1998 Performances

• Trail of Lights - December 15, 1998, 9:30pm

  Come help us celebrate the end of their first performance season! We are proud to present the Plena and Seis Chorreao at the Trail of Lights Festival 1998 in Zilker Park, Tuesday, December 15, 1998, 9:30p.m. The stage is at the end of the Trail. See the official Trail of Lights web site for more information.

• Celebrando '98 - December 11, 1998, 7:30pm

  Celebrando '98 - Fall Show. A celebration of Puerto Rican Folkloric dance. A "little show" put on by the students and dancers taking our classes. A time for everyone to shine for their family, friends, and loved ones. Reception follows. Admission is free. Call for information, 251-8122.

• KXAN-TV 36 Fair - October 17, 1998, 2pm

  We will be performing at KXAN-TV 36's "Give 36 Volunteer Fair," at Barton Creek Square Mall, Saturday, Oct. 17. Their annual fair helps local non-profit organizations (such as United Way) attract volunteers who want to help.

• Austin Children's Museum International Festival - September 26, 1998

  Our largest performance yet for Austin Children Museum's "International Children's Festival." This festival presents world cultures to the community through musical performances, singers, story tellers, and dance performances including African and Native American Hoop Dances. Our performance of traditional dances from Puerto Rico will include live percussion!!! This event will takes place in Fiesta Gardens, 11am - 5pm, $5 admission ($20 for a family of 5 or more).
  

  Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance performing Plena

• Festejo Folklorico - August 8, 1998, 4:30pm

  We will be performing at the 2nd Annual "Festejo Folklorico," hosted by the Round Rock Ballet Folklorico. This free event will run from 12-7pm at the Old Settler's Park Pavillion (Round Rock) and will feature ethnic music and dance performances by Brazilian, Mexican, Hawaiian, and Scottish groups, American Square Dancers and more, as well as our traditional dances from Puerto Rico. A free Tejano dance from 7-9pm immediately follows this day of performances.

• PuRica's Dia de San Juan Picnic - August 1, 1998, 5pm

  We will be performing Seis, Bomba and Plena for the Puerto Rican Cultural Alliance (PuRica)'s Annual Summer Picnic. Our show will present some of our most loved traditional dances, as well as the cultural and historial significances behind them. As a special treat, Keito St. James, our favorite Puerto Rican from Hawaii (Dir. of Tropical Productions), will join us in Bomba. This event will take place at Dick Nichol's Park (South Austin) from 3pm - 8pm. It's an old-fashioned picnic -- bring your own food, drinks and chairs. Admission is free. PuRica is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Puerto Rican culture in Austin. For more information about the organization call Josefina Flores, 512-388-2646. (Directions to Park: From NORTH AUSTIN: MOPAC South to William Cannon. Right on William Cannon. Left on Beckett. From SOUTH AUSTIN: MOPAC North to Slaughter Lane. Left on Slaughter. Right on Beckett.

• The Settlement Home (Private Workshop) - July 21, 1998, 10am

  Private Seis workshop to be given at The Settlement Home, a non-profit residential treatment and therapeutic foster care program for girls emotionally suffering from abuse, neglect and abandonment. The workshop is part of a summer program providing new and enriching experiences as part of their treatment and healing process. Other summer activities at the center include Creative Writing, Poetry Fest, Puppetry, Reading and World Cultures. The girls are very sweet and deserving of what little we can give them, and the teachers are doing an outstanding job. If you would like to help (donations, talents) call Brenda Harry, the center's Support Services Supervisor (512-836-2150).

• Austin Children's Museum Program - May 8, 1998, 1pm

  Presenting for Austin Children's Museum "Windows to the World" program. The goal of this Museum project is to bring authentic cultural education to elementary public school children. We will be teaching the children to dance the "Seis Chorreao," in addition to teaching them the cultural and historical significance behind this style of dance. There will also be a short lesson on "Bomba" to show them the rich variety of our Puerto Rican folkloric heritage.

• Tapestry Dance Company's "Block Party" - May 2, 1998, 4:45pm

  Come dance Seis and Bomba with us at Tapestry Dance Company's "Block Party." This family event runs from 4-10pm and features live music by six local bands including Susanna Sharpe and the Samba Police, and a variety of dance demonstrations including Tango and Irish Step. We are going to be teaching the lively dances of Seis and Bomba (4:45-5:30). Cost: our class is free (!!). However, Tapestry is charging $4 at the door for the 4-10pm event. The Tapestry Dance studio is located at 507 Pressler Street, off 5th.

  
  Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance performing Seis Chorreao

• Celebrando '98 - April 29, 1998, 7:30pm

  Celebrando '98 - Spring Show. A celebration of Puerto Rican Folkloric dance. A "little show" put on by the students and dancers taking our classes. A time for everyone to shine for their family, friends, and loved ones. Reception follows. Admission is free. Call for information, 251-8122.

• UT's International Extravaganza - April 18, 1998, 7:30pm

  Performing at University of Texas's "International Extravaganza" which will take place 6pm-midnight. This event is part of I-Week, the Texas Union International Awareness Committee's annual celebration of the world and its cultures. Texas Union Ballroom (3rd Floor), corner of 24th and Guadalupe. Admission is free.

• St. Stephen's HS (Extended Private Workshop) - Spring 1998

  We will be giving a Plena workshop series to Dance students at St. Stephen's Episcopal High School (Deirdre Strand, St. Stephen's Dance Director). The workshop will not only teach the dance and its cultural significance, but will provide guidelines for traditional costuming. The workshop will culminate in the teaching of a choreography to be performed by the students for the Finale of their year-end show "Dance...The Universal Language" (May 12, 1998, 7pm, St. Stephen's Helm Theatre). The show will feature dances from many different ethnic cultures, as well as the Plena.

• Austin Ethnic Fair - January 24, 1998, 1:30pm -- DEBUT PERFORMANCE !!

  We will be performing at the 1998 Austin Ethnic Fair sponsored by Concordia University located at 3400 Interstate Highway 35 North, Austin, Texas 78705-2799. Admission is free.

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