893 53rd St. Oakland, CA 94608, (510) 595 - 4697, paule@bayareaboricuas.org. Dance group performs traditional Bomba and Plena, as well as fusion of bomba and hip-hop.
CALIFORNIA: Bomba y Plena Workshops, La Pena Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA. Sundays. More info: 510-849-2568, email: bombayplena@sbcglobal.net, website: www.musicbeat.org
WASHINGTON DC: Raices de Borinquen, email: admin@raicesdeborinquen.org. Web site: www.raicesdeborinquen.org. Dance group performs bomba, plena and seis.
www.raicesdeborinquen.org
. Dance group performs bomba, plena y seis.
ATLANTA GEORGIA:
Son Boricua
Bomba & Plena group performs and teaches our cultural traditions in Atlanta. For children and adults.
NORTH CAROLINA: Los Merengueros de Weddington Middle School, Matthews, NC, Peter Conrad Rodriguez (704) 814-9772, Ages: 12-18.
NORTH CAROLINA: Cultural Connection Latin Dance Club, Fayetteville NC, Edel Bueiz, (910) 867-2729, salsa,merengue, plena, jazz, bomba, Ages: 10-18.
VIRGINIA: Grupo Corozo, Jose Lopez-Merced, (202) 415-9613,
http://www.grupocorozo.com
, email japerez21@grupocorozo.com.
Additional Music and Dance Groups
More Bomba & Plena Music groups
- From Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center in New Jersey.
More, more, more Contacts
- listing from AfriCaribe in Chicago.
Cultural Organizations around the Country
Cultural Organizations in Texas
- and other Puerto Rican things of interest.
La Casa de Puerto Rico San Diego
, (619) 234-3445 or via email at hprsd@houseofpuertorico.com.
Puerto Rican Cultural Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
, asopaodecam@yahoo.com, 561-641-3846. Dedicated to cultural activities for the preservation of our culture and history.
Puerto Rican Organizations in US
- El Boricua.com has a wonderful listing of Puerto Rican organizations in other cities. While you are there, subscribe to their cultural newsletter!
For more information:
Dr. Ana María Tekina-eirú Maynard
Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center
Center Location: 701 Tillery Street #13, 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
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