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70 photographs · June : July 2026

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Summer Park dancing at her spring concert, photographed by Nicolas Monroe — Summer Park at her spring dance concert, March 2026. Photograph by Nicolas Monroe (HW ’26)

Summer Park dancing at her spring concert, photographed by Nicolas Monroe — Summer Park at her spring dance concert, March 2026. Photograph by Nicolas Monroe (HW ’26)

Scene from the Teranga Conference at Ailey Studios — Teranga Conference: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 13–14

Scene from the Teranga Conference at Ailey Studios — Teranga Conference: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 13–14

Scene from the Teranga Conference at Ailey Studios — Teranga Conference: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 13–14

Scene from the Teranga Conference at Ailey Studios — Teranga Conference: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 13–14

Scene from the Teranga Conference at Ailey Studios — Teranga Conference: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 13–14

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

Artwork at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts — Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

West African dance class with Maguette Camara — West African Dance with Maguette Camara: Ailey Studios, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Ochun and Ogún workshop with Jinae Suire — Ochun & Ogún with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Visit to African Paradise in Harlem — African Paradise: Harlem, NYC

Visit to African Paradise in Harlem — African Paradise: Harlem, NYC

Orisha dance workshop with Jinae Suire — Orisha Dances with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Orisha dance workshop with Jinae Suire — Orisha Dances with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Orisha dance workshop with Jinae Suire — Orisha Dances with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

Orisha dance workshop with Jinae Suire — Orisha Dances with Jinae Suire: World Arts East, NYC

At the Buena Vista Social Club Broadway show — Buena Vista Social Club: Broadway, NYC, June 27

At the Buena Vista Social Club Broadway show — Buena Vista Social Club: Broadway, NYC, June 27

At the Buena Vista Social Club Broadway show — Buena Vista Social Club: Broadway, NYC, June 27

At the Buena Vista Social Club Broadway show — Buena Vista Social Club: Broadway, NYC, June 27

Afro-Cuban dance class with Noibis Licea — Afro-Cuban Dance with Noibis Licea: Ailey Studios, NYC, June 28

Afro-Cuban dance class with Edwin Tolentino — Afro-Cuban Dance with Edwin Tolentino: Ailey Studios, NYC

Afro-Cuban dance class with Edwin Tolentino — Afro-Cuban Dance with Edwin Tolentino: Ailey Studios, NYC

Afro-Cuban dance class with Edwin Tolentino — Afro-Cuban Dance with Edwin Tolentino: Ailey Studios, NYC

American Ballet Theatre performing Don Quixote at the Met Opera House — Don Quixote, American Ballet Theatre: Met Opera House, NYC

American Ballet Theatre performing Don Quixote at the Met Opera House — Don Quixote, American Ballet Theatre: Met Opera House, NYC

American Ballet Theatre performing Don Quixote at the Met Opera House — Don Quixote, American Ballet Theatre: Met Opera House, NYC

American Ballet Theatre performing Don Quixote at the Met Opera House — Don Quixote, American Ballet Theatre: Met Opera House, NYC

The Koubek Center in Miami — Koubek Center: Phase 2 of the Junior Fellowship, Miami

The Koubek Center in Miami — Koubek Center: Phase 2 of the Junior Fellowship, Miami

The Koubek Center in Miami — Koubek Center: Phase 2 of the Junior Fellowship, Miami

The Koubek Center in Miami — Koubek Center: Phase 2 of the Junior Fellowship, Miami

Molienda de Café dance class with Marisol Blanco — Molienda de Café class with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Bricam Afro-Cuban dance class — Bricam (Afro-Cuban Dance) class: Koubek Center, Miami

Bricam Afro-Cuban dance class — Bricam (Afro-Cuban Dance) class: Koubek Center, Miami

Bricam Afro-Cuban dance class — Bricam (Afro-Cuban Dance) class: Koubek Center, Miami

Research conversation with Afro-Cuban dance educator and historian Marisol Blanco — Research conversation with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Research conversation with Afro-Cuban dance educator and historian Marisol Blanco — Research conversation with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Research conversation with Afro-Cuban dance educator and historian Marisol Blanco — Research conversation with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Research conversation with Afro-Cuban dance educator and historian Marisol Blanco — Research conversation with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Little Havana and Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami — Little Havana: Versailles Cuban Restaurant, Miami

Little Havana and Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami — Little Havana: Versailles Cuban Restaurant, Miami

Little Havana and Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami — Little Havana: Versailles Cuban Restaurant, Miami

Little Havana and Versailles Cuban Restaurant in Miami — Little Havana: Versailles Cuban Restaurant, Miami

Cuban social dance class with Marisol Blanco — Cuban Social Dance (Rumba) with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Cuban social dance class with Marisol Blanco — Cuban Social Dance (Rumba) with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Cuban social dance class with Marisol Blanco — Cuban Social Dance (Rumba) with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Cuban social dance class with Marisol Blanco — Cuban Social Dance (Rumba) with Marisol Blanco: Miami

Mozambique dance class with Marisol Blanco — Mozambique class with Marisol Blanco: Miami, July 16

Mozambique dance class with Marisol Blanco — Mozambique class with Marisol Blanco: Miami, July 16

Mozambique dance class with Marisol Blanco — Mozambique class with Marisol Blanco: Miami, July 16

Mozambique dance class with Marisol Blanco — Mozambique class with Marisol Blanco: Miami, July 16

Movement as Cultural Memory

A summer studying Afro-Cuban dance in New York and Miami.

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Junior Summer Fellowship 2026 · Summer Park

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Cite as: Park, Summer. "Movement as Cultural Memory: Investigating the Preservation and Adaptation of Afro-Cuban Dance in the U.S. Diaspora." Journal of High School Research 3, no. 1 (2026). doi.org/10.70671/w9zcxx67