SF Carnaval
San Francisco Carnaval 2024
May 26th, 2024, Mission District SF
San Francisco Carnaval 2023
May 28th, 2023 - CubaCaribe performed in the grande parade (featuring choreography by Susana Pedroso) plus the Moving Juntos kids participants.
San Francisco Carnaval 2022
On May 29th, 2022 CubaCaribe and Ramon Ramos Alayo performed at the SF Carnaval parade!
San Francisco Carnaval 2020
May 16th, 2020 CubaCaribe participated in the first ever virutal San Francisco Carnaval.
In partnership with CubaCaribe, Susana Arenas Pedroso presented a free dance class for the Carnaval SF's Online Celebration!
San Francisco Carnaval 2019
2019 CubaCaribe teams up with Dance Mission Grrrl Brigade to present
Conga Santiaguera! Conga is Afro-Cuban in origin and has ceremonial and ritualistic origins. During festivals throughout Cuba, large ensembles of musicians and dancers called comparsas dress in colorful costumes and perform in the streets.
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San Francisco Carnaval 2008
2008 Ramon and Tania Santiago teamed up to choreograph a stunning Carnaval Contingent "Renacimiento Carnaval Contingent". Drawing upon Afro-Cuban-Brazilian traditional and popular salsa and samba musical rhythms and dance moves, the team created a Cuban and Brazilian contingent for SF Carnaval.
Cuban and Brazilian contingent for SF Carnaval
San Francisco Carnaval 2006
Our Mission Housing Contingent in the Caribbean category won second prize in dance, 2nd in overall appearance, 2nd in Carnaval spirit, and tied for 2nd in creativity & authenticity. For the first-time ever, popular Cuban dance instructor and choreographer Ramon Ramos Alayo will be leading a Carnaval contingent in this year's annual extravaganza taking place Sunday, May 28 in San Francisco's Mission District.