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Puerto Rican Percussion Plena Classes - First Day FREE!

Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Sat, 09 Aug, 2025 at 02:00 pm

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Sat, 09 Aug, 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm (CDT)

Puerto Rican Cultural Center

701 Tillery St, Austin, TX 78702-3738, United States

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Puerto Rican Percussion Plena Classes - First Day FREE!
Opening Day Celebration FREE!
SATURDAY - Aug 9th, 2025!!

Celebrate Opening Day of our 28th Fall semester with a free day of community classes in Traditional Dance, Percussion (Bomba & Plena), Children's Coqui Dance, and Afro-Boricua Warrior Arts (Cocobalé).

Everyone is welcome from any culture or background!

Bomba Percussion class at 1pm and Plena Percussion class at 2pm. These classes for Adults & Teens teach traditional percussion rhythms from Puerto Rico, as well as other Boricua percussive rhythms relevant to our culture.

Instruments taught include barriles, panderos, large and small percussion. Lessons on Puerto Rican food, language, history, and more are added to enhance the base appreciation of Puerto Rican culture. Semesters culminate in high visibility performances including our June Heritage Festival and annual December musical.

Try any of our classes for free on Aug 9th, 2025.

9am - 10am CST
Coqui Children's class! - Boricua culture for children & teens
https://www.facebook.com/events/730661509490163/

10:00am-11:30am CST
Bomba, Plena y Mas Traditional Dance
https://www.facebook.com/events/587354663986522

12pm-1pm CST
Cocobale Class - Afro-Boricua Warrior Arts
https://www.facebook.com/events/1281957727262786

1pm-2pm CST
Bomba Percussion Class
https://www.facebook.com/events/1060118182227842/

2pm-3pm
Plena Percussion Class
https://www.facebook.com/events/1029747239334035/

Our classes take place at our Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 701 Tillery Street #13, Austin TX.

See more information in the links above, or here to join for the semester:
https://prfdance.org/registration.htm
https://prfdance.org/tuition.htm


THANK YOU SPONSORS!

Austin's Puerto Rican Cultural Center is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Austin Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME).

Our cultural center's 2025 digital strategy is supported by Internet Leaders. Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.


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Puerto Rican Cultural Center
701 Tillery Street, Austin
Celebrating 28 Years - Nonprofit 501C3
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/
Email: ZGFuY2UgfCBwcmZkYW5jZSAhIG9yZw==
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Puerto Rican Percussion Plena Classes - First Day FREE!, 9 August | Event in Austin | AllEvents
Puerto Rican Percussion Plena Classes - First Day FREE!
Sat, 09 Aug, 2025 at 02:00 pm