Dance

Tafsut Imazighen, meaning "Berber Spring" is a dance group of young women who perform traditional Kabyle dance with touches of contemporary choreography. They are performing here for annual Yennayer celebration held at Murmrr Theater in Prospect heights, Brooklyn. Yennayer is the indigenous new year for North Africans.

 

Community: 
Esraa Warda
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Dance

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Milan (Eddie Jarel Jonesx) and Mermaid Garçon walk Butch Queens in Drag at Westchester Pride's 'Art of Runway Workshop,' presented by ArtsWestchester and The LOFT: LGBT Center.

Community: 
Arts Westchester
Traditions: 

Dance

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Marvarid Uzbek Dance Group performs Traditional Uzbek Taskhkent wedding dance at the Brighton Beach Public Library

Traditions: 

Dance

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Marvarid Uzbek Dance group performs Traditional Uzbek Khorezm style dance performed at Brighton Beach Library 

Traditions: 

Dance

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The Chankas of Perú perform the legendary danza de las tijeras (scissors dance), an ancient, highly acrobatic indigenous ritual dance from the southern Andes of Perú. 

Community: 
Arts Westchester
Traditions: 

Dance

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This video contains excerpts of workshops given during a two weekend series of performing arts of India, as represented in the Westchester Indian community

Community: 
Arts Westchester
Traditions: 

Dance

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Pahim Path Mangalya production by the National Dance Troupe of Sri Lanka on Staten Island in August 2014.

Traditions: 

Ritual

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Dance

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This is a series of public performances organized by Long Island Traditions. 

Traditions: 

Dance

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Tour the Staten Island neighborhood of Port Richmond with young traditional dancer Jesus Almedo

Traditions: 

Place

Foodways

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Dance

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Demonstration of Kwe-Kwe pre-wedding ritual by Winston "Jeggae" Hoppie at Brooklyn Arts Council's The Sweetest Song Festival 2014. 

Traditions: 

Ritual

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Dance

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Music

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