Barbara Martinez of Sol y Sombra Spanish Dance Company. Photo by Clyde Berger
Year: 2024-2025
DanceForce Member: Margarita Espada
Artists: David Y Celia, Maria Loreta Celitan, Rodrigue Edouard, Elisabet Torras
Community Partners: Brentwood Library, Brentwood School District, JVC Broadcasting, Latino Teacher Association, Legislator Samuel Gonzalez, Uplift Our Town
Audience: 1,530
County: Suffolk Continue reading El Ritmo – Sol y Sombra Dance Company→
Dancer Rosa Lina Lima and new immigrant youth from Brentwood NY: final presentation dancing “Ubuntu”. Photos by Segundo Orellana.
Year: 2023-2024
DanceForce Member: Margarita Espada
Artist: Rosa Lina Lima
Community Partners: Brentwood School District; Patchogue School District; Puerto Rican Coalition; Suffolk Community College; Uplift Our Town
Audience: 120
County: Suffolk
Margarita Espada, Lia Viridia Dominguez and Karen Mena in CONSTELLATIONS
Year: 2021-2022 DanceForce Member: Margarita Espada Artist: Lia Viridiana Dominguez Community Partners: Custer Institute and Observatory, Long Island; Suffolk Community College; SUNY Stony Brook; Teatro Yerbabruja Cultural Center Audience: 355 County: Suffolk
Year: 2020/2021 DanceForce Member: Margarita Espada Artists: Ivette Chiclana, Amed Irrizary, Rosa Lina Lima, Gloria Llompart Community Partners: Firehouse Gallery; Latina Moms; Pronto of Long Island; Radio La Fiesta; Suffolk Community College; Teatro Rodante Hispanico Audience: 615 County: Suffolk