Dancing and teaching the Plena and Bomba is Nereida Burgess' way of staying close to Puerto Rico, her native island.
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Read full article: ‘You can hear the bombs’: KSAT interview with Israeli civilians hiding in ditch during Iranian rocket fire🎃 Things to do in October: Halloween, Muertos Fest, Big Texas Comicon– Nereida Burgess knows she’s not far from her native island of Puerto Rico when she starts dancing.Burgess met up with KSAT reporter Patty Santos to demonstrate two of the main dances from Puerto Rico, which are gaining attention around the world.
“The Plena is more for the countryside. ... They would call it before, like, ‘the singing newspaper.’ It’s like telling what was happening and the events that were happening in the island,” she said. There’s also the Bomba, a more complex dance. Burgess said it has its roots in slavery and was used by enslaved people to communicate with other tribes. In this type of dance, the dancer leads, and the drummers follow the movements.is hosting a Plena & Bomba Workshop during the International Latin Jazz and Arts Festival on Oct. 5 at the UTSA Downtown Campus. The event is free for families to attend.Patty Santos joined the KSAT 12 News team in July 2017.
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