Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance

🚨 NEW Afro House Workshop Series

Get ready to move, sweat, and connect. This open-level Afro House class blends the energy and rhythm of West and South African street dance styles with the footwork and flow of house movement. Rooted in the African diaspora, the class focuses on musicality, grounding, freedom, and expression while building confidence through accessible choreography and movement drills.

📍 651 Arts
10 Lafayette Ave (4th Floor)
Brooklyn, NY 11217

✅Afro-House Workshop Series | Thursdays, July 9 - August 27 | 7:30-9pm | $20 in advance $25 at the door

🚨We strongly encourage pre-registration through the Cumbe website for the best experience and smoothest check-in.

🇭🇹 Haitian Folkloric Series

CUMBE invites you to join Nadia Dieudonné on Sundays during Caribbean Heritage Month!

Throughout this series participants will discover and learn traditional dance styles that celebrate the strength, pride and beauty of Haitian culture and the powerful spirits of Haitian religion.

📍Mark Morris Dance Center
3 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217

✅ Haitian Folkloric Series w/ Nadia Dieudonné | Sundays, June 7, 14, 21, & 28 | $25 in advance $30 at the door

➡️ Visit cumbedance.org for more information.

🚨 Cumbe Promo Week! $10 classes

Whether you’re new to Cumbe or it’s been a while this one’s for you!

We’ve opened our doors at our two new Brooklyn homes — 651 Arts and Mark Morris Dance Center — and inviting you to come discover, reconnect, and move with us for just $10 per in-person class.

✅June 1 - June 7 |
✅Single in-person drop-in classes only|
✅$10 per person per class
|Excludes online classes, special workshops & events.

➡️ Sign up at cumbedance.org.

We are close Monday, May 18.

Classes will resume Tuesday, May 19. Visit cumbedance.org for our most up to date schedule. Email [email protected] with any questions or inquiries!

Afro-Cuban Dance Series

Afro-Cuban Series is a celebration of African diasporic culture through dance, rhythm, and ancestral tradition — guiding students of all levels on a journey through the movement, spirituality, and living heritage of Afro-Cuban expression. This series unfolds over three sessions;

✅Afro-Cuban Dance Class: May 30

✅ Orisha Femininity Flow: June 6

✅ Cuban Rumba Class: June 13

📍651 Arts
10 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213

Pricing per class : $35 in advance | $40 at the door

➡️ Sign up at cumbedance.org

🚨We strongly encourage pre-registration through the Cumbe website for the best experience and smoothest check-in

🇧🇷 Afro-Brazilian Dance

Dandha is BACK in NYC! Her Afro-Brazilian Dance classes offer a vibrant journey into the rich traditions of Afro-Brazilian movement, guided by a gifted and passionate teacher.

📍 651 Arts
10 Lafayette Ave 4th floor
Brooklyn, NY

✅ Afro-Brazilian w/ Dandha da Hora | Thursday, May 14 | 7:30-9pm | $20 Advanced $25 At the door

➡️ Sign up at cumbedance.org