Cocobalé Class - Afro-Boricua Warrior Arts

Opening Day Celebration - FREE Classes!
Puerto Rican Cultural Center
SATURDAY - Aug 8, 2026!!
Celebrate Opening Day of our 29th Fall semester with a free day of community classes in Traditional Dance, Percussion (Bomba & Plena), and Children's Coqui Dance.
Everyone from any culture or background is welcome!
No experience in these wonderful arts required!
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Cocobalé (Danza de Guerra) is a rare Afro-Boricua Warrior Arts using sticks and machetes from our Bomba ancestral traditions. Created by enslaved Afro-Ricans before the 19th century, the fighting technique is accompanied by Bomba music and dance.
Other traditions taught include Calinda, Juego de Mani and Cocolembe at various levels.
Two distinct programs teach Cocobale, one for Bomba performance and another for the non-performance enjoyment of sparring.
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Try any of our classes for free on Aug 8th, 2026.
9am - 10am CST
Coqui Children's class! - Boricua culture for children & teens
https://www.facebook.com/share/1EgNUbogCh/
10:00am-11:30am CST
Bomba y Mas Traditional Dance
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FVaBCrsXx/
12pm-1pm CST
Bomba Percussion Class
https://www.facebook.com/share/19LnHiX3su/
1pm-2pm
Plena Percussion Class
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CJosA6nrm/
2pm-3pm CST
Cocobale Class - Afro-Boricua Warrior Arts
https://www.facebook.com/share/1K15T8ZbDs/
Our classes take place at our Puerto Rican Cultural Center,
701 Tillery Street #13, Austin TX.
More information in the links above, or here to join for the semester:
https://prfdance.org/registration.htm
https://prfdance.org/tuition.htm

THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center's season is sponsored in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Austin Office of Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME).
Since 2005, our Puerto Rican Cultural Center is proudly affiliated with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center
701 Tillery Street, Austin
Celebrating 28 Years - Nonprofit 501C3
Website: http://www.prfdance.org/
Email: [email protected]
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