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Djoniba
Dance Centre InstructorAfro-Caribbean
Open Level
Tuesdays, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursdays, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Acclaimed for his inspirational classes, Richard Gonzalez, choreographer, musician, and performer, is nationally recognized as a premiere interpreter of Afro-Caribbean folkloric and contemporary dance. Baba Richard, who over the course of his 25-year career has shared the stage with notable artists, has participated in numerous dance festivals and has served as instructor and lecturer at dance conferences. This master teacher of Afro-Caribbean and various contemporary dance forms exhibits a strong ethnic fusion that is the result of the African, Spanish, and Taino influence ever- present in the Caribbean.
Baba Richard Gonzalez has participated in numerous national dance festivals such as Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence Dance Workshop Series (2007-2008), New Orleans Dance Festival (2001-2007), Jacob’s Pillow Summer Dance Festival (2006), International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference (2006), Urban Bush Women Summer Intensive (2007), Bates Dance Festival (1995-2001), Mark Morris Dance Group (2005), Alvin Ailey Dance Extension (2005-2008), and Djoniba Drum and Dance Center (1992-2008). As a professional dancer, he has shared the bill with world-renowned artists such as Maria Albas, Al Perryman, Madame Lavinia Williams, Patrice Soriero, Miriam Greeves, Arthur Hall, Sara Yarborough, and Isadoro “Caridad” Torres.
Baba Richard has received numerous awards including the Vermont “Artists Fellowship and Residence Award," the 1996-98 Hostos “Ethnic Dance Award," and The New York City “2005 Outstanding Achievement Award," honoring his continuing contributions to dance and educational communities throughout the United States and the Caribbean.
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