Circle 'Round: Brooklyn 2
Circle 'Round Brooklyn 2, a participatory dance event, held from 3 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, at Fort Greene Park, featured performances by soloists and troupes, whose traditional dance forms relate to shapes such as the circle and line.
June 17, 2007
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Fort Greene Park
Circle 'Round Brooklyn 2, a participatory dance event, held from 3 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 17, at Fort Greene Park, featured performances by soloists and troupes, whose traditional dance forms relate to shapes such as the circle and line. The audience had an opportunity to learn dances suitable for all ages. They learned hula, Haitian rara, African American juba and experienced Korean poongmul and Brazilian capoeira. Circle and line dances bring people together. Many cultures throughout the world retain circle dance traditions and here in Brooklyn still join together in the round at weddings and festivals as dancers reaffirm community through longstanding forms such as African American juba and Haitian rara.
CIRCLE 'ROUND BROOKLYN 2 is sponsered by Commerce Bank and is supported by major grants from Mertz Gilmore Foundation and Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust. BAC Folk Arts is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Corporate support for BAC Folk Arts is provided by Con Edison. Special thanks to Adrian Benepe, Commissioner; Julius Spiegel, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner; and to the managers of Fort Greene Park, City of New York Parks and Recreation.