A whole bunch of Brooklynites joined Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to rejoice Dominican Heritage final Thursday with a night of dance, music, and scrumptious Dominican meals at Brooklyn Borough Corridor, hosted in partnership with the Nationwide Dominican Day Parade for the second yr in a row after Reynoso grew to become town’s first Dominican borough president. The night kicked off with the Dominican and United States’ nationwide anthems sung by Franco Morillo from Café Wha?; featured baile folklórico and a merengue lesson from bailarines dominicanos Leticia Raquel Olivero Garcia, Elizabeth Crooke, Joel Cespedes Herrera, and Santiago Radhames Antigua Muñoz; and was adopted by the merengue típico stylings of Berto Reyes and his band.
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“Rising up, celebrations of Dominican tradition crammed our houses and the streets I grew up in. I’m so excited that we might carry that celebration into Borough Corridor so that each one of Brooklyn might come and benefit from the tradition, music, and dance of the Dominican Republic and our diaspora,” stated Reynoso. “This night isn’t nearly having enjoyable. It’s additionally about honoring the Dominican and Caribbean dream—the sacrifices we make in order that our youngsters have the liberty to perform their desires and the neighborhood and residential we have now grown right here in Brooklyn. Thanks to the Nationwide Dominican Day Parade and everybody else who introduced the occasion this Thursday!”
After welcoming the gang to Brooklyn Borough Corridor, Reynoso acknowledged Stuart Cinema & Café’s Emelyn Stuart, a veteran and the primary Afro Latina to personal an impartial movie show in New York, for her management and dedication to serving the neighborhood by artwork and tradition. He additionally acknowledged EBC Excessive College’s Principal Dr. Shawn Federico Brown for the tradition of belief and collaboration he has inbuilt Brooklyn school rooms. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander, and Meeting Member Brian Cunningham supplied remarks, in addition to Cristina Contreras, board chair of the Nationwide Dominican Day Parade, and representatives from the occasion’s sponsors, Ponce Financial institution and Aetna. Sazon Perez handled Brooklynites to Dominican savory and candy eats, together with pollo al horno, maduros, yuca, pernil, and extra.
