Puerto Rico's Bomba, A Dance of The African Diaspora | If Cities Could Dance

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KQED Arts If Cities Could Dance PBS Puerto Rico Bomba San Juan Africa ancestors self-expressions Santurce slaves Taino maraca cua black music slavery culture roots dance moves dance steps afro latinos afro-puerto rican black pride racism paseo piquetes marullo abanico doble cierro la cuatro carrera para atras latigo la limpia seis corrido danza San Juan África historia ancestros autoexpresiones Santurce esclavos Taino maraca cua música negra esclavitud cultura raíces movimientos de baile pasos de baile Latinas afro Latinos afro Afro-puertorriqueña Afro-puertorriqueño orgullo negro racismo

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Dance History-Social Science History World Languages The Arts

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Puerto Rico's Bomba, A Dance of The African Diaspora | If Cities Could Dance

Witness the unstoppable joy of dancing bomba, Puerto Rico’s Afro-Puerto Rican dance of resistance. Meet sisters Mar and María Cruz who are dedicated to the dance and its legacy of survival, and trace some of the communities where bomba is at its most vibrant, from the Santurce area of San Juan, to Loíza, the bastion of Afro-Puerto Rican culture across the Rio Grande.

Extension Project: Give your middle and high school students the opportunity to create and publish original dance videos with an accompanying artist statement with the KQED Youth Media Challenge: If Schools Could Dance.

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PBS Learning Media