Dr. Miriam Padilla, one of about 12,000 or so Utahns who call themselves Puerto Rican, knows Utah is pretty distant. So she learned to sing and dance what's called Bomba.

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For many years this form of dance was hidden and over the years people like the Cepeda family have brought this medium to light. Bomba de Aquí is a dance and music company that performs and ...