Join us for an electrifying double-bill dance performance with live music as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the CUNY Dance Initiative! Experience two alumni of this groundbreaking residency program: Los Ricos, featuring flamenco powerhouses Sonia Olla & Ismael Fernández, and Sekou McMiller, a leader in the Afro-Latin dance movement, along with his ensemble of six dancers and six musicians.

Both companies will perform excerpts of work created during their past CDI residencies. Sekou McMiller & Friends will present Afro Latin Soul, an exuberant exploration of the Jazz and African roots of salsa dance and music, developed during the company’s 2023-24 residency at LaGuardia Community College. Sonia Olla & Ismael Fernández will reprise the “palmas” section from ELLA, created during a 2018 residency at Queens College.