Leonardo Ivan Dominguez

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Director of the Washington Heights based Dominican folkarts youth program El Conjunto Folklorico and educator ofDominican folk traditions for over 35 years. Ivan teaches more than 50dances of AfroDominican and colonial Spanish heritage including merengueand bachata in both English and Spanish. Ivans classes incorporatecultural historical information and may include material arts traditionssuch as carnival maskmaking and costume. Live musical accompaniment includes tambora accordion balsie and guira. El Cunjunto is also available for performances.

Categories: Traditional / Culturally Specific, Instrumentalist, Craft, Choreography, Children / Teens, Visual Arts, Theater, Music, Folk / Traditional Arts, Film / Video, Dance