Dr Rumba (Media and Entertainment Award winner)
Joshua Tasia a.k.a. Dr. Rumba, best described by the Evening Herald newspaper as a choreographer and entertainment entrepreneur, has become a household name as the single most contributing factor to Salsa dance in Ireland, he is credited with developing Salsa dance as it is known today in Ireland

Dr Rumba was once referred to as “Legendary” by a national newspaper, he founded Afrimania Cornerstone 1822 limited. In the last few years Afrimania has organized 6 International Irish Salsa Congress, backed with 70 dance weekends and thousands of classes. Dr Rumba has taught the single biggest dance class in Dublin with about 700 people.

Currently, Tasia Joshua is the Director or the International Dance Academy in Dublin, Afrimania Cornerstone Ltd and the host of the Irish Salsa Congress. Afrimania is also working on the promotion of African Culture in Europe through festivals and events hosted by the African section of the company. This section of Afrimania soon became a company called the Festival of African Arts And Culture Limited (FESTAAC).


Events and Performances
* 2005 Media and Entertainment Award, From Planet Africa Television, Toronto, Canada
* Festival Of African Arts And Culture - Ireland
*Watford Festival Groups, England - Soca Dance.
*African Dance Workshops, Watford Council.
*Harrow Arts Festival, 1996-1997, African Dance.
*Nothing Hill Carnival.
*Glastonbury Dance Festival 1998.
*African Heritage Week - Dance of Repentance.
*Salsa Dance Workshops.
*Salsa Clubs - Salsa Villa, Salsa Y mambo and the Salsa Academy.
*White friar Youth Dance Group Thunder Academy, Dublin.
*St. Patrick's Festival Parade.
*Liberties College of Performing Arts.
*Germany,in the Sax Bar Hamburg
*Dec 1998 and Feb. 2002 Salsa Pontin's Festival
*Dr Rumba performed at the premier of "Gangs of New York" in Ireland as the only dance act. The other music acts was Bono and Edge from U2.
*Hosted the first Salsa Congress in the British & Irish Congress scene, that was featured on BBC television.
*In Launching the activity week in Ireland for the department of health Dr Rumba taught the largest ever single dance class in Ireland for over 600people in one class.
............ And Lots More.


Media
Media appearances or write up.
Evening Herald, Sunday Independent, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, U Magazine, IT Magazine, The Star, Enter Magazine, In Dublin, North side people, South side people,
2 FM (Gerry Ryan Show), Today FM, Anna Livia Radio, RTE one, TV3
and numerous community radios and magazines.

Other Afrimania wed sites :
International Dance Academy
Festival of African Arts and Culture
International Irish Salsa Congress

 

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