La Plena de Puerto Rico - Borinquen 2017

La Plena is the traditional dance of Puerto Rico. Borinquen Dance Theatre honors it's roots and history by closing out all of its major dance programs with the Plena. It is also the most often requested dance by audiences all over New York State.
Borinquen Dance Theatre was founded by Nydia Padilla-Rodríguez in 1981 as a community dance and exercise program. Today it is one of Upstate New York’s longest running non-profit dance companies, incorporating disciplined based high-impact youth development principles. The group has entertained and performed for audiences throughout New York State to include: the Governors inaugural, the New York State Fair, the Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC, hundreds of university and college events, festivals, Galas, and private special events. Additionally, BDT has performed at Whirlpool Corporation in Michigan, the University of Kentucky, the Hispanic World’s Fair in Toronto and San Diego International Fringe Festival. Nydia Padilla-Rodríguez and Borinquen Dance Theatre have also received numerous recognitions and awards.
Borinquen Dance Theatre is available to perform at events. For booking information, please visit BorinquenDance.org.
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[@rubinreyes4492]

Comes from the virgin islands fungi music the origin of plena. From cane workers who came to pr from vi

[@thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384]

Plena music comes from enslaved Africans...

[@rubinreyes4492]

@@thatguybutitsactuallyagirl5384 yeah african decendents from the virgin islands smh

[@cjsantos6247]

Disrespectful. We have our own African heritage. Our Africans didn't came from the virgin Islands.

[@cjsantos6247]

African decendents from the Virgin Islands? What an arrogant and delusional comment. BTW emancipation of slaves started between PR and Panama so WTF you talking about?

[@emelyrivas4196]

Tengo que hacer ese billete de puerto rico

[@joseacolon1854]

Que Pena, que prefieren darle mas popularidad a otro Genero musical, solo porque es mas Rentable