Anna De La Paz Email & Phone Number

Bronx, Ny

Hispanic Culture Arts, Inc. provides innovative programming in the classical arts from Spain and Latin America for school-aged children in New York City and surrounding areas. Committed to arts education and to the intellectual, personal and social development of children, HCA programs serve as a vehicle for creativity, discovery and expression, while making connections between the classical Spanish arts and modern life in NYC.Hispanic Culture Arts provides programs, such as ¡Viva la Zarzuela!, The Duchess of Washington Heights, and Trio of Paintings that expose audiences and participants to a variety of cultural expressions by bringing music, song and dance to life.Hispanic Culture ArtsBuilding bridges through culture, creativity and connection

142 Main Street, Nyack, Ny

Anna de la Paz Spanish Dance offers performances, arts-in-education and weekly classes for adults and children in the Greater New York area.

Conducts classes in Spanish dance, flamenco, castanets and choreography for pre-school age – adult. The program consists of weekly classes and performance opportunities in professional venues. Facilitates workshops, lecture-demonstrations and residencies in Rockland and Westchester Counties, and New York City as part of the arts-in-education initiative. Schools include Cherry Lane Elementary School, Ramapo High School, Spring Valley High School, Nyack Middle School, Suffern High School, Ramapo Freshman Center, Scarsdale High School, New York School for the Deaf, among others.

Walk to the Beat Festival: This annual free festival takes place in Nyack, NY every summer and features percussive world music and dance. There are 4 stages with 24 hours of programming. One of the most important aspects of our festival is our wandering artists. We have 10 - 12 dedicated musicians and dancers hired specifically to perform short sets in 12 - 15 pre-determined businesses around the village. As the artists move from venue to venue, it encourages the public to join them, enjoying the music and dance, but also getting to know and explore Nyack and its businesses. It also gives the artists an opportunity to collaborate with any and all of the other artists. A great example of this was the "Walk to the Beat" song that was created spontaneously at last year's festival. At 6 pm Making Music Dance (our co-directors Anna and Heather's group) will give a special performance to celebrate their first CD release and premiere their new piece commissioned by New Music USA . At 7 pm we have a “jam session” in Memorial Park, where everyone is welcome to participate and play music together, artists and public. At 9 pm, join us for our after party at Nyack's Casa del Sol on Main Street. We are committed to creating an event where the public is invited to experience and play.

Founded in 1996 by Artistic Director Gabriela Granados, the American Bolero Dance Company explores the rhythmic intricacies and song literature of Flamenco, the refined and stylized repertory of Clásico Español and the traditions of Escuela Bolera, with the flair and electricity of Broadway productions. ABDC has enjoyed rave reviews from both the press and audiences world-wide. In 2002, ABDC established its Spanish Dance School.