Un Paso Alante con Ivelisse Diaz

THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT

August 8 | 7-8:30pm Eastern

$20 per person

Julia de Burgos Performance and Arts Center

1680 Lexington Avenue, NYC

Bomba masterclass on dance, cuá, maraca, history, and etiquettes. This clinic will include live drumming and handouts with detailed information breaking down various rhythms and variations, and will cover various dance patterns for all, regardless of gender. Whether you've been immersed in Bomba for 20 days or 20 years, you will walk away from this workshop learning something!

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

More info at https://www.losplenerosdela21.org/upa

THIS SESSION IS SOLD OUT

Ivelisse is the director and founder of La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón. Director and Founder of All women Bomba y Plena group “Las BomPleneras”. Ivelisse is a co-founding member and lead vocalist in Bomba con Buya. She has traveled with the group and as a soloist to places like California, New York, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, and Ghana, to name a few. She is a 2017 recipient of a 3Arts Make a Wave grant. With 27 years of learning and continued studies, Ivelisse has become a well-known vocalist, dancer, and leader within the Bomba community in Chicago and beyond.

This program is part of LP21's Bomba & Plena for All: Learning through the Arts Initiative, made possible in part with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Creatives Rebuild NY (CRNY), a project of The Tides Center, and generous contributions from individuals like you!