Cuban Charanga Ensemble
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United StatesMondays 6pm-8pm in the Lounge Instructor: Tregar Otten| Contact the instructor at tregaro@danzon.com for more information and to register!
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Salsa, Bachata & Merengue Dance Class Series (Beginners-Intermediate)
ENROLLMENT DETAILS Series Tuition: $80 for entire series (6 classes) Drop-ins available for $20 per class (cash or check only) Start the year on the right foot by signing up for our first Salsa, Bachata and Merengue Dance Class series of the year! This is a 6-week series designed for beginner-intermediate students to learn and […]
Josh Jones Salsa Big Band
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United StatesThis is an ensemble class for musicians and singers wanting to learn salsa music! Directed by Josh Jones. Come learn a variety of salsa favorites. The class perform 3-4 showcases per year! Email the instructor for audition times: joshjonesdrums@yahoo.com Cost: $15 per class Find them on Facebook!
Therapeutic Yoga at La Peña
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United StatesSliding Scale Donation: $5-$20 Series: Tuesdays, January 8th - July 30th All proceeds benefit La Peña Cultural Center's mission of promoting social justice through the arts! Join us in a friendly and supportive yoga class that encourages self-discovery, mind-body awareness, and community building. Taught by a certified yoga therapist, the class is designed to […]
Capoeira Angola
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United StatesTuesdays 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, […]
Kizomba & Rhythm
La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. , Berkeley, CA, United StatesCheck out footage from last year's Bay Area Dance Week! What we teach Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a sensual partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole. Why we teach Our chief goal […]