EXPLORING Caribbean CULTURE Junkanoo COUNTRY: The BahamasWaking up at the break of dawn to celebrate freedom at Junkanoo. (More.) Read more Landship COUNTRY: BarbadosHonoring, and parodying, our oppressors with Landship. (More.) Read more Cha Cha Cha COUNTRY: CubaWe cha cha cha through the Havana night. (More.) Read more Merengue COUNTRY: Dominican RepublicWe learn to dance the Dominican Merengue. (More.) Read more Rara COUNTRY: HaitiWe take to the Haitian streets for a rhythmic, elebratory experience known as “rara.” (More.) Read more Ska COUNTRY: JamaicaWe dance through the past with three generations of ska. (More.) Read more Bèlè COUNTRY: MartiniqueGetting into a trance as we dance to a Bèlè beat. (More.) Read more Bomba COUNTRY: U.S./Puerto RicoDancing the Puerto Rican bomba, where the dancers lead the drums. (More.) Read more Jounen Kweyol COUNTRY: St. LuciaCelebrating our St. Lucian heritage at Jounen Kweyol. (More.) Read more Calinda COUNTRY: Trinidad and TobagoWhere Calinda is a stick fight but also a dance. (More.) Read more Extempo COUNTRY: Trinidad and TobagoWe go in to calypso battle…with rhymes! (More.) Read more
