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2012 Performances & Events (Enjoy a peek at a few!)

• Cultural Center Saturdays - Dominoes, Cafe, y Amistad (9am-1pm)!

  Reopens - January 7th, 2012. Tourists in Central Texas visit all the time! Our Cultural Center is open to the community Saturdays during school hours in Spring & Fall (except holidays). Come visit and enjoy Puerto Rican coffee and fun conversation! Or come challenge PRFDance Director Tekina-eiru' Maynard to a game of dominoes. If you know her, it won't surprise you to discover she rarely loses!

  

• Valentine Salsa Social & Potluck Party - Feb 11, 2012, 6-9pm

  RSVP Requested.

  FREE EVENT. This Valentine, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center is celebrating love and family with a Salsa Social & Potluck Party, Saturday, February 11, 6-9pm. Fiesta de sorullo, lleva lo tuyo!

  Does anyone remember those wonderful old house parties when we were young? You would bring the whole family, and a pot luck dish to share for the dinner. It would be a wonderful night of dancing and being together! We'll be recreating that world. Come be our Valentine!

  No partner needed at this family-friendly and FREE event. So bring your children and their favorite games. Players, bring your dominoes! Please bring a dish to share for the dinner.

  Find those "dress up" clothes that are screaming for a night out, and come dance "Salsa Dura" with your kids for Valentines. Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin, 78702. Here are Directions. Parking & Entrance are in the back.

  This is a NonAlcoholic, Family Event.

• Taino Heritage Gathering & Spring Celebration - Berry Springs Park, April 21, 2012 (Time TBD)!

  All are invited at attend. But if you feel a calling to be involved, contact us!

  Elders around the world are encouraging the new generation to learn the old ways. In April 2012, PRDance, in collaboration with El Concilio Taino, is planning a Taino Heritage Gathering to celebrate Spring. It will be an invitation to come together and share Native and other Ancestral traditions that can help people identify what they can do in their everyday lives to:

• help mother earth beyond recycling trash
• use natural resources in ways that can make a difference
• feel more closely connected to nature so they keep it up
• and more!

  This all-day event will be held outdoors in Berry Spring Park under old Grandfather Pecan trees, and feature an authentic Taino Spring Areyto (ceremonial dance) to celebrate the arrival of Spring.

  Bring your lawn chairs and picnic (no glass bottles). Activities will teach our community -- and the children -- in Native tradition, about the importance of using wisely, and taking care of, the resources around us. Or maybe....the children will teach us! Berry Springs Park & Preserve, 1801 C.R. 152, Georgetown, TX 78626, between I.H. 35 and (Country Road) C.R. 152, main entrance off of C.R. 152.

• Puerto Rican Baseball Card Event - March 31, 2012

  Stand by for exciting details!

• Dominoes Event - May 5, 2012

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• Esperanza de la Herencia 2012, May 20, 2012, 2-4pm

  FREE TO YOUTH. Each year, PRFDance brings the rich heritage of Puerto Rico to life with "Esperanza de la Herencia," a performance event dedicated to inspiring Youth. This live music and dance recital, showcasing our cultural arts students, is backed by our PRFDance & Jr Performing Companies and displays the rich variety of Puerto Rico's traditions. Children are the hope of the future. We hope our programs create a love for culture that lasts a lifetime, and inspires them to celebrate and transmit our joyful heritage to future generations.

  In partnership with the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) this live traditional music and dance performance will be take place at the MACC Auditorium, 600 River Street, Austin 78701. The Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), along with the City of Austin, is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access will be provided upon request. For special accommodations please call the MACC at 512-478-6222, or 711-Relay-Texas, or 1-800-735-2989 TTY.

• Celebrando 2012 - Heritage Festival & Salsa Dance - June 23, 2012, 7:30pm-11pm

  Find your Salsa dance shoes and dress to impress ... one night only!

  We had so much fun last year at our Salsa Dance celebration and performance with our Maestros from Puerto Rico that we will do it again! The Marchesa is rented, and our SECRET 2012 Maestros are on board!

  Join PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE as we celebrate our end of season with an exciting evening of salsa dancing for all, and live music and dance performances featuring Puerto Rican Masters and PRFDance. So bring your dancing shoes and celebrate with us! More details this Spring.

• Auditions - Have a talent hiding in the closet? (Through January 2012)

  If you like to dance, act, sing, play an instrument, or all of the above, Performing Company auditions for dancers, musicians, and juniors during the month of January! Call or email for more information!

