SAN ANTONIO – Nereida Burgess knows she’s not far from her native island of Puerto Rico when she starts dancing. “It’s a very joyful moment for me. It’s like I’m feeling that come back home,” she said ...

The music from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico is known worldwide, whether it be salsa or reggaeton. Another genre that's been around for 400 years connects the island with its African ancestry ...

Puerto Rico is a place filled with heritage and tradition. Oftentimes, the history of anything is best told through wordage. For this iconic locale however, its narrative resonates most through the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Bronx community ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse celebrated Puerto Rican culture at City Hall on Friday as the first part of a three-day-long cultural festival. People gathered to raise the flag and watch dancers in a ...

“Bomba is not only a genre, it's kind of a lifestyle," one dancer said. As the nation commemorates Black History Month, Afro-Puerto Ricans are using their traditional dance and music -- Bomba -- to ...

The Maui Puerto Rican Association will hold its summer dance Aug. 9 at Hale Nanea in Kahului. According to event organizers, Dr. Nat and Rio Ritmo will provide live Latin dance music for the evening.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The past few weeks have been a whirlwind at the Julia de Burgos Center as this year’s Puerto Rican parade draws near. “It’s just really exciting to be a part of an event ...

No single stage can contain the talents of Calos Falú. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the dancer and choreographer has left his mark on the theater world, on screen, and on stages around the globe, ...

Jennifer Samaniego, 23, grew tired of watching from the sidelines as her boyfriend, who's of Puerto Rican descent, dances salsa, a Latin genre that developed in New York from Spanish Caribbean rhythms ...