Join the artists of CONTRA-TIEMPO for a Rueda de Casino, an Afro-Cuban form of social dance rooted in the Cuban dance style known as casino. 

Dancers and movement storytellers Jannet Galdamez and Ruby Morales will lead participants in this Cuban social dance style that forms the foundation of what many people outside of Cuba call “salsa.” Casino is the individual partner dance form and when done in a circle (or "rueda", which means "wheel" in spanish) with multiple couples and a caller who announces movements that the group performs in unison, it becomes Rueda de Casino. 

Dancers frequently switch partners, creating a dynamic, playful, and highly collaborative experience. CONTRA-TIEMPO regularly uses Rueda as a tool to teach concrete skills of compassionate partnership, collaboration, eye contact, and taking responsibility for our decisions and impact on others. 

All levels welcome– no previous dance experience necessary! Participants must be 18 years or older.

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Presented by the OFA Dance Program in partnership with The Harvard Foundation and EMR 177: Cuir/ Queer Latinidades: Film, Theatre, and Performance in the Americas. 

Student Group Partner: Candela Latin Dance Troupe, Harvard Caribbean Club, and Harvard Undergraduate Dominican Association. 
 

This is part of a dynamic two-day engagement with CONTRA-TIEMPO, a multilingual, L.A.-based, activist dance theater company.

See below for the full itinerary of events:

Friday, October 17:

1:30-3pm: Community Conversation at Gray’s Hall in Harvard Yard (for Harvard undergraduates only)

4:30pm: Procession to Harvard Dance Center from Harvard Yard (starting at Gray's Hall)

5-6:30pm: Artist presentation followed by a Community Sabor Session at Harvard Dance Center 

Saturday, October 18:

2:30-4pm: Ancestral Technologies workshop at Harvard Dance Center

4:30-5:30pm: Rueda de Casino workshop at Harvard Dance Center  

Accessibility:

Gray's Hall and Harvard Dance Center are accessible for wheelchair and mobility device users. If you have quesitons about the accessibility provided or need to request accommodations, please contact dance@fas.harvard.ed or 617-496-0314.