"El Chino" Poun
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Bernardo Poun, "El Chino", is a Cuban born dancer, singer, and bandleader.
He sees dancing as the Art of combining movement in space with rhythm and tempo
As a dancer he has a
traditional Cuban foundation having learned to dance from his mother. Chino teaches his dance students to
appreciate the variations and the feeling of the music; always listening and moving with grace to the beat.
His teaching method is based on helping the student cultivate the ability to hear the music and on using
the clave to maintain the students awareness of his place in the music While dancing Chino truly is a silent
musical instrument playing with the band.
As a musician Chino has been performing since he was 19 years old singing in the Comparsa of San Miguel del Padron in Havana Cuba.
Uniting Salsa rhythmic styles such as Son Montuno, Guaracha, Chachachá, Bolero, Danzón and Timba-Son "el chino"
synchronizes his own unique Salsa style. He has acquired influences from the Soneros of the early era
(pre 1950’s) and from the great Salseros of the Fania All-Stars and other classic Salsa groups thereby creating
a hard driving danceable contemporary musical expression. Chino incorporates his tremendous dance ability into
his musical performances, as Chano Pozo did in the early days of Latin music. Chino’s
performances are always spectacularly alive with the spirit of the Afro-Cuban drums,
Chino and his group of salsa musicians, Aché, play regularly on Friday nights at
Karavas Place in Manhattan's
Greenwhich Village and around the New York area.
Karavas Place is located at 162 West 4th Street near the corner of 6th Avenue, NYC.
Chino is available for Dance OR music Performance. He can be reached at: 212 675-2490
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"El Chino" Poun
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