The Resources page contains a complete online store where you can find and purchase specially selected books, CDs and DVDs about Afro-Cuban dance, music, religion and culture. The online store even contains drums and percussion instruments.


In our Glossary you can look up words and concepts from a variety of African, Spanish and Indigenous Caribbean languages that you are likely to encounter here on this website or in the Afro-Cuban Dance class.


The Links page contains links to a wealth of websites with information on Afro-Cuban culture.


On the Contact Us page you can find out how to get more information about Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo’s dance class and performance group.

The Dance Class page contains information about our ongoing Afro-Cuban Dance class, which meets Tuesday evenings at 8:00 PM in Northampton.


On our Performances & Workshops page there is information about the types of presentations for which Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo is available; and how to bring us to your event.


On the About Us page you can find out about the history of Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo and meet its members.


The Video page contains video clips from several performances by Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo, and a documentary video about the Afro-Cuban folkloric dance class.


The Photos page contains several photo albums from a variety of performances and activities with Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo.


Our Calendar page has a schedule for the Afro-Cuban dance class; a list of performances, workshops and events featuring Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo; a rehearsal schedule for performers; and various other events related to Afro-Cuban culture.

About This Website

On this Home page you can find information about Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo and its various activities; news and announcements about the group; and information on updates to the website.




What’s new on the website?


1/30/09

In the past few weeks many small improvements and enhancements have been added to the Palo Santo website. Links to e-mail addresses ____@GrupoPaloSanto.com that have not worked since our old web server disappeared in September 2008 are now permanently back up and running. The Performances & Workshops page has been spiffed up with some new photos; new links to some of the arts agencies with which we are affiliated; and new information on how to book the group for performances and workshops. Finally, the About Us page has been updated with information about some of the new people who have been making things happen for Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo.



1/14/09

For the beginning of the new year lots of great new multimedia material has been added to the website. The old multimedia page has been replaced by separate Photos and Videos pages. Two new (and rather large) photo albums have been added to the new Photos page. These new photo albums are from Palo Santo’s Caravana Cubana performance back in June 2008, and from a dress rehearsal for the Homegrown performance that was shot in November 2008.


The new Videos page contains nine video clips from a December 2008 television performance by Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo. You can also view these video clips on Palo Santo’s own YouTube channel at http://www.YouTube.com/GrupoPaloSanto.



9/29/08

In the middle of September the servers for the Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo website shut down without any sort of warning or notice. As a result our website has been offline for the last several weeks, and we apologize for this inconvenience. The Palo Santo website has now found a new home on a more reliable server, and we are back online (hopefully for good this time).



6/14/08

Our calendar page now has a live calendar with a complete listing of all of Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo’s dance classes; any deviations that from the normal class schedule that might occur (for holidays, etc); all of Grupo Palo Santo’s upcoming performances and workshops; rehearsal information for performers; and various other events and activities outside of our group that will nonetheless be of interest to aficionados of Afro-Latin dance, music and culture. Visit our new calendar page often to find out all of the different ways you can connect with Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo.

2/12/08

Our Resources page has been turned into a complete online store where you can find and purchase specially selected books, CDs and DVDs about Afro-Cuban dance, music, religion and culture. And if you want to make some noise you can even find a wide variety of drums and percussion instruments for sale. Purchases can be made conveniently and securely through the Amazon a-Store that is embedded directly within our Resources page. Check it out!!!



1/1/08

There are now several new photo albums on our Multimedia page. These albums contain photos from several performances by Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo; as well as pictures from the Afro-Cuban Folkloric Dance Class. Visit our Multimedia page to browse these new photo albums; and let us know what you think.


In the next few weeks some audio and video clips of Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo will be added to the Multimedia page, so bookmark our website and remember to check back often.



12/7/07

The Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo website switched to its new, much faster server today. The website now opens much faster and more reliably than it has for the past two weeks; and your visits to the website should now be much more satisfying.



11/25/07

¡After nearly two months of hard work, the brand new Grupo Folklórico Palo Santo website went live today!


The website is still far from complete, but our priority was to get the site up and running. In the next few weeks a lot of great multimedia content will be added, so check back often. In the meantime, have a look around and let us know what you think.