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How To Dance To The Preamble Of The United States Constitution

The endless election season is enough to turn anyone cynical about politics. But for a group of female South Dade migrant workers, the idea of democracy is still a wonder.

They've been exploring it at a dance workshop sponsored by Miami-Dade College and the South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center. It’s part of the “Are We Democracy” workshop in Cutler Bay. The program was created by the New York dance troupe Urban Bush Women. The idea is to make democracy personal and concrete for everyone.

Miami Herald arts reporter Jordan Levin visited a rehearsal to find out what "We the People" means to this group of women. 

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What: MDC Live Arts and South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center present Are We Democracy?

 Who: By the Urban Bush Women (UBW) dance company

When: Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m.

Where: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center

10950 SW 211 Street, Cutler Bay

Jordan Levin has been an arts and entertainment reporter and critic at the Miami Herald since 1999, covering dance and performance, Latin and pop music, and cultural features. Since 2010 she has been writing and producing radio features for WLRN-Miami Herald News, two of which aired on NPR. As a freelancer, she has written for the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Latina, Billboard and Ocean Drive magazines, among others. Before turning to journalism, she was a dancer/performer in New York City and an arts presenter in Miami.
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