| Cultural club prepares for performance (12/04) | | Print | |
| Written by Michelle Lee | |
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Sounds of laughter and music dance down the second-floor extension hallway as club members prepare for an upcoming school event. The sounds are emanating from a celebration of Latino culture, La Raza Unida Club, where members are busily preparing a collaboration dance for today’s Winterfaire. “La Raza Unida is a place where Latinos can feel united at Lowell,” sophomore member Rodrigo Duran said. “And it’s a place where people can come and learn about our culture.” Club members are preparing a combination of Latino dances, composed of different styles that including salsa, merengue and reggaeton, according to Duran. These styles are more family-gathering oriented, according to junior co-president Mayra Lopez. It is the kind of dance that would be performed at a church gathering, senior co-president Tania Gonzalez said. One of the dances is usually done at a girl’s quinceñera, an important 15th birthday party that celebrates girls’ entrance into adult society. This spring the club hopes to hold an assembly that will discuss Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday, as well as other Latino cultural holidays, including Cesar Chavez Day. La Raza Unida meets at 3:45 p.m. every Wednesday in Rm. 258. |
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