Afro Soca w/ Kira Divine at Governors Island
Free class, no sign up needed. Just show up!
Learn more about Kira Divine.
Shakira 'Kira Divine' Marshall, one of the FELA! queens, returns to Cumbe with Afro-Soca! Whine your hips to the upbeat rhythms of Soca music and learn other popular Caribbean dances in this workshop that fuses both African and Caribbean dance styles often seen in fetes and Carnival celebrations around the world. Dance movements take their inspiration from various forms including: traditional West African, Congolese, Caribbean folkloric, Latin, hip hop, modern, and dancehall soca styles. Special focus will be given to the gyrating hip movements known as “whining,” which will whip your core into shape.
You can find Cumbe at Colonel's Row lawn in front of house 405 and you can get to us by taking the Governor’s Island Ferry.
NYC Ferry
• NYC Ferry’s South Brooklyn route serves Governors Island daily, leaving from Yankee Pier. Click here for NYC Ferry information and schedules.
• The South Brooklyn route recently debuted a new “Faster Connections” pilot service on weekdays from 6:15-10:15am. Several ferry times during morning rush hour have changed, click here for the new schedule.
• The last NYC Ferries off the Island are 5:13pm (Bay Ridge) & 5:15pm (Corlears Hook) on weekdays and 4:58pm (both directions) on weekends.