BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.getlocalhop.com//localhop-calendar//EN URL:https://api.getlocalhop.com/calendar?instance=tIgGmkFoXS&series=false BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-instance-tIgGmkFoXS@events.getlocalhop.com SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260403T215710Z DTSTART:20230916T161500Z DTEND:20230916T164500Z SUMMARY:Colombian Dancers at 8 Countries in 1 Day LOCATION:DeKalb Public Library\, 309 Oak Street DeKalb\, IL 60115\, Main L obby DESCRIPTION:

Carolina Velandia and Samuel Bello Ulcue will perform folk and modern dances of Colombia including Cumbia\, Carranga\, Salsa\, and Sa njuanero!

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They will dance for 20 minutes and then spend time interacting with the audience.

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Cumbia: National dance. Representative of the Caribbean cost that merge the Europe an\, African\, and Indigenous melting pot of Colombia. The dance is mostly performed by couples in large groups. The dance represents joy\, sorrow\, and romance. Cumbia generalized and expanded through Latin America\, but the Colombian traditional dance was the main influence for other regions.< /p>\n

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Carranga: Music for the Colombian Andes mixed Bamb uco\, Torbellino\, Rumba and merengue. It represents agriculture and peasa nts&rsquo\; culture from the regions of Cundinamarca\, Boyacá\;\, an d part of Santander.

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Salsa: &ldquo\;Salsa is the h armonic sum of all Latin culture \" (Willie Colon). The Colombian version dance over the percussion with the feet. The standard percussion instrumen ts are bongos\, congas\, and timbales. The roots came from Cuban and New Y ork in the twentieth century but the Colombian version became famous for i ts dance style\, where the radio on the 1960&rsquo\;s decade play a crucia l role to introduce and popularize the music.

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Sanj uanero: Originally from the Huila Region\, a translation of St. John's Fes tivities Song\, this is a traditional Colombian bambuco song. Its music wa s written in 1936 by Anselmo Duran Plazas and is Colombia's most recogniza ble folkloric songs. It is also the anthem of the Festival Folcló\;r ico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco.

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This performan ce is free and will be held in the main lobby as part of &ldquo\;8 Countri es in 1 Day.&rdquo\; It is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

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For additional information\, please contact Samantha at s amanthah@dkpl.org or at (815) 756-9568 ext. 1701.

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