Caribana

TORONTO SUMMER FESTIVALS: DANCING AT CARIBANA PART 5

August 11, 2010

I love this video because it shows the passion that these people have for festivals.  There are many things that Caribbeans are proud of and at the top of the list are their festivals and Caribana in Toronto Canada is no exception.  Great music with great people and one of the great things about Caribana [...]

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TORONTO SUMMER FESTIVALS: PHOTO OF CARIBANA PART 2

August 11, 2010

This is one of my favorite costumes that I saw in the entire parade.  You can see in the back left of the picture the mobile gate that was formed to keep tourists out.  I of course am one of those guilty tourists that decided to jump the fence.  If you ever plan on attending [...]

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TORONTO SUMMER FESTIVALS: DANCING AT CARIBANA PART 4

August 8, 2010

PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME As discussed in our Photo Tutorial about how to dance at Caribana 2010 sometimes you have to join the party.  When a woman asks you to dance you do not deny her opportunity unless of course you dont know how to dance.  There isn’t much that you have to do [...]

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DANCING AT CARIBANA IN TORONTO PART 3

August 7, 2010

This is when so many people started to jump the fence that the paraders didn’t have enough room to move.  They began to sing “get out get out” to try and convince the spectators to get back behind the fence.  If you would like to see more video from Caribana 2010 see our Caribana page. [...]

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PHOTO TUTORIAL: HOW TO DANCE AT CARIBANA IN TORONTO CANADA

August 4, 2010

Everyone knows the drill when you go out to dance whether its a serenade for the person you love or a passionate moment in time you will remember forever.   For the most part you have to ask permission when you want to dance with someone else.  You simply cannot just go up and let your [...]

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DANCING AT CARIBANA PART 2

August 4, 2010

This is when things started to get REALLY GOOD.  More people snuck into the actual parade and everyone was dancing.  My friend Nik (in the blue shirt) had to actually jump the fence while I was quick enough to sneak through the gate (im not that tall).  Its a great parade that I think everyone [...]

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DANCING AT CARIBANA IN TORONTO CANADA

August 1, 2010

The Caribana Caribbean festival is the largest Caribbean festival outside of the Caribbean itself.  Caribana Toronto 2010 was no exception with people coming from everywhere (even the United States). We were able to allude security and walk inside the parade.  While I wouldn’t recommend it, it wouldn’t have been as fun unless you were involved in the parade. [...]

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TORONTO SUMMER FESTIVALS: PHOTO OF CARIBANA IN TORONTO CANADA

August 1, 2010

The largest Caribbean festivals are held in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago respectively.  Toronto is the host to the largest Caribbean festival outside of the Caribbean: Caribana.  It also has been named the largest festival in North America.  Some are lucky enough to jump the fence when security turn around and be part of the parade [...]

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