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Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride

By amNY Posted on June 1, 2017

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 1 — Felipe Fournier was “feeling the vibe” at a tribute to Tito Puente at the Loisaida Festival. Photos by Bob Krasner

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 2 — Las Dimamicas, from the Grand Street Settlement, let their pride flag fly at the festival.

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 3 — During Sunday’s Loisaida Festival, passersby joined in a street-corner jam session, picking up percussion instruments and playing along to tunes blasting from a sound system.

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 4 — A flamenco dancer and her dramatic hand at the Loisaida Festival.

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 5 — “The Pineapple Girls” were a sweet sight enjoying their pina coladas.

Loisaida Festival fills Avenue C with music, dancing and pride 6 — The Batala New York all-female Brazilian drum corps, with co-director Deinya Phenix, center, got down at the Loisaida Festival on Avenue C on Sunday.

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