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SAN ANTONIO – Nereida Burgess knows she’s not far from her native island of Puerto Rico when she starts dancing. “It’s a very joyful moment for me. It’s like I’m feeling that come back home,” she said ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Bronx community ...

The group will be performing a traditional dance number called Bomba. The dance was used as an outlet of communication centuries ago for African ancestors on the island. Milteri Tucker, executive ...

The second annual Afro-Caribbean Festival is taking place all weekend long. On Friday afternoon, dance workshops were held at Lyman Square. The community got the chance to learn how to dance Bomba, a ...

With a trio tapping out an Afro-Caribbean rhythm on the drums, Isha Renta slow-walked a dozen students through some basic bomba-dancing steps Saturday morning. Holding the sides of her brightly ...

Dancing and teaching the Plena and Bomba is Nereida Burgess' way of staying close to Puerto Rico, her native island.