Tomorrow Feb 17th: Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday Carnaval in Denver

Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday Carnaval in Denver

Tuesday February 17th at 8:00pmbella diva dance carnivale
“Fat Tuesday Carnaval” at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret 

Tickets $16.00
1601 Arapahoe St.
Denver 80202



Fat Tuesday is the last day of the Carnaval season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, so it is time to live it up before you have to “give it up.” It’s going to be a romp-roaring, booty shaking, bead throwing night of debauchery and fun!

Audience members will even learn the New Orleans traditional Second Line dance after teaming up with their tables to answer trivia about the origins of Fat Tuesday and Carnaval. 

Special Guest artists will include Capoeira Denver led by Bambu, and contemporary dancer Alfred Smith.

Come early at 7:30 PM for a special live drumming show by Capoeira Denver, and “Cirque”-like clowning and games at 7:50 PM.

Don’t forget to come in mask & costume to dress your best for Denver’s hottest Mardi Gras & Carnaval celebration. Prizes for best costume will be awarded during the second half. This show will sell out so reserve your tickets today!

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Tomorrow we are rising for Revolution at One Billion Rising 2015

1br_rev_landscape_stack_w.date_black(2)Saturday February 14th
“One Billion Rising” 2015
12:00-3:00pm
Flash Mob & Rally
Downtown at the Denver Capitol

 

One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history. The campaign, launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. On 14 February 2013 and 2014 people across the world came together to express their outrage, strike, dance, and RISE in defiance of the injustices women suffer, demanding an end at last to violence against women.

Events took place in 200 countries, where women, men, and youth came together to Rise, Release, and Dance outside of court houses, police stations, government offices, school administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice, military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not. The campaign was covered widely by media in all corners of world including The New York Times, The Guardian, NPR, and many more.

Following up on the last 2 years of our involvement, Bella Diva Dance will once again be RISING in our community and are helping coordinate the city-wide event on Feb. 14th, 12:00-3:00 pm downtown, where we will have a sponsor table set up at the capitol for the rally.

We gave 2 special classes this week to teach the powerful & simple, global choreography “Break the Chain” created by renowned choreographer Debbie Allen. At the end of both classes recorded us dancing “Break the Chain” together and today we’ll be posting it to the international One Billion Rising site and the Bella Diva Dance website!

AND! Students who came to learn the dance during class will have the opportunity to perform during the opening number at our “One Billion Rising” show at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret Wed. March 18th as we raise money for Verifika, a Colorado non-profit that works to eradicate exploitation of women & children involved in human-trafficking in marginalized communities.

This year in 2015, we are rising for Revolution.

We invite you to join us!

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