Name: Domingos en Español - Weekly Bilingual Music & Movement
Start: 2025-10-05T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-04T13:00:00-04:00
Location: BloomBars

$Domingos en Espa\u00f1ol - Weekly Bilingual Music & Movement$

Mama Elena & Tia Maria are teaming up to bring a bilingual Spanish music & movement class every Sunday at noon!
About this Event

Join us every Sunday at noon as we sing, dance, and play together! Using inspiration from children’s literature, music, stories and creative movement, we will play and create together in a fun and easy way. These sessions are child and family centered. We'll sing classics and Mama Elena's original songs! Come ready to explore, move ,and be moved.

Mama Elena is a Latin Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, based in Washington, DC. Originally from Managua, Nicaragua, Mama Elena got her start in children’s music playing guitarrón (mariachi bass) with the Latin Grammy-nominated artist Sonia de los Santos and starring in Sonia’s off-Broadway production of “Música” in 2024. In addition to performing for kids, she is leader of the bilingual Latin-folk project Elena La Fulana, is an eight-time recipient of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellowship, has been nominated for two Wammie Awards, and was part of the Washington City Paper’s . From 2018-2023 Elena toured with the Latin Grammy-winning band Flor de Toloache with whom she received a Latin Grammy nomination in 2022.

Maria-innes began working with children while living in San Francisco where she earned her Montessori Teaching certificate. Currently Maria works as a teaching artist for different arts organizations in the area. Having grown up both in Washington DC and Argentina, Maria is a native speaker and conducts classes in both English and Spanish.
Unete mientras cantamos, bailamos y los divertimos juntos! Usando inspiración de literatura de niños, musica, historias y movimiento creativo, vamos a jugar y crear juntos en una forma simple e orgánica. Estas sesiones están enfocadas/centradas hacia familias y niños. Ven listos para moverse y emocionarse.
Maria-ines empezó a trabajar con niños mientras vivía en San Francisco adonde estudio el currículo de Montessori. Ella trabaja con diferentes organizaciones de arte en el area. Criada en Washington, DC y Argentina, Maria conduce sus clases en ingles y español.