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Friday, March 1st - Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana
We HIGHLY recommend that ALL participants stay through Mardi Gras Day: Tuesday 03/05!
Don't miss out on marching in the Zulu Parade!
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5 whole days in New Orleans...
during Mardi Gras?!
Come on down and strutt your Cuban-Alter-Ego on the streets of N'awlins! AGUAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Tentative 2019 Program
Friday, March 01, 2019
FRIDAY NIGHT
Location: The Well - Bar & Lounge (1600 Basin St.)
9:30p - till Welcome Party
One night for all lovers of Cuban music. We will mix in other genres, such as salsa, bachata and kizomba, but the night belongs to Cuba. Get to meet new dance
friends and share your love for Cuban dance with other
aficionados - this is NOT a dance congress - this IS a
dance community festival!
Saturday, March 02, 2019
SATURDAY COMMUNITY DAY
Location: UNO University Center - 2nd Floor (2000 Lake Shore Dr.)
10:00a - 1:00p Saturday Morning Workshops
1:00p - 2:00p Lunch Break (cafeteria on site)
2:00p - 4:00p Saturday Afternoon Workshops
4:00p - 6:30p Zulu Parade Choreography Practice
Indoor parade practice led by choreographers.
Perfecting moves and coordination.
6:30p - 10:00p FREE TIME to explore New Orleans and get
swallowed by the Mardi Gras spirit.
Location: Southern Rep Theater (2541 Bayou Rd.)
10:00p - till Saturday Night Party
Sunday, March 03, 2019
SUNDAY PLAY DAY
Location: UNO University Center - 2nd Floor (2000 Lake Shore Dr.)
10:00a - 1:00p Saturday Morning Workshops
1:00p - 2:00p Lunch Break (cafeteria on site)
2:00p - 4:00p Saturday Afternoon Workshops
4:00p - 5:00p Lundi Gras Rueda de Casino Performance Practice
Open to All Participants. We will come up with a list of
standard Rueda de Casino calls/figures for all of us to demo in front of hundreds of New Orleaneans at the
Lundi Gras festival.
5:00p - 6:30p Zulu Parade Choreography Practice
Indoor parade practice led by choreographers.
Perfecting moves and coordination.
***T-shirts will be distributed at this practice!
Location: The Starlight (817 St Louis St.)
10:00 - 2:00 Sunday Night Party
Monday, March 04, 2019
LUNDI GRAS (Monday before Mardi Gras)
Location: City Park Peristyle (42 Dreyfous Dr.)
10:00a - 12:00p Zulu Parade Choreography Practice
Last group practice of ALL choreographies to finalize
positions, row leaders, spacing and logistics.
Location: Woldenberg Park (1 Canal St.)
1:00p - 3:30p Lundi Gras Festival on the River Group Performance
All Participants perform a Rueda de Casino
choreography at the Lundi Gras Festival Stage.
This performance is seen by hundreds of local
spectators.
Location: Meeting @ Woldenberg Park (1 Canal St.)
3:30p - until Mardi Gras Revelry Group Bar Crawl / Flash Mobs
Walk around New Orleans' enchanted French Quarter
with locals while flash mobbing around the city!
8:00p - until FREE TIME to wind down and customize your Zulu
T-shirt/Costume with new friends! Believe us, you will
be surprised at how creative some folks can get with a drink, a T-shirt, and a pair of scissors....and, of course,
some HOT timba tunes!
MARDI GRAS DAY...A LO CUBANO!!!
Location: Church's Chicken (1600 S. Clariborne Ave.)
7:00am Parade Lineup
Meet at Church's Chicken on Corner of Claiborne Ave.
and Martin Luther King Ave.
8:00am - until Zulu Parade
The moment we have all been preparing for! Get ready to STRUT YOUR STUFF in the biggest and most famous parade in New Orleans. Get to represent Cuban
culture in New Orleans' acclaimed ZULU PARADE!!!
***ESTIMATED END TIME: 2:00pm