From the island of Haiti, these dances take their rhythms from the slaves from Africa. At its root are ritual and religious dances from gods and goddess. It includes lot of hips, shoulders, and wavy body movements.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Peniel Guerrier began his formal dance training in 1987. Hervé of HMaxi, the most prestigious teacher in Haiti, was impressed with his dancing and invited Peniel to study at his school. Subsequently, Peniel danced with the National Dance Theatre of Haiti for 8 years and toured all over the world: Venezuela, Paris, Hungary, Japan, Montreal, Germany, Santo Domingo, and the United States.