Salsabrosa

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,504
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2012
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Wabasha
Wabasha
Project Overview
Salsabrosa, the energetic and authentic Latin/Salsa band and dance group led by two Cuban natives, offers a program combining education, storytelling, and performance that discusses and showcases the impact of Latin music and dance styles in the upper Midwest. The program incorporates authentic Latin music and demonstrates the unique instruments and rhythms associated with Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, and more. In addition, Salsabrosa’s dancers share the rhythms of today’s Latin Music through dance. This group represents a powerful celebration of the marvelously diverse communities within Minnesota and will help in building greater understanding and connection to the values that bind Minnesotans together by using the universal languages of music and dance. The Latin Dance Styles with Salsabrosa workshop and demonstration features pre-recorded music from Salsabrosa and focuses on Latin Dance styles. Salsabrosa’s top dance instructors, Jae Phillips and Hannah Esparza, will captivate your audience by performing the hottest Latin dances including Salsa, Cha Cha, Merengue, and Salsa Hip-Hop. These seasoned performers will then show your guests the moves – teaching them the basic dance steps.
Project Details
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Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,504
Other Funds Leveraged
$269
Direct expenses
$1,773
Administration costs
$38
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.011
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Emphasize the importance of dance in the local community. Enhance the future dance performance experience for participants through education. Increase access to dance, as well as enhancing audience comfort and confidence with unfamiliar music styles. Encourage further education and attendance at future music and/or arts events. Reinforce the idea that libraries are places to experience cultural or arts programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The event on a park stage had to be moved to the library when a thunderstorm, rain, and wind disrupted the show. Even though there was a change in venue and a storm, the participants kept smiling and the performers kept an upbeat attitude throughout the event. All the children enjoyed the performance and were excited to learn the dancing. A local Latino family was happy for the opportunity to bring their grandchildren to a culturally educational and fun event. After the event, one child wanted to know why the dance was called “salsa.”

Source of Additional Funds

SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating)

Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Hutton
Organization Name
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
Street Address
2600 19th St. NW
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507)288-5513
Email
ahutton@selco.info
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200