  

• Octavitas: Celebrating Puerto Ricans in Central Texas - January 22, 2012, 2-5pm

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  Christmas is not over for the Puerto Rican community! Come celebrate the Octavitas as the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance and Cultural Center honors Linda Irizarry-Crockett, our first honoree, for her contribution to our community.

  Come enjoy with your familia, this traditional holiday festival that will kick off our 15th year! There will be antojitos Boricuas, music, artist exhibitions, a Parranda sing-along, and folkloric to contemporary music and dance performances by Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance.

  FREE EVENT! Don't be shy and stop by. This celebration will take place on Sunday, January 22, 2012, 2-5pm, at our Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Our escuelita is located in the very back of the building. Here are directions.

  About Linda Irizarry Crockett: She is currently the Media/Marketing & Special Events Coordinator at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. She is dedicated to exposing Latino talent and provides a venue to present their performances. She sees the MACC as a place for generations to come to learn about their heritage and what it means to be a Latino in America.

  This special event is sponsored in part by Chagos Caribbean Cuisine.

• First Taino Gathering 2012 - New Year Celebration - Jaunary 8th, 2011

  Our Taino Family will be enjoying a Taino Gathering to celebrate the New Year, as well as Tekina-eiru' birthday which falls on that day!! This event will include an authentic Areyto (ceremonial dance), and a meaningful discussion that can be applied to everyday life. And of course, having a pot luck is always one of the things we look forward to! Let us know if you would like to learn more about Taino heritage and traditions.

2011 Performances & Events (Past)

• Last Taino Gathering 2011 - December 11, 2011

  We are ending 2011 the way we began -- with a Taino Gathering -- this Sunday, Dec 11. Our small group enjoys this special time together that always includes an Areyto (ceremonial music and dance) and a meaningful discussion that can be applied to everyday life. And of course, having a pot luck is always one of the things we look forward to! Let us know if you would like to be invited.

  

• Sembrando Herencia 2011 - "Boricua Beisbol", December 4, 2011, 3pm
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  BUY TICKETS for Boricua Beisbol. Emilio had his life all planned--until his game-winning home run propelled his small-town baseball team, Los Jibaros into the playoffs!

  Enjoy the comedy and adventure as Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance presents Boricua Beisbol, the story of Emilio, the choices he faces, and the inspiring and unexpected advisors he meets. This exciting performance combines live music, dance, and theater to guide the audience on a journey through defining moments in the history of baseball and the people of Puerto Rico.

  Each year, Sembrando Herencia seeds an awareness of often-forgotten elements from Puerto Rico's rich heritage--bringing history to life for both the audience and the dancers, musicians, and performing arts students who share in the experience. Our 8th annual production, Boricua Beisbol, was written by PRFDance Director Ana Maria Tekina-eiru' Maynard and was produced in collaboration with Rupert Reyes, Director of Teatro Vivo, baseball aficionado Edwin Baez, and sports author Jeff Katz who provided research direction in the early months of story development.

  Sembrando Herencia 2011 - "Boricua Beisbol" will debut on Sunday, December 4, 3pm, at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 West Riverside Drive, at the corner of S. 1st Street. General Admission: $12 adults(advance)/$14(door), $7 children (12 & under), 2 & under free. Purchase Tickets at Box Office or call 512.474.LONG (5664) or BUY ONLINE.

  Sembrando Herencia 2011 - Boricua Beisbol is sponsored in part by The City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division, The Texas Commission on the Arts, IBM Corporation, Ruta Maya Coffee, Target, ahora si!, Fiesta Mart, and by a donation from The Annual Puerto Rican & Cuban Festival in Houston. This performance is also brought to you in part by the Redd Carpet Fund, providing artists and arts organizations access to the world class facilities at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Please consider joining the list of many private sponsors who also support our work.

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• IBM Invited Presentation: Taino 101: History, Myth & Reality, Nov 16, 2011, 11:30-12:30

  In celebration of Native Heritage Month, the IBM Austin Diversity Council, and the IBM Native American and Hispanic Diversity Groups have invited Dr. Ana Maria Tekina-eiru Maynard, PRFDance Director and Tekina Suania of El Concilio Taino Guatu Ma-cu A Boriken, to educate their employees on the native traditions of Puerto Rico by delivering the next installment of her lecture series: "Taino 101: History, Myth and Reality." This one-hour presentation, with live Taino music featuring bone and earth clay flutes and live Taino percussion, will take the audience through the history of the Taino of Boriken (Puerto Rico) as documented by the Chronicles of Pane, Las Casas, and others, and supplement with oral history. Results of NSF Research in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) that is rewriting Taino history is shared, and Taino traditions being rescued, restored, and preserved by the pueblo of El Concilio Guatu Ma-cu A Boriken are presented. Tekina-eiru' and her Percussionists will donate the speaker fee to the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center.

