DOVE Missions is a non-profit organization stationed in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic working with children and their families from the poor areas of Playa Oeste, Aguas Negras, and Barrio Nuevo. Please follow this blog to read about how DOVE serves those in need and how you, too, can lend a helping hand.



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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Music & The Arts

This Sunday, Cathy and her daughter Ally returned back to the DR after a 2 month vacation in Canada! Cathy is the Club Director, and everyone was happy to have her back. To celebrate, the kids put on performances and the parents all came to watch. They did an incredible job! Music is very important in the Dominican Republic and this showed in what they chose to perform. Both boys' groups did a rap, and the girls did a dance to a rap song. Another group of boys put on a skit about gangs and violence and the impact it has on families and communities. The kids really, really enjoyed taking part in this special day, and we hope to expand the Music & Arts Program soon to encourage more of this.


And if you are interested in hearing some music that is popular in the Dominican Republic, search Youtube for El Sol Y La Playa by Monkey Black, or Que Tengo Que Hacer by Daddy Yankee.
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