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Event Series Beat the Blues Dance with Sundown Blues

Beat the Blues Dance with Sundown Blues

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Beat the Blues Dance with Sundance Blues Sliding scale $6-$16 for practice, drop-in, and social dance Instructors: Rotating Instructors | Location: Theater Space 8 – 9 - Drop in beginner class 9 – 11 - Social dance to blues music Director: Victor Lane For more information: http://www.sundownblues.com/contact.html Blues dancing is all about connection, musicality, partnership and having […]

Event Series Bomba y Plena: Classes, Workshops, and Batey Boricuas!

Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop (Fall Series)

Trimester: Thursdays, September 12-December 12 (13 sessions) Children’s Bomba y Plena Workshop: Dance, Percussion and Song Thursdays at 4pm $15 Drop-in class  / $156 for entire trimester ($12 per class, due in full on September 12) / Sibling discount available! Instructors: Shefali Shah & Hector Lugo | Location: Theater Space For more information email: bombaaguacero@gmail.com  or […]

Event Series Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Rockin’ Kids Sing Along Fridays 10:30-11:30am | Sliding scale $10-20 per family/class Instructors: Stephanie Pepitone | Location: Theater Space For more information: stephaniepepitone@gmail.com Class meets year round. A musical play group for kids of all ages. Hosted by Stephanie Pepitone, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and former punk rock singer/guitarist. Stephanie plays acoustic guitar and leads families in about an […]

Event Series Empowering People of Color Open Mic! (Monthly Series)

Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic (November 1st)

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Doors open at 7:30pm / Event starts at 8pm La Peña Cultural Center & the UC Berkeley Womxn of Color Initiative, in collaboration with the Queer and Trans Advocacy Project, present: The Empowering Womxn of Color Open Mic Fall 2019 Series! TWO DATES: Thursday, October 3rd & Friday, November 1st DOORS OPEN AT 7:30PM / […]

Cajoneada Internacional with Lalo Izquierdo!

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

This Saturday in a unique class that will explain afro Peruvian traditions, music and dance. followed by a symposium and the fifth CAJONEADA with Kata Robles and Peta Robles, master drummers from Peru. Donations are welcome. Maestro Lalo Izquierdo dances zapateo peruano, with its fancy “hard shoe” footwork reminiscent of Spanish dance and its unique […]

Event Series Capoeira Angola: Classes and Workshops

Capoeira Angola

La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United States

Tuesdays at 7pm - 9pm Saturdays at 2pm - 4pm Instructor: Sergio Bitencourt For more information: sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com Capoeira Angola, a martial art and ritual combat dance, is one of the major expressions of an African, specifically Kongo-Angolan, continuum in Brazil. It is believed that its origins may go as far back as the 16th century, […]