  Dr. Maynard is a proud employee of the IBM Corporation. She holds a doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. and is a Researcher at the IBM Research Human Ability & Accessibility Center where she has filed numerous patent disclosures for innovations in Globalization and Multilingual Support of Human Language Applications via Machine Translation.

• NY Life Insurance Co - Invited Presentation, Oct 28, 2011, 11:30-12:30pm

  In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, the NY Life Insurance Company has invited PRFDance Director, Dr. Ana Maria Tekina-eiru' Maynard to give a talk that will educate their employees on Puerto Rico's cultural traditions. Dr. Maynard will present the History of Puerto Rico through Music & Dance, featuring live flute music and performance video. Dr. Maynard will donate the speaker fee to the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center.

  This talk is being sponsored by NY Life's Latino Connection (TLC) who is committed to providing a forum that empowers all to maximize on opportunities that enhance professional development, recruitment, information sharing, and building fellowship among New York Life employees. TLC activities promote networking sessions to help increase business relationships and partnerships among employees of various areas of the Company, seminars and workshops that provide useful information, and mentoring efforts that offer positive guidance.

• LBJ High School - Invited Presentation, Oct 28, 2011

  In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, PRFDance Director, Dr. Tekina-eiru' Maynard will deliver a special edition presentation of her talk, The History of Puerto Rico through Music & Dance, to LBJ High Students that will feature performance video, as well as a lesson on how to be part of a Taino music ensemble. The students will accompany Dr. Maynard as she delivers a live medley of orginal Taino flute compositions.

  

• PRFDance at the PR & Cuban Festival (Houston), Oct 22, 2011, 3pm

  "Cuba y Puerto Rico son, de un pajaro las dos alas...
  Cuba and Puerto are, the two wings of one bird."
                          - Lola Rodriguez de Tio

  Why do Puerto Ricans and Cubans feel so connected? It's not only because our people were born of the same Spaniards, the same Africans, it is because IN THE BEGINNING WE WERE ONE PUEBLO -- Taino!

  On Saturday, October 22, 2011, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance is EXTREMELY HONORED to present the best in Puerto Rican folklore and traditions at the 5th Annual Puerto Rican and Cuban Festival, Tranquility Park, Houston TX, Noon-10pm. Join PRFDance's performing company of Dancers and Musicians -- as well as our Junior Company -- as we present live Bomba, Plena, musica Jibara, and the Taino warrior rhythms of the Pueblo of Guatu Ma-cu (Concilio Taino). And of course, don't miss Salsa Legend Papo Lucca and La Sonora PonceNa! Yes, we are crazy-excited!

  The PRC (Puerto Rican & Cuban) Festival is a family one-day event that attracts more than 20,000 fans in downtown Houston during the fall. With top salsa, merengue, plena and bachata acts, PRC Festival entertains Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Houstonians who love Spanish Caribbean music, regardless of their countries of origin. The Festival will take place at Tranquility Park & Hermann Square (City Hall Stage), 901 Bagby St, Houston, TX 77002. For more information, please visit - http://www.prcfestival.com

  

• 4th Annual Taino Family Camping Trip, October 7-10, 2011!

  Every year is amazing and we will do it again - The 4th Annual Taino Camping Trip in the tradition we enjoy on Boriken, October 7-10, 2011! Each October, our cultural center flies (Chief) Cacike Cacibaopil of El Concilio Taino Guatu-Ma-Cu A Boriken to Austin for a special weekend camping trip, that celebrates Taino heritage and gives our cultural center an "outside the classroom" experience in Taino traditions.

  This year's activities will include authentic Areytos (ceremonial dances), Naming and Coming of Age ceremonies, and 1000 year ceremonial old ballgames of Batu. We will enjoy workshops in Taino traditions, including the making of traditional toys and crafts using natural resources, the Taino language, and the use of medicinal plants. We will hike Taino style -- with mayohuacan (log drum) and maracas! -- and enjoy a Taino cooking competition sponsored by Fiesta Mart. This year's Taino Camping Trip is sponsored in part by this program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the State Affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Texas Commission on the Arts, Fiesta Mart, and private donors.

