Drum & dance classes by Roman Diaz & Yesenia Selier

[jorge]

"Ibiono Project" promises to be a great series of Afrocuban drum and dance classes in NYC at the Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts (Boys & Girls Harbor). Roman is teaching percussion, including bata, rumba, and other AfroCuban musical forms. Yesenia is teaching dance, including orishas, rumba, and other folkloric dance forms.
I can personally vouch that Roman is a top level percussionist and excellent percussion teacher, and Yesenia is an excellent dance teacher. This is an incredible opportunity to learn Afrocuban percussion or dance or both, for those of us who live in the NYC area. You can also stop by if you happen to be visiting NYC on a Tuesday from somewhere else. Highly recommended. Tuesdays from 6 to 9.
Jorge
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Ibiono Project
World renowned percussionist Roman Diaz and dance scholar Yesenia Selier team up to create Ibiono Project: a workshop open to all levels of dance and music students, to explore essential structures of Afro Cuban Dance and Music. The curriculum will included sacred and popular forms, from Orishas to Rumba.

Day: Every Tuesday beginning July 19th
6:00-7:30 pm Percussion and Musicality Class by Roman Diaz
7:30-9:00 pm Dance Class by Yesenia Selier

Place: Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts
1 E 104th St # 1
New York, NY

Prices:
-Single classes: Percussion: $25/ Dance $20
-4 classes Card: Percussion $80/ Dance $60 (Class Cards expire after 6 weeks)

Info and Registration: Contact Yesenia Selier at oriselier@gmail.com/ 201-952-5508

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The meaning of Ibiono:
Carabali word that means “The Power of the Word”. Rumberos and Soneros have used “Ibiono”, to define the ineffable musicality that intertwines the dance and the music . “Ibiono” is swing with the clave, flow with the tempo.

About Roman Diaz:
Roman Diaz: World Master percussionist from Havana, where elders in the fine arts of classic Afro-Cuban musical traditions trained him. He has performed with groups including Raices Profundas, Grupo T con E, Orquesta Sublime, Yoruba Andabo, and Grupo Anaki. In the U.S., Diaz has collaborated with many musicians including Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez, Paquito D’Rivera, Juan Formell, Pedrito Martinez and Orlando “Puntilla” Rios.

About Yesenia Selier:
Yesenia Selier Fernandez hails from Havana, Cuba. She works with dancers of all levels and genres and she is known for helping individuals improve their natural body movement, musicality and timing. She is also a lecturer on the history of music and dance from the African Diaspora.