If Cities Could Dance: San Juan, Puerto Rico / Bomba
Witness the unstoppable joy of dancing bomba with sisters Mar and María Cruz. Visit some of the communities where bomba dancing is most vibrant. Meet Jesús Cepeda, a member of the family that has kept this culture alive through the latter half of the 20th century and community organizer Maricruz Rivera Clementa who runs the Corporación Piñones Se Integra dedicated to preserving Afro Puerto Rican culture for the next generation of bomba dancers. Part of the "If Cities Could Dance" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 6 minutes 34 seconds
- Topic: Arts, History, Social Science
- Subtopic: Arts, Hispanic or Latino Americans, Multiculturalism
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: KQED
- Series: If Cities Could Dance
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