Caporales Unidos: A Bolivian Tradition Workshop

David Bosserman (presenter); Bryant Anaya; Jocelyn Copa; Jacky Dorado; Matthew Espinoza; Jlia Garcia (community advisor); Teresa Larios; Amichai Maciel; Maria Esther Mayda (liason); Melanie Miranda; Marian Moya; Ruben Paredes; Jackie Peredo; Hector Tolentino; Amy Torrico; Giselle Vidal; Alex Viscarra; Justin Zapata ;Dancers from across the D.C. metro region convene as Caporales Unidos to demonstrate a popular Afro-Bolivian festival dance tradition. Its members belong to different cultural associations in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., home to the largest population of Bolivian descent in the United States. They work to promote unity, camaraderie, and respect among the Bolivian American fraternities, which have grown in number of participants over the past years. In this session, they will talk about their festival traditions, demonstrating and teaching moves from their dances.