"Harlem School of the Arts Presents Spooky Spectacle: Teen and Jr Dance Ensemble to Perform Iconic 'Thriller' Dance on Halloween Night"

"Harlem School of the Arts Presents Spooky Spectacle: Teen and Jr Dance Ensemble to Perform Iconic 'Thriller' Dance on 

Halloween Night"

At Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) the dance department and their Teen and Jr Dance Ensemble will perform the iconic
"Thriller" dance in two performances on Tuesday, October 31st at HSA.  HSA was founded in 1964, by soprano Dorothy Maynor.

The HSA Teen Dance ensemble will perform for the Harlem Presents Harlemween Celebration. Located at Adam Clayton Powell State building at 6pm at 163 West 125th Street. 

The HSA Junior dance ensemble will perform for the Marcus meets Malcolm Halloween street festival at 7 pm at 74 WQest 120th Street.

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Also at HSA, to honor Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos)there is an altar called las ofrendas (“offerings”) set up in the lobby. This is to welcome home the souls of the dead. 

The Ofrenda at HSA (2023) Photo Credit: Lapacazo M. Sandoval

 Harlem School of the Arts was founded in 1964, by soprano Dorothy Maynor. 

ABOUT Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos)

Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) is a two-day holiday that reunites the living and dead. Families create ofrendas (Offerings) to honor their departed family members who have passed. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods, and join in the celebrations!

Day of the Dead is a rare holiday for celebrating death and life. It is unlike any holiday where mourning is exchanged for celebration.

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Harlem, 145th Street. 2023. Photo Lapacazo M. Sandoval