Mondays, 4pm-5pm PST | January 23 - December 18, 2023 In person at La Peña Cultural Center Students will learn dance, songs, drum rhythms, and history. For those interested in staying healthy, connecting with the community or learning a rich musical tradition, Bomba is for you. Bomba reflects the powerful forces that shaped Puerto Rico’s […]

Youth of ages 7-17 of all cultural backgrounds are welcome to participate in this class! You don't need to know how to play and you don't have to speak Spanish. You just need to have a love for music and the desire to learn to play and sing Mexican & Latin American traditional music. Mondays […]

Wednesdays, 7:00pm – 9:00pm January 18th – December 6th, 2023 In person at La Peña Cultural Center For more information, contact Sergio Bitencourt at sergiobitencourt81@gmail.com. Class Dues: $25-35 sliding scale per class $80-120 sliding scale monthly (includes Monday and Saturday classes in our West Oakland location) Come experience the spirit, music, and movement of Capoeira […]

Sundays, January 22 - December 17, 2023 11:30am - 1:00pm | In person at La Peña New Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Series open to all levels!! These classes will cover various aspects of Bomba dancing including basics, posture, technique, vocabulary and putting it all together. The series will be led by dance instructor Shefali Shah […]

Learn about Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions and enjoy the beauty of their history and rhythms! We are pleased to present at La Peña these two workshops that will go deep into the origins, the meanings, the sounds, the techniques, and the variations of two of the most important Afro-Cuban rhythms and cultural traditions such as Rumba […]