New Mexico Black Leadership Council

Tag: Dance

  • Roots Camp Harambee!

    Roots Camp Harambee!

    Join us at the rollicking Harambee Celebration, where the students of Roots Academy share their talents and all they’ve learned! This end-of camp showcase features a live student performance, a showcase of their camp activities, an awards ceremony, and lunch – all to celebrate what they’ve accomplished together this summer. (Harambee is Swahili for “all pull together.”)

    RSVP by July 19th to let us know if you can attend!

    Schedule:

    Live Student Performance 11:30 am-12:30 pm
    Delicious Catered Lunch 12:30-1:50 pm

    Parking:
    You’ll find parking inside the First Unitarian Church lot at the corner of Carlisle and Comanche.

    You’ll also find parking by heading south on Carlisle and making the first right turn past the church (look for a sign that says Vanguard Behavioral Health.

    RSVP by clicking the graphic below!

  • Beginner Line Dancing

    Beginner Line Dancing

    Jump in the line at Beginner Line Dancing at the International District Library! All levels & ages are welcome, and no experience is required. Rock your body and have a good time!

  • NMSU Men of Color Initiative Juneteenth Dance Workshop

    NMSU Men of Color Initiative Juneteenth Dance Workshop

    Get your feet moving in a free Juneteenth dance workshop hosted by NMSU’s Men of Color Initiative and led by Soriba Fofana.

     

    This workshop will explore the history of African dance, and Fofana will guide participants through simple but expressive dance choreography. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, and bring water! For more information, contact Patrick Turner at 678-576-2342 or peturner@nmsu.edu.

  • Yinka Esi Graves: The Disappearing Act

    Yinka Esi Graves: The Disappearing Act

    Yinka Esi Graves is the Black Flamenco dancer in the documentary “Gurumbe: Canciones de tu Memoria Negra.” “The Disappearing Act” is her first solo production, in which she draws on her reality as a flamenco dancer of Afro-Caribbean descent and the historical and representational questions this has raised throughout her career.

     

    With dance, live music, text, and video, this experimental flamenco work was developed through a series of international residencies. Get your tickets HERE!

  • Leftover Soul ft. DJ Garronteed

    Leftover Soul ft. DJ Garronteed

    Albuquerque’s longest running vinyl-only soul night returns! DJ Leftovers is joined by guest DJ Garronteed from Santa Fe, with live video mixing by No Reservations. Garronteed has rocked analog and digital parties in New Mexico for over 20 years.

     

    Come get down to the funky sights and sounds of soul’s golden era! $5 cover.

  • Afrosphere Juneteenth Celebration

    Afrosphere Juneteenth Celebration

    DJs Ryan Demond and Jaxsun Planet present Afrosphere. Celebrate Juneteenth with unifying music, performance, and dance! Party ’til the bar closes with just a 5-buck cover.

     

  • NDI Junior/Senior Dance Showcase

    NDI Junior/Senior Dance Showcase

    See the best that NDI’s youngest dancers have to offer at the annual showcase: Dreams Never Die; TAKE FLIGHT!

    Tickets $12. Get yours HERE!

  • NDI Junior/Senior Dance Showcase

    NDI Junior/Senior Dance Showcase

    See the best that NDI’s youngest dancers have to offer at the annual showcase: Dreams Never Die; TAKE FLIGHT!

    Tickets $12. Get yours HERE!

  • NDI Dance Showcase: A Magical Day at the Park

    NDI Dance Showcase: A Magical Day at the Park

    See the best that NDI’s youngest dancers have to offer at the spring showcase: A Magical Day at the Park!

     

    Tickets $12. Get yours HERE!

  • NDI NM Annual Gala: Dream Big!

    NDI NM Annual Gala: Dream Big!

    Join National Dance Institute of NM for its annual gala and fundraiser in the big tent! This year is the institute’s 30th birthday, so the event will be extra-special, with 500 school children from Albuquerque and the surrounding areas in a highly energetic musical theater performance.

     

    Dream Big! will explore NDI students’ aspirations and dreams, dreamers who have changed the world, and dreams for our communities. The performance will be followed by a seated dinner, drinks, dancing, and live entertainment.

     

    Fundraiser tickets $300. Full tables available. Click HERE for more info and tickets.

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