• PRFDance 1st Salsa Social, Saturday September 17th, 2011, 9pm-12am
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  Are you ready for some hardcore salsa dancing?!

  Come join Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance for their first Salsa Social! Get out of the heat and come dance in a nice cool environment with two dance areas with great wood floors and free parking. This will cater to the salsa music lover, no matter what dance level,style or what studio your affiliated with. Just show up to have a good time and DANCE! Water will be provided. No alcoholic beverages permitted. This event will take place at our cultural center. Cost: $5. Attire: Casual.

• 14th Anniversary & Disaster Relief (Texas Wildfires), Sept. 11th, 2011, 2-5pm

  Late Breaking News!! PRFDance is partnering with the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas and turning our 14th Anniversary celebration into a Disaster Relief event to help our communities displaced by the Texas Wildfires. See donation suggestions below.

  FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PRFDance will be celebrating our 14th Anniversary, birthday style with cake and candles, Sunday, September 11, 2-5pm with special guests, the Csardas Hungarian Dancers!

  Don't miss traditional music and dance performances by our performing company and students, including Bomba, Plena, Regeatton and more! We'll be thanking God for 14 wonderful years with an authentic Taino Areyto (ceremonial dance) that will end in a Guaytiao (friendship) dance everyone can participate in. Or just bring your dominoes and come and play on our big, tree covered lawn!

  In partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas (CAFB), PRFDance will be collecting donations to help the Disaster Relief of families displaced by Texas Wildfires. Donations requested include: healthy, non-perishable items such as: Water and enhanced water such as Gatorade; ready to eat meals preferably with pull-up, pop tops or foil packets such as chili, stew, canned pasta w/sauce; single serving snacks such as protein or granola bars; single serving foods that do not require refrigeration such as Lunchables; diapers and baby formula. For more information on how you can help see the CAFB website: http://www.austinfoodbank.org/how-to-help/

  Let's pray for rain together as we sing and dance before the drums. This event will be sponsored in part by Fiesta Mart and will take place at our cultural center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin TX 78702. Here are Directions.

• Taino Day - with special guests Los Hijos de Boriken, Aug 21, 2011, 2-5pm

  Free and open to the public. Always wanted to learn more about the Taino? On Sunday, Aug 21, 2-5pm, we will have a Taino Day with special guests Hijos de Boriken, a motorclub dedicated to Taino heritage, who will be riding down from North Texas for this event!

  Los Hijos will present their organization and mission. Tekina-eiru Maynard, our PRFDance Director and Tekina of El Concilio Taino Guatu Ma-Cu A Boriken will deliver her next installation of "Taino 101 Lecture: History, Myth and Reality." Dr. Maynard's Taino 101 series is a one hour presentation, featuring live Taino music, that takes the audience through the history of the Taino, as documented by the Chronicles of Pane, Las Casas, and others, and supplemented with oral history. Taino traditions being preserved, rescued and restored by the pueblo of El Concilio Guatu Ma Cu A Boriken are presented.

  This Taino opening event of the season will end with an Areyto (Ceremonial Dance) that all will be able to participate in. It will take place at our Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin Texas, 78702. Here are Directions.

• Tekina-eiru' Goes Home - El Dia Taino in Boriken, July 25, 2011

  THE PLACE TO BE THIS SUMMER is with PRFDance Director Tekina-eiru' Maynard -- in Puerto Rico!! She'll be packing her SMALL suitcase and GOING HOME to Boriken for her Pueblo's annual homecoming. Members of El Concilio Taino Guatu-Ma-Cu A Boriken from around the world will be returning to home for a gathering that will last several days, and includes a celebration of El Dia Taino (Taino Day). This year, this annual event will take place on the Concilio's "finca" (land) in the mountains of Cayey. As each years, will feature authentic Areytos (ceremonial dances), Taino music with native instruments, the teaching of our traditions, and more.

• Celebrando 2011 Special Edition - 10 Years Celebrating! - June 25, 2011, 7:30pm-11pm
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  Find your Salsa dance shoes and dress to impress ... one night only!

  Join PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE as we celebrate 10 years of joint performances with Puerto Rican Masters. Celebrando 2011 - Special Edition promises an exciting evening of music, dancing, and performances featuring the hot Plena of Viento de Agua Unplugged, Bomba with Tata Cepeda, and Salsa Gorda with DJ Bufiao. This high energy festival will also feature Austin's own Leticia Rodriguez who will perform romantic Boleros from Puerto Rico, and live performances by PRFDance.

