Bailando Por Una Causa: A Night of Dancing to Raise Funds & Awareness of the Prevention of HIV/AIDS

NEW YORK - Oct. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- New York, New York City (October 13, 2014) -- Baila Society, a leading New York City Salsa dance company, celebrates the fifth annual “Bailando Por Una Causa”(Dancing for a Cause): A Night of Dancing, to raise awareness and funds for the Latino Commission on AIDS, a non-profit organization dedicated to address the impact of HIV/AIDS.  This year’s event is held on Friday, October 17^th at 7:00 p.m. at El Museo Del Barrio on 1230 5^th Avenue at 104^th Street, followed by an after party sponsored by Univision at the museum with food and open bar, courtesy of Goya Foods and Port Morris. Tickets are on sale at www.bailandoporunacausa.org and range from $25 – $50.

This year’s phenomenal showcase of performances will feature some of the country’s most esteemed dance companies and artists including Baila Society, Abakua Latin Dance Company, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Djoniba African Dance Company, Nelida Tirado, Anais Haven, Unified Dancers, Silva Dance Company, Arch Dance Company, The Elliot Dance Company and more.

  100% of all proceeds from the event benefit the Latino Commission on AIDS. In New York City alone, over 37,000 Latinos live with HIV/AIDS.  Early sexual activity is also a risk factor for contracting HIV, and among sexually active students, Hispanics were the least likely to report using a condom. “Although we have made progress in the areas of HIV prevention and education we still have a lot of work to do,” says Guillermo Chacon, President of the Latino Commission on AIDS. “This landmark 5 year anniversary of Bailando Por Una Causa takes us one step closer in promoting awareness and HIV testing needed to achieve the end of AIDS in the United States.”

To purchase tickets or for more information about the event and how you can get involved, please visit www.BailandoPorUnaCausa.org or email Natasha Quirch at nquirch@latinoaids.org or at 212.675.3288 x316.  For all media inquiries, please contact Natalie Maniscalco at Natalie@retromedianyc.com or at 845.659.6506.

###

ABOUT THE LATINO COMMISSION ON AIDS: The Latino Commission on AIDS is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1990 dedicated to addressing the health challenges and responding to the impact of HIV/AIDS. The Commission is the leading organization coordinating National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (May 15), National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (October 15), Latinos in the Deep South and other prevention, research, capacity building and advocacy programs across the United States and its territories. For more information visit www.latinoaids.org.

ABOUT BAILA SOCIETY: BAILA Society (BASo) is one of New York’s premiere Salsa dance companies and has always been committed to using dance as an agent to unite and to raise awareness for various non-profit organizations.  BASo teaches Salsa at the Peridance Capezio Center, the Alvin Ailey studio and pioneered online dance instruction with the launch of the BASo Online Salsa Academy.