Cuban dance evening
Since I went on holiday to Cuba [my acccount here], I’ve been more than usually interested in all things Cuban. So I recently had a great night at a performance by the Buena Vista Social Club [my blog posting here].
Last night, together with my wife Vee and brother-in-law Derek, I attended a show of Cuban dance called “Havana Rakatan” at the Peacock Theatre in central London. The show involves a 15-strong troupe of dancers called Ballet Rakatan supported by an eight-strong Cuban son band called Turquino.
The show is a walk through the history of dance styles and influences on the island from colonial times to modern day and it is exciting, exhilerating and exuberant – concluding with dancing in the aisles. The “Indepedent” newspaper had an enthusiastic review.