I attended the Sabor Latino’s 27th Annual concert, which I found to be a truly enriching cultural experience. I grew up spending my Monday nights watching Dancing with the Stars. My favorite performances by the stars were always the ones that drew at your heart strings and left you wanting more. I was always fascinated with dance and wished that I could do the same things as things dancers. Sabor Latino reminded me of the beauty in dancing and how it is able to emotionally connect with you. Every culture has some form of dance that has connected people for generations, which I was reminded of at the Sabor Latino concert. The fact that dancing uses no words, but it still able to convey a story that draws the same emotions that every movie does. However, the problems with movies is that they have a plot that provides you with the characters journey’s that you are supposed to follow. This leaves little for the imagination and serves as pure entertainment. However, dancing provides people the ability to develop their own stories and integrate their daily life in these stories. It resurfaces emotions in us that we have had buried under the surface and asks us to be a part of the dancer’s journey. This makes watching dance far more personal and connects with the audience more that a movie ever could. This is why dancing has entertained humans for generations and has been at the center of bringing people together, encouraging freedom of expression through various genres of style. It is not just the styles displayed in the Sabor Latino concert that people can connect with, but even the dancing we do in our rooms when no one is watching or when we are with friends.
I am so passionate about culture and experiencing different forms of tradition including dance. Yes, there is definitely beauty in dancing and a strong emotional aspect to it all. This reminded me of Capoeira. It is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music.