A story covering the journey of our dance school partners, Pasion Caribeña, in Habana Vieja (Old Havana). Our partners teach the steps and stories behind different forms of Cuban dance like son, salsa and folkloric, to our clients. This article showcases our 2016 Study Abroad Program with one of our institutional clients, the University of Baltimore, that participated in group dance classes.
“The dance school has partnerships with local hotels and casa particulares (private accommodations) as well as a dance school in Switzerland. It also works with U.S. based businesses like Diaspora Enterprise Solutions [now known as Diaspora Travel & Trade], which bring groups of American citizens to Cuba on cultural and educational programs.
Having both local and international partnerships has allowed Pasion Caribeña to expand its client base rather quickly with students from around the world. “For us it’s incredible. We have people from America now, Germany, Chinese people, Japan, around the world. For us it’s amazing,” Stable said.
Lima’s goal is to open two more dance schools in Havana in just a few months and then expand the Pasion Caribeña brand to other provinces on the island.”