This fall, the Schaumburg Township District Library celebrated once again the presence of Hispanic heritage in the community and the Day of the Dead from October 1 to November 2. The Dia de los Muertos celebration featured local Mexican artist Cristina Colunga to create a community ofrenda at each of their locations. An ofrenda is a display, sometimes called a memory table, built to honor lost loved ones. They also read bilingual stories and made practical crafts and Mexican delicacies (while supplies last). And on Wednesday, November 2, at Central Library. I enjoy a show from the Centro d ..read more

Magnificent Closing Ceremony of the Dance Academy of the Center of Peruvian ARTS. All the students excelled in the Andean and coastal ancestral dance of Peru on December 17, 2022, at the Pineapple studio, by teachers Jessica Loyaga and Ruben Pachas. This event featured the presentation of Chef Jose Cueva who delighted us with Peruvian flavors such as the delicious Peruvian Andean bread "Tanta Wawa" inspired by Peruvian fauna, especially the Wallatas or Andean goose with the t… See more ..read more

Valicha Dance - Making the bridge o CHAKA in quechua language Ruben Pachas and Jessica Loyaga are the founder of Peruvian Folk Dance center — Chicago-based Peruvian indigenous art education and research practice focused on cultivating, promoting, and collaborative organizing interdisciplinary projects looking at the conservation the ancestral values through Peruvian indigenous arts practice, with emphasis on exchange and communication across disciplines. Using the indigenous educational creative technique and an education design with engagement interventions that address the complexity of urb ..read more

With singular success and with the presence of the student's audience, the performance of the Peruvian Folk Dance Center was held on Wednesday, December 15th, in the activities program of the "Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month in the curricula of the Spanish class” by the Rauner College Per, A Noble School, and Mr. Matthew Hollander. On this occasion, the attendees could enjoy traditional dances from south and center of Peru, started with the ancestral national dance of Peru, the Huayno “Valicha from Cusco”, then the Marinera Puneña with Huayñu and then on a trip to the jungle and centra ..read more

Trickster Cultural Center - Native Connections 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL (847) 301-2090 https://www.tricksterculturalcenter.org In celebration of The Day of the Dead and America’s indigenous heritage, The Trickster Cultural Center - Native Connections is hosting a special exhibition led by Joseph Podlase/CEO, Gina Rixas/program Coordinator, Desiree Salpietro/Curator and Special event coordinator. With the participation of “The Teotlecuilli Aztec Dance Group,” leading by Fabiola Avila and Àngel Barajas, sponsored by The Kenneth Young Center, this event showcases the special place of ..read more

Holy Family Catholic Academy in Inverness, IL, distinguished academy who became the first suburban elementary school in Illinois to become authorized as an International Baccalaureate World School--Primary Years Programme (IB), and also became an IB World School being named the first middle school in the state to become STEM certified by Cognia (formerly known as AdvancED) as well as the distinction of receiving a 2017 US Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for exemplary learning and teaching, celebrated Hispanic heritage Month with Peruvian Folk Dance Center who shows to the students d ..read more

Marinera from Puno Peru dance The Refugee Organization in Chicago celebrate the “World Refugee day” on Saturday, June 19 lives stream in Evanston, IL. The event was featured artist who were singers, musicians, and dancers. Peruvian Folk Dance Center participate show Andean dance Marinera from Puno- Peru and Afro-Peruvian Instruments culture. Marinera from Puno, Peru Quijada de Burro or Donkey Jaw Cajita Instrument Peruvian Cajon instrument ..read more

Shapish de Chupaca dance from Junin, Peru in Chicago. With singular success and with the presence of a large audience, the presentation of the Peruvian Folk Dance Center was held on Sunday, October 17, in the activities program by the "Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month” by the Dominican University. On this occasion, the attendees could enjoy traditional dances from south and center of Peru, started with the ancestral national dance of Peru, the Huayno “Valicha from Cusco”, then Festejo dance or Afro-Peruvian dance from Chincha in southern Peru and then on a trip to the jungle and central ..read more

With singular success and with the presence of a large audience, the presentation of the Peruvian Folk Dance Center was held on Saturday, October 2, in the activities carried out by the "Celebration of Hispanic heritage" by AT&T and LatinStreet music. and dance from September 15 to October 15. On this occasion, the attendees were able to enjoy dances from south, north and center of Peru, the Festejo dance or Afro-Peruvian dance from Chincha in southern Peru, then an ancestral dance from the north called Tondero or representation of the courtship of birds, then they present dance from Lima ..read more

With singular success and with the presence of a large audience, the presentation of the Peruvian Folk Dance Center was held on Friday, October 1, in the activities program by the "Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month” by the Aurora Public Library from September 15 to October 15. On this occasion, the attendees could enjoy traditional dances from south and center of Peru, started with the ancestral national dance of Peru, the Huayno “Valicha from Cusco”, then the Marinera Puneña with Huayñu and then on a trip to the jungle and central of Peru with the warrior dance Shapish of Chupaca from J ..read more