What a beautiful way to spend a Saturday morning in Lima! In La Victoria, Avenida Canadá 6a cuadra with Antonio Vilchez, dancer afroperuano, teaching children. He used chocolate (4 syllables/beats), plátano (3), leche (2), and pan (1) to teach them different rhythms. 

Then he combined different arm positions with the different rhythms. First he instructed the children himself with his own arms. Then he asked for a volunteer in the group to do the arm signaling. Very clever.
Here we see a brave girl signaling the children with her arm positions.

The parents and siblings of the children in the dance lesson. One family lives in Maryland and are in Lima only for a short time. And their little boy was really good!

I told Antonio that if I had children of my own I would give them over to him!

After lunch, I found Antonio speaking with this woman from Colombia, who also approached him looking to create something new with song, music, and dance. As she explained her musical ideas, we began a jam session that was one of the highlights of my stay in Lima. She belongs to a group called AfricanFlow. She has an absolutely beautiful and unique voice. I hope to see her again before I leave in August.