Additional time info:
Workshops Include: (schedules are tentative)
- 30 minutes – Class and Demonstration introducing the Bomba music and dance traditions of Loíza, Puerto Rico (led by both artists).
- 60 minutes – Workshop Intensive focusing on either dance or music.
- Option 1 – Dance (led by Marcos Peñaloza Pica)
- A 60-minute Bomba dance workshop focusing on the rhythms of Loíza such as Seis Corrido, Corvé, and/or others.
- Learn the basic step(s) and character.
- Leave with your own personalized bomba solo you would be proud to perform at the free picnic following the workshop!
- Option 2 – Music – Percussion and Voice (led by Raúl Ayala)
- A 60-minute Bomba music workshop focusing on the rhythms of Loíza such as Seis Corrido, Corvé, and/or others.
- Instruments will likely include the barriles (drums), the maraca, and the cua (sticks).
- Like music, but not a drummer? Learn to sing the as part of the chorus for Bomba. The words in thecoros for Bomba are usually simple (even if you don’t speak Spanish). The voice is a “percussive instrument” in Bomba. Lean to hear the rhythms and the timing for singing the chorus in the correct place without “dragging the words.”
- 30 minutes – Practicing Together – Bombacíto (a mini Bombazo)
- Practice – We will come back together to practice what we have learned with live music, dancers, and singers.
- Build Confidence – You can do it! Stay for the FREE picnic starting at 3:00pm and join us for a Bombazo during one of the musical sets during the picnic.
