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such as Casino, Rueda de Casino, and Rumba. Our name honors the <br />Cuban history of palenques, referring to the communities and settlements <br />formed by those who escaped enslavement. Our performance and <br />interactive demonstration will highlight what we love about Cuban dance, <br />the nuances and intricacies of body movement, how both the music we <br />dance to and the movements we use can be traced to multiple origins and <br />practices, and finally the communal aspect of dancing together. <br />Locally based in Durham, the Brevan Hampden Trio plays multi styles of <br />music within the Afro-Caribbean and Latin music genres including salsa, <br />meringue, cumbia, and Latin jazz. The Trio will introduce the history and <br />folklore attached to these genres. Palenke and Brevan Hampden Trio will <br />work closely with CES’s English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, <br />Leah Oviedo-Sauls, and Cultural Enrichment teacher, Rosa Martinez, to <br />plan the assembly. <br />North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble <br />NCYTE is a non-profit organization committed to preserving and promoting <br />percussive dance styles. The performance demonstrates tap dance <br />choreography and improvisation, as well as other percussive dance styles <br />from around the world. Born in America from the same roots as jazz music, <br />tap dance emerged in the mid-1800s from the fusion of African and <br />European dance styles and rhythmic sensibilities. The dancers give brief <br />talks to offer age appropriate context, and invite students to ask questions <br />afterwards. The performers are ages 9 to 18, offering students a chance to <br />see themselves in the show. NCYTE offers a teachers’ guide that includes <br />grade-appropriate lessons to connect the performance with classroom <br />teaching, including historical, musical, and cultural lessons. <br />Jason A Mullinax - The Science of Sound: How sound travels through air, <br />water, and objects. <br />Mr. Jason is a percussionist, instrument builder, electronic music composer <br />and educator who lives in Carrboro, NC. He has previously volunteered his <br />time at Carrboro Elementary School to show second graders how music <br />can teach us about science and the world around us. Using homemade <br />instruments, Mr. Jason demonstrates how students can create music with <br />everyday objects. Students will learn how to read, write and play simple <br />rhythms through playing games and will learn how sound can travel through <br />air, water and solid objects by observing demonstrations by the instructor. <br />There will be a brief concert at the end for the students and they will be <br />allowed to interact with the instruments. <br />UNC Zanki - African Dance Troupe <br />Zankiliwa, is a dance troupe that expresses African culture through various <br />styles of dance from traditional to modern Afro Hip-Hop. UNC Zanki is part <br />of UNC’s Organization For African Students' Interests And Solidarity <br />(OASIS), whose mission is to celebrate the beauty of African cultures and <br />serve the needs of African people on the campus of UNC-CH and in the <br />surrounding communities. They perform and inform students about the <br />origin of the dances. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: A1086476-2E32-40FF-8A53-267E185E0268