  For 10 years, PRFDance has brought once-in-a-lifetime joint performances with Folklore Masters who have trained us to become a premier Performing Company -- and the only Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Texas and our four surrounding States -- affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture for authentic performances and over 12 weekly educational programs (preschool through adult) in traditional music and dance.

  So bring your dancing shoes and celebrate with us in this season closing event! This Special Edition festival will take place on June 25, 7:30pm-11pm at the Marchesa Performance Hall, 6226 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin TX 78752. Limited table seating available (plan to arrive early). Cash bar available. (Proper ID required. Please drink responsibly.)

  Save by purchasing tickets online!!

  Adult tickets are $12.00 in advance ($15 day of the show). Child tickets (ages 3-12) are $5.00. Children 2 and under are FREE.

  DIRECTIONS TO THEATER: The Marchesa is located on the West side of The Lincoln Village Shopping Center across from Highland Mall facing Middle Fiskville Rd. See the Marchesa web site - http://www.themarchesa.com/directions/ - for detailed directions.

  This performance is sponsored in part by IBM, Ruta Maya Coffee, Ahora Si, Fiesta Mart, Austin Friends of Folk Art, The City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division, and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

  

• Esperanza de la Herencia 2011, May 22, 2011, 2-4pm
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  FREE TO YOUTH. Each year, PRFDance brings the rich heritage of Puerto Rico to life with "Esperanza de la Herencia," a performance event dedicated to inspiring Youth. This live music and dance recital, showcasing our cultural arts students, is backed by our PRFDance & Jr Performing Companies and displays the rich variety of Puerto Rico's traditions. Children are the hope of the future. We hope our programs create a love for culture that lasts a lifetime, and inspires them to celebrate and transmit our joyful heritage to future generations.

  In partnership with the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC) this live traditional music and dance performance will be take place at the MACC Auditorium, 600 River Street, Austin 78701. The Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), along with the City of Austin, is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access will be provided upon request. For special accommodations please call the MACC at 512-478-6222, or 711-Relay-Texas, or 1-800-735-2989 TTY.

• ROC (Taiwan) Centennial Festival - May 14, 3:20pm

  Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance is honored to have been invited by the Chinese and Taiwanese community to perform for the 100th Year Anniversary of their country, ROC (Taiwan), Saturday, May 14, at 3:20pm. Come out and help us honor our friends on their joyous occassion! This invitation is a beautiful sequel to celebrations shared by our two communities earlier this year.

  The ROC (Taiwan) Centennial Festival will take place on May 14, 3-6pm, and will feature multi-cultural performances from many parts of the world including Csardas Hungarian Dancers of Austin, Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklo'rico (Mexico), Natyalaya School of Dance (India), Tzu Chi, The Love of China, Lion Dance, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, and others. Immigrants from Taiwan living in Central Texas are rejoicing with this event, FREE and open to the public, which will take place at the Allen R. Baca Center, 301 W Bagdad Ave, Bldg 2, in Round Rock, TX, 78664. Full Event Info

  

• Taino Celebration - Spring Areyto & Picnic, Berry Springs Park, April 10, 1-5pm!

  On Sunday, April 10th (1-5pm), we will be enjoying a special edition Taino Gathering to celebrate the end of the "Taino Extinction myth" and the arrival of Spring with an authentic Taino Areyto (ceremonial dance), outdoors in beautiful nature, followed by a picnic!

  The media is buzzing with surprise (!!), Thanks to the 2010 US Census, blood Taino from Puerto Rico are celebrating the "reversal" of the 1800 Census (to Spain) that eliminated the Indio category and erased on paper the existence of thousands of Taino still living in the mountains of Boriken!

  According to the US 2010 Census, Puerto Rico (alone!) counted near 20,000 in the American Indian category, an almost 50% gain over the last 2000 Census. This, of course, was of no surprise to thousands of (mtDNA documented) blood Taino. Thanks to changes in the 2010 Census, the increased world-wide reach of the internet (since 2000), and the tireless work of organizations who had the power to get the word out, Taino finally had a way to be counted again among "the living" (Reference: UCTP Taino News 03.28.2011).

  Thanks to all who worked with us, including the Concilio Taino and the Indigenous Cultures Institute (Census Partners). We look forward to those statistics increasing as mainland Taino are counted!

