Dance
The Dance is one of the first cultural manifestations of the Cuban people. Like music, with which it has indissoluble links, dance is performed in Cuba in a peculiar way since the first centuries of colonization, and it transcends its borders and has points of contact and communion with the Caribbean, the rest of the American continent and Europe.
Orisha Oko: The Orishaoko folk group was founded on August 19, 2003, led by the first dancer, choreographer and maitre Leonel Menéndez Murray. With headquarters in Bejucal, Mayabeque province, he teaches workshops, master classes and counts on his repertoire with more than 15 choreographies. His company works in the revitalization, preservation, conservation and diffusion of the intangible heritage of Cuban folklore in the manifestations of: dance, music and singing. It is dedicated to African ancestral dances and Afro-Caribbean, popular national dances: urban, peasant and casino.
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Sabor Latino is an Entertainment Company directed by Lázaro Aramillo Núñez and under the consultancy of Gladys Alvarado. It came into existence in 2003 as a subproject of the Orisha Oko dance group, that belongs to the Havana Council of Performing Arts. It has its headquarters in San José de las Lajas, and achieved its autonomy in 2005. Its has a wide variety of music and dance offers. It also offers summer courses for those who wish to learn or improve their knowledge as dancers. Every month, it has its usual club in the movie-theater of San José de las Lajas.