"I am what I am because of who we all are." - Ubuntu, African Proverb. Are You Afro? is an international music and dance project that expounds upon the fact that all human beings come from Africa and with them, our collective music; distinct but linked to the continent of Africa. We are a cultural lifestyle brand that connect people of all background through Afro inspired dance music as well as blending hip-hop into our world. Are You Afro? suggests further that the global community is the perso …

I started this open group for beginners who would like to train and play capoeira - the Afro-Brasilian martial-art dance in Astoria, Queens, New York. Although I have studied capoeira I am in no way an instructor or qualified to be. Instead this is a beginner's class where we warm-up and share knowledge and music and practice a very soft form of capoeira with no contact. I can direct you to truly great 'real' capoeira teachers though. There are some EXCELLENT teachers here in Astoria and I am ha …

People who love Brazil, its people, music, art, cinema, travel, food . For those who want to learn Brazilian Portuguese with Mossa Bildner, a teacher with 21 years experience who manages to get even the shyest person speaking Portuguese in preparation for that all important job, meeting, or pleasure trip.