Kirsten Myers
EDAH 2963
Quentin Dixon and Jeremiah Stinnett
24 March 2017
More Culture than Color The Latin Dance Club at the University of Oklahoma is an active student organization that exists to promote Latin dance, music, and culture on the OU campus and around Oklahoma. The club’s dance teams attend socials and perform choreography pieces, and put on several events throughout the year such as dance parties and classes where anyone can learn to salsa and bachata. I attended the Salsa Ball sponsored by the Latin Dance Club on Friday March 24 in the Molly Shi Boren ballroom. The Salsa Ball started at 9:00 with a free lesson on salsa dancing. The instructor taught us two types of basic steps, and a few turns for both the guy and girl. I did notice that there were several members of the club walking around and helping with the steps when asked. The demonstrators were very helpful to everyone, even though they were generally simple steps we were learning. After we learned the steps, we went into a large circle to practice. At roughly 10:00 the actual party started. There was a bit of food provided, live music, and of course a dancefloor. I danced with my …show more content…
Some examples include the Hispanic American Student Association, LaFe: Latino Fellowship, and Latinos Without Borders. In the 2010 American Census Bureau form, more than 18 million Latinos checked the “some other race” box. This illustrates the rift between how Latinos view their identity and how the government wants to count them. First, what is the difference between race and ethnicity? Race refers to a set of common physical traits, while ethnicity refers to a shared set of cultural traits such as language or customs. The census categorizes by race, yet Latinos in America as a group tend to identify by their
EDAH 2963
Quentin Dixon and Jeremiah Stinnett
24 March 2017
More Culture than Color The Latin Dance Club at the University of Oklahoma is an active student organization that exists to promote Latin dance, music, and culture on the OU campus and around Oklahoma. The club’s dance teams attend socials and perform choreography pieces, and put on several events throughout the year such as dance parties and classes where anyone can learn to salsa and bachata. I attended the Salsa Ball sponsored by the Latin Dance Club on Friday March 24 in the Molly Shi Boren ballroom. The Salsa Ball started at 9:00 with a free lesson on salsa dancing. The instructor taught us two types of basic steps, and a few turns for both the guy and girl. I did notice that there were several members of the club walking around and helping with the steps when asked. The demonstrators were very helpful to everyone, even though they were generally simple steps we were learning. After we learned the steps, we went into a large circle to practice. At roughly 10:00 the actual party started. There was a bit of food provided, live music, and of course a dancefloor. I danced with my …show more content…
Some examples include the Hispanic American Student Association, LaFe: Latino Fellowship, and Latinos Without Borders. In the 2010 American Census Bureau form, more than 18 million Latinos checked the “some other race” box. This illustrates the rift between how Latinos view their identity and how the government wants to count them. First, what is the difference between race and ethnicity? Race refers to a set of common physical traits, while ethnicity refers to a shared set of cultural traits such as language or customs. The census categorizes by race, yet Latinos in America as a group tend to identify by their