In the Afro-descended Cuban culture people often say that “we go to dance to cleanse ourselves”. And they mean it both literally and metaphorically depending on their own personal relationship ...

yet her mastery of Cuban dance styles could easily make one believe she was born on the island herself. Together, they teach ...

The ritualistic Afro-Cuban dance represents the courtship of a rooster and a hen. To intricate drum rhythms and call-and-response chants, the male performer attempts to catch his partner off guard ...

Unlike jazz-influenced Afro-Cuban dance music that preceded and would follow it (mambo, chachachá, big band rumba, etc.), Latin jazz was intended for listening rather than dancing, and was marked ...

Samba was born in the 17th century in a popular meeting spot for Afro Brazilians ... 60s and was influenced by the Cuban bolero, also known as the Cuban dance of love. Under Rafael Trujillo's ...

Jews savor rice, beans and other Cuban staples for Sabbath dinner. Santeria devotees immerse the senses as they dance and ...