  Bring your lawn chairs and picnic lunch (no glass bottles) and join us at Berry Springs Park & Preserve, 1801 C.R. 152, Georgetown, TX 78626, between I.H. 35 and (Country Road) C.R. 152, main entrance off of C.R. 152.

• Valentine Salsa Dance with Los Splendi2 & DJ Bufiao, Feb 12, 2011, 7-10pm
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  FREE ADMISSION with a Pot Luck Dish. NonAlcoholic, Family Event.
  RSVP Requested.

  This Valentine, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance is celebrating love and family bigger than ever with a Salsa Dance featuring Reggeatton group Los Splendi2 and DJ "Bufiao" spinning their amazing collection of classic Salsa "Gorda", Saturday, February 12, 7-10pm.

  No partner needed at this (non-alcoholic) old-fashioned Pot-Luck Family Dance. In the spirit of sharing, please bring a main dish, finger food, or dessert to share. Parents, this dance is family-friendly so bring your children and their favorite games to play with each other. Dying to play dominoes? Bring your extra card table and your favorite set!

  Find those "dress up" clothes you never get to wear anymore, and come dance Reggeatton and "Salsa Dura" with your kids on Valentines Day at the Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, Austin, 78702. Here are Directions.

  While you wait, enjoy Los Splendi2's hot video: Me Pone Mal

• Chinese New Year Celebration in Xiang Yun Temple, Feb. 6th 2011 (12:50pm)

  On Sunday, February 6th, PRFDance returns the cultural exchange started on Octavitas with a performance at the Xiang Yun Temple in celebration of the Chinese New Year, Feb 6th, 2011 from 12:50pm-2:20PM. This is a free fun outdoor event with performances food and art exhibitions. Performances include Austin traditional music, Chinese yo-yo, Puerto Rican dance, kung fu, magic show, Indian dance, and dragon/lion dance. PRFDance 's performances will open this event at 12:50pm. Event location and Temple information: Fo Guang Shan Hsiang Yun Temple, 6720 N Capital of Texas Highway Austin, TX 78731, Website: http://www.ibps-austin.org, Email: blia.austin@gmail.com, Tel: (512)346-6789.

• The Taino Culture of Boriken - January 30, 2011, 6-8pm

  Dr. Tekina-eiru' Maynard will give an invited presentation to the Austin Friends of Folk Arts entitled: "The Taino culture of Puerto Rico and efforts to reclaim a lost heritage," Sunday. Jan. 30, 2011, 6-8pm. Her talk will open with a medley of her original Taino compositions on several different traditional flutes. Dr. Maynard will donate the honorarium from this talk to PRFDance's cultural center. For more information about Austin Friends of Folk Arts, or this event, contact Barbara Jackson: bwjack5003@att.net, 512-467-2272.

• Octavitas meets Chinese New Year - January 23, 2011, 2-5pm
  Flyer: OctavitasFlyers.pdf

  FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Do you know why Puerto Ricans are such joyful people? It's because we celebrate the Christmas season (Las Navidades) longer than any culture on the planet! In 2011, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance will once again throw the largest "Octavitas" celebration Central Texas has ever seen. Don't miss this exciting cultural exchange as the Love of China dance group, a Tai Chi performance from the Xiang Yun Temple, and other surprise guests bring Chinese New Year to our community!

  So bring your instruments and come sing along -- one last time -- to joyful Puerto Rican holiday songs and traditional dance and music performances by PRFDance's Professional & Junior Company and Performing Arts Students. Don't miss the opportunity to dance with us before the drum during the Bombazo Navide~no!

  This celebration, free and open to the public, will take place on Sunday, January 23, 2011, 2-5pm, at our Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance & Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street, in Austin, Texas 78702. Here are directions. This family event is sponsored by Fiesta Mart.

• Taino Gathering - New Year Celebration, January 8, 2011, 5-8pm

  Our Taino Family and Guaytiao (friends) will be enjoying a Taino Gathering to celebrate the New Year, as well as Tekina-eiru' birthday which falls on that day!! This event will include an authentic Areyto (ceremonial dance), and a discussion on Taino spirituality, followed by a pot-luck dinner. Contact us if you would like to learn more about Taino heritage and traditions.

• Auditions - Have a talent hiding in the closet? (Through January 2011)

  If you like to dance, act, sing, play an instrument, or all of the above, Performing Company auditions for dancers, actors, and musicians during the month of January! Call or email for more information!