Alma, Corazon y Ritmo

Grupo Macondo is a multicultural dance troupe composed of professional and non-professional dancers of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds who, since 1995, have performed popular and folkloric dances of Indo-Afro-Ibero America. The local dance troupe will perform at the Boulder Public Library on Tuesday May 19 at 7:00PM. The program this year presents a short history of Latin popular dance, opening with an Orixa dance from Brazil. Orixas are pure, spiritual forces of nature, worshipped in Africa and brought by enslaved Africans to the Americas. Orixa song, dance and rhythm provide the foundation for Latin popular dances. Following the Orixas, there will be folkloric dances such as Rumba from Cuba and Samba from Brazil. Then, the program moves on to social dances with presentations of Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha and Mambo. Finally, we end with modern social dance including a swing from the Blue Moon Dance Company , an Afro-Latin dance by Nii Armah and Norma and a very modern salsa by Lindsay and Rico from Streetside Dance Studio.