IFE-ILE Shows

IFE-ILE performs on the set of Andy Garcia's new film, The Lost City

IFE-ILE is available for touring, private parties and corporate events, as well as workshops and seminars.

Our high-energy shows mesmerize our audiences with Afro-Cuban rhythms. We perform in a range of styles, from sacred Orisha dance and folkloric rumba to Hip Hop, Timba and salsa. We also perform a range of other styles including mambo, Son, Cha Cha Cha, Samba/Capoeira, swing, jazz and modern dance.

Our performers include talented professional dancers and musicians with years of experience, most based in Miami, Florida. Internationally known Afro-Cuban choreographer and dancer Neri Torres leads the IFE-ILE company.

In addition to producing our own major stage shows such as our acclaimed musical, Guaguanco, IFE-ILE performs for both corporate and non-profit clients, as well as nationally known festivals such as the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. We also present our shows at colleges and universities both in Florida and out-of-state.

IFE-ILE performance of Guaguanco: Oyele Bien (The Rumba Musical) (Photo by Carl Fountain)

Our dance company has also been featured in commercials, videos and movies, including actor/director Andy Garcia’s recent film The Lost City, which premiered at the 2006 Miami Film Festival.

One of our recent performances includes the opening celebration for the 2006 Calle Ocho Festival, a huge private party for funders and their friends, where we performed in the traditional carnaval style of Cuba.

In 2005, we performed for a celebration of the Latin dance stamps offered by the U.S. Postal Service (each of the four, colorful stamps honors a different style: Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha and Merengue.

IFE-ILE performs at at event celebrating new stamps offered by the U.S. Postal Service

Our most recent production is Guaganco: Oyela Bien (or Guaguanco: The Rumba Musical), which we've performed to enthusiastic audiences at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Manuel Artime Theatre and the Miami Salsa Congress.

When we performed at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in 2005, as part of our 2005 Afro-Cuban dance festival, we were so well-received that one audience member donated the funds for us to present a second, encore performance at Manuel Artime Theatre! See photos from the second performance

An audience member at the Salsa Congress wrote in her review, "I am glad I was there last night to see the ‘Guaguanco Oyelo Bien’ musical, as it turned out that Neri Torres and Ife-Ile have a really good thing going on!" read the entire article