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National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated at school board meeting
Dancers and musicians from local middle and high schools spiced up Wednesday's WCCUSD school board meeting. The students' performances were in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Spirit and Soul festival aims to revive downtown
The seventh annual Spirit and Soul Festival filled downtown with the rhythmic beats of jazz musicians and the enticing smells of fried chicken and barbecue. Put on by the Richmond Main Street...
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Credentials rules leave some East Bay dance instructors unable to teach
Despite being one of the dance capitals of the world, with 73 public and private colleges and universities offer dance majors, for decades there hasn’t been a single-subject teaching credential in...
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Second annual East Bay Dances event will feature Diablo Ballet
On April 17, the Oakland Ballet Company hosts the second annual East Bay Dances Showcase.
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Downtown Richmond shows its heart at Spirit and Soul Festival
8th Spirit and Soul Festival brings live music, food and shop to Downtown Richmond residents.
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"This year’s Spirit & Soul was the largest to date. In just about every aspect. The festival broke records.” The post Celebrating Spirit & Soul with spirit and soul appeared first on Richmond...
View ArticleKompiang Davies: Bringing Bali to the Bay
In her native Bali, Kompiang Davies was forbidden from singing, dancing or playing any musical instrument. Then she fled to California. The post Kompiang Davies: Bringing Bali to the Bay appeared first...
View ArticleAfro-Peruvian dance in Richmond: ‘We are making sure the tradition is still...
On a cloudy Saturday morning, Carmen Román and her husband, Pierr Padilla, filled the basement of the Golden Gate Library in Oakland with a symphony of sounds, using their feet, hands and traditional...
View ArticleRichmond powwow honors Native American culture and veterans: ‘It helps the...
The atmosphere was joyous at Veterans Hall in Richmond Saturday, where more than 100 people celebrated Native American culture with drumming, singing, crafts, food and the traditional dancing contest....
View ArticleDouble-Dutch and Black culture: the pairing takes center stage at Richmond...
There’s a skill to jumping double Dutch. The feet have to move fast, almost instinctively, to the rhythmic patter of ropes hitting concrete. At 12, Ah-Miya Miller has it down. “The thing I like about...
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