Bomba Dance Tutorial with Afro-Puerto Rican Dancer Mar Cruz | If Cities Could Dance

#BombaDance #IfCitiesCouldDance #dancelesson From the paseo to the marullo, learn a few basic steps of bomba with Afro-Puerto Rican dancer Mar Cruz in Loíza, Puerto Rico. Mar and her sister María represent a new movement of Afro Latinos who are reclaiming their cultural traditions to celebrate Black pride and acknowledge the island's complex history of racism. 🚨 Take our short survey to help us shape our new YouTube series ! ► https://forms.gle/JxiRiKyJ9h2Bs7YU6 If you liked this how-to, watch our full episode with Mar and María Cruz and dive deep into the Afro-diasporic origins of Puerto Rican bomba. 📺 WATCH FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/z0vzkGKEWX4 📺 Watch more dance tutorials from If Cities Could Dance ➡️ https://bit.ly/ICCD_HowT-os 🔔 Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! 🔔 https://bit.ly/SubscribeKQEDArts 🪘 Want to learn how to dance bomba? Here are basic moves to get you started: 0:00-0:29 Intro 0:29-0:56 El Batey and Paseo 0:56-1:07 Piquetes 1:07-1:20 Marullo 1:20-1:44 Abanico doble 1:44-2:00 El cierre 2:00-2:20 La cuatro 2:20- 2:29 Carrera para atrás Add in some hand movements: 2:29-2:39 Látigo & La limpia 2:39-3:08 More information about bomba 3:08-3:19 Outro and Credits Jump into el batey and move to the beat of the drums as Mar leads you through a few fundamental movements of seis corrido style bomba in our latest how-to. ¡A bailar! Our history. Our culture. Our moves. KQED Arts’ award-winning video series #IfCitiesCouldDance​ features dancers from across the country representing their city’s signature moves. Watch new episodes and how-to’s Wednesdays every other week. 📖 Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/ICCDxPR 🎶 Listen to our curated playlist: https://bit.ly/ICCDxPRxMusicPlaylist 🌎 Explore a map of San Juan and neighboring areas: https://bit.ly/ICCDxPRxStoryMap ****** 👍🏽 Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kqedarts/ 👍🏽 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kqedarts 👍🏽 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KQEDarts