
WHAT: FOLK FEET: Circle 'Round Brooklyn 2, Circle Dance Workshops and Performances
WHEN: Sunday, June 17, 2007 from 3 – 5pm
WHERE: Fort Greene Park, on the lawn near the Martyrs’ Monument. Enter the park on the DeKalb Ave. side. (Take A/C to Lafayette; G to Fulton; Q/R to Dekalb; or 2/3/4 to Atlantic Avenue)
Join Folk Feet: Circle ‘Round Brooklyn 2, a participatory dance event, held from 3 – 5 p.m. TODAY, Sunday, June 17 at Fort Greene Park featuring performances by soloists and troupes, whose traditional dance forms relate to shapes such as the circle and line. The audience will have an opportunity to learn dances suitable for all ages. Learn hula, Haitian rara, African American juba and experience Korean poongmul and Brazilian capoeira. Bring out the whole family for this special Juneteenth and Father’s Day celebration.
Circle and line dances bring people together. Many cultures throughout the world retain circle dance traditions and here in Brooklyn still join together in the round at weddings and festivals as dancers reaffirm community through longstanding forms such as African American juba and Haitian rara.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
2:45 DJA-Rara
Haitian rara procession with audience participation starting from Myrtle Ave side of Ft. Greene Park to the lawn near Martyrs’ Monument
3:20 Capoeira Brooklyn
Brazilian capoeira taught and roda demonstrated
3:50 Kaina Quenga
Hula performance and workshop
4:20 Adia Whitaker
African American juba workshop
4:50 Vongku Pak
Korean drumming and dance
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