Chips and Salsa Dancing

Salsa comes in all flavors and intensities – hot, medium, and mild – but none of these forms of the delicious condiment can match the salsa that spilled onto the floors of Lynch Theater during Activities on Thursday, October 22.

For the finale of Hispanic Week, Spanish teacher and talented dancer, Mrs. Stam, instructed an engaging class of students, faculty, and staff on the ever-popular Spanish salsa dance.

The dance is composed of six steps, and it first appeared in the United States when Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants fused their native music and dance.

When asked if she would rather eat chips and salsa for thirty minutes or salsa dance for thirty minutes, Maria Muzaurieta (‘16) exclaimed, “OMG! I would salsa dance because I love dancing and it is a part of my Cuban culture. You can also convey emotions through dance that you cannot through speaking.”

Full of laughter, the Lynch Theater was also full of many first-time Salsa dancers, including Katie Hecht (‘16). Hecht described her first-time salsa-dancing experience as “tons of fun, but a lot more complicated than I thought it would be,” while Ana Torubara (‘16) used one word to describe her experience: “saucy.”

This culminating event not only provided a glimpse into the exciting Hispanic culture, but also was the source of heaps of fun and laughter – much needed as the first quarter of the 2015 school year comes to an end.