Local dancers from Ballet Folklorico Sol de Mexico (upper left), AfricaNashville (upper right), and Upasana Performing Arts Center (below).
Many communities here in Middle Tennessee are dedicated to celebrating and sharing their culture’s dances.
Observing or performing a cultural dance can be a joyful, fun, challenging and deeply meaningful experience. Today, we’re speaking with local students and performers of dances from Mexico, India and West Africa. We’ll talk about what it takes to be part of dance traditions — and find out how to catch upcoming performances or join a class to learn.
This episode was produced by Katherine Ceicys.
GUESTS
- Rubi Rodriguez, Co-founder and director Ballet Folklorico Sol de Mexico
- Ashley, dancer with Ballet Folklorico Sol de Mexico
- Sonia Chaudhuri, Founder and master dance instructor Upasana Performing Arts Center
- Het Karthik, Kathak dancer
- Windship Boyd, Co-founder and manager AfricaNashville
- Ibrahima ‘Ibro’ Dioubate, Traditional West African Percussionist, artist with AfricaNashville’s Yeli Ensemble
LOCAL EVENTS
- You can see performances by all of today’s guests at the Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival on Saturday October 5, 2024.
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