September 12-October 31, 2009 Orange Community College, Middletown, New York Open to the general public | Afro-Cuban Dance Class - Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Physical Education Building, Dance Studio. 8 Classes for $59. For registration, please go to www.sunyorange.edu and navigate to Continuing Education. Course N9432 Dance Curriculum Orisha- Dances of the Yoruba divinities. Origin: Nigeria. Havana and Matanzas styles will be represented.
Congo- dances originating from the Bantu people. Origin: Gabon, Zaire and the Congo. Includes Palo, Makuta and Yuka. Arara- dances of the Arara divinities known as Fodun. Origin: Dahomey (present day Benin & Togo). They share a similar pantheon as the Yoruba, but have different names and characteristics.
Rumba- dance/music originating in the 19th century that continues to the present. There are three forms of
rumba, yambu, guanguanco and columbia.
Son- Originating in the eastern provinces of Cuba, son is considered the national dance of Cuba. It is danced “contratiempo” or against the time of the music.
Casino- a modernized version of the son, originating in Miramar in the 1960s.
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