I Don't Speak Spanish But....
A Heartfelt Thanks...
As part of our commitment to promoting cultural arts, we invited our dear friend Rodney Lopez to present his very informative and thought-provoking presentation “I Don’t Speak Spanish But I Understand Everything When I’m Dancing”. Rodney Lopez is a former member of our professional dance company, Addie-tude Dance Company. The title of this presentation stems from a song by Bobby Matos & John Matos to which I choreographed a routine to this song in the early 2000s. Rodney’s presentation delves into the nature of language and heritage and how it impacts culture.
Thank you to all that joined us for this presentation on Friday, May 2, 2025. Your presence truly made the evening memorable, and we are deeply grateful for your support.
We have uploaded a short video clip on our website, and we invite you to take a moment to enjoy some highlights from the event. We took the liberty of including a few powerful quotes shared by attendees who filled out the feedback form.
We hope you enjoy revisiting the moment, and we look forward to seeing you at our next gathering! We hope to bring this presentation back in our next year program year as well as many more new and exciting events that will promote our shared heritage and cultural arts.
Over the next few weeks, we will be increasing our community involvement and promoting our programs at Pleasantville Community Day on May 17th and the Yonkers Puerto Rican Hispanic Parade & Festival on June 1st. Please stop by and say hello!
With appreciation,
Addie Diaz
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A huge THANK YOU to Addie Diaz-Siverio and the Addie-tude Cultural Arts Center for hosting my first "I Don't Speak Spanish" workshop in the New York area! We had a lovely group of people in attendance who were really engaged in the conversation and found value in the presentation and discussion.
Rodney Lopez
