The city of Rochester presented a series of events during Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Latin Swing performs Sept. 21 during a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Rochester. (EMC photo by John Haeger)
A couple dances to the music at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. (EMC photo by John Haeger)
A woman holds a Puerto Rican flag during the Sept. 21 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Rochester. (EMC photo by John Haeger)
Six-year-old Atenea Rodriguez takes a break Sept. 20 while learning the bomba at the David F. Gannt recreation center in Rochester during the Expressions de Cultura event presented in collaboration with the Afro-Latino Dance Group. (EMC photo by Jeff Witherow)
Angel Rodriguez plays the drums during Expressions de Cultura. (EMC photo by Jeff Witherow)
Ivelisse Diaz leads a Bomba dance lesson.
Miss Puerto Rico of Rochester Princess Emiliana Martinez Nobrega dances the Bomba during the lesson.
Drummers keep the beat during the Bomba dance lesson. (EMC photo by Jeff Witherow)
