 Above: Barb speaking at the podium at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.  Above: DanceInTime performers at the EPA Hispanic Heritage Month Program.  Above: Gaby performs a Folkloric dance at a Hispanic Heritage Month program at the EPA.  Above: Hispanic Heritage Month program at Fort Meade, Maryland.  Above: Barb teaching at a Hispanic Heritage Month program at the EPA in Virginia.  Above: DanceInTime posing by the poster for the Hispanic Heritage Month program at Ft. Myer before they perform. The poster features a photo of DanceInTime on stage at the 2010 DC Bachata Congress.  Above: Performers playing it "cool" at the Hispanic Heritage Month program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Above: Todd and Barb performing at Fort Meade's Hispanic Heritage Month program in Ft. Meade, Maryland.  Above:Performers pose before a program at Ft. Belvoir for Hispanic Heritage Month. 10/2011  Above:Above:DIT performers dancing cumbia, a folkloric dance at a Hispanic Heritage Month show at the Federal Communications Commission. 2011 |
Hispanic Heritage ProgramsThrough the years, DanceInTime has produced many Hispanic Heritage Shows for many different offices, organizations, and venues, from government offices to church events, etc. Generally these shows include some dance performances with comments about the origins of the dances and their underlying rhythms. We have found that a very successful component of the shows is an inter-active portion where we provide very basic instruction on Merengue and/or Salsa dancing. It gives those in the the audience who wish, a chance to try out a few steps, while others are welcome to watch and learn that way. Those who watch the instruction actually learn a lot, too, and typically enjoy "cheering on" their friends who get up to dance! Sometimes the programs include some description of the differences between the music underlying Salsa, Merengue, and Cha cha so the audience learns to distinguish the musical forms. Then we play some music and dance to it, asking the audience if they can guess which dance was being performed! Barbara Bernstein has been hired as well to be keynote speaker, addressing the role of the arts in Latin culture, and the variety and commonality among the various Latin countries in the dances that are popular there. When shows are done at government offices, care is taken to keep the costumes appropriately conservative and the programs tasteful as the sample videos below show. We design each show individually and are very flexible. Some programs have an emphasis on instruction and some are just performance oriented. Some have a considerable educational component with discussion of which countries the dance is particularly popular in, and educational hand-outs are provided, etc. DanceInTime is happy to work with special populations as well, making any accommodations necessary. Sample VideosHere are sample videos from programs DanceInTime has run: Ft. Meade Army Base Army's Test Evaluation Command
Center
Dept of Labor: Mine Safety & Health Administration Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Tally Ho Movie Theater in Virginia (They celebrated Hispanic
Heritage Month with a dance program and a
showing of El Cantante, a movie about a Latin singer) Environmental Protection Agency Gallaudet University Hispanic Heritage programs have been
produced for: Selected Show Credits: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab--Hector Chavez (Latin Dance Vibe), Jessa Steinbeck (Salsa teacher), Garrett English, Vince Ford (Salsa teacher/DanceInTime), Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Tally Ho Movie Theater---Erick Sanchez (Salsa teacher) & Lucien Army Test & Evaluation--Rodrigo Rivera (Salsa teacher), Tania Nunez (ballroom teacher), Susan Cox (ballroom teacher), Sheila Gordon National Defense University-- Garrett English & Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Fort Belvoir 2010 Show--Hector Chavez (Latin Dance Vibe), David Norton (Washington Dance Institute), Leah Hart & Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) doing Latin club dances and Leo, Monica, and Harold & Lida Rodriguez doing the Folkloric Performances. 2011 Show--Glen, Barb (DanceInTime), Yadiel (Salsa Alarde), & Gaby EPA--Gaby Garzon, Yadiel Suarez, Leah Hart, Isabell Triemer, and Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Fort Myer--Froilan Mate (ballroom instructor) Arica Gonzalez, Rita Huerta de Ralph, Yadiel Suarez (Salsa Alarde), Gaby Garzon, and Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Fort Meade--Todd Borzych (Dance Sport Endurance), Sarah Smith, Yadiel Suarez (Cuban Salsa instructor), Gaby Garzon, Isabell Triemer, Cedric Teamer (Cuban Salsa instructor/DanceInTime), Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Dept of Labor's Mine Safety & Health Admin Valdimir, Janet Duenas, Isabell Triemer, Yvonne Wade (Cuban Salsa teacher/DanceInTime), Hector Chavez (Latin Dance Vibe), Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) National Weather Service (NOAA)--Yadiel Suarez (Salsa Alarde), Gaby Garzon, Janet Duenas, DeMonta Whiting, Sarah Smith, Barbara Bernstein (DanceInTime) Gallaudet University--Nancy Alers and Brandon Ross (GeorgiaBoyDance) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)--Hector Chavez (Latin Dance Vibe) and Rita Huerta |
 Above: Folkloric Dance demo at Ft. Belvoir, VA.  Above: Folkloric Dance presentation at Ft. Belvoir, VA.  Above: Barb teaching Salsa and Merengue at Ft. Belvoir, VA.  Above: Hispanic Heritage Month program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  Above: Fort Belvoir Hispanic Heritage Month Program.  Above: Fort Belvoir Hispanic Heritage Month Program.  Above: DanceInTime at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration at the Department of Labor, holding the certificates they kindly gave each performer!  Above: Hispanic Heritage Month program at the Department of Labor  Above: Gaby Garzon performing at the Fort Meade Hispanic Heritage Month program.  Above:Barb did a presentation at Malone University in Canton, Ohio for Hispanic Heritage Month. 10/2011  Above:DIT performers at a show for the Federal Communications Commission. 2011  Above:Barb’s Latin Dance class at George Mason University, posing before doing a performance at the school’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Fall 2011 |