Just like previous years, the Latina Dreamers performed a choreographed dance during the lunch periods in the commons for International Fest. 

International Fest took place on Thursday, March 23, and it consisted of multiple cultural clubs joining together to share their differences through food samples, international music, and games.

This year, the dance was choreographed by one of the club’s most active Latina Dreamers member, senior Lessly Diego. 

“Something that inspired me was the girls,” said Diego. “After everything that went down this year [in politics], some of the girls started feeling like they weren’t good enough because they are Latina. I really wanted the performance to show how proud we are to be Latina and to be in Latina Dreamers.”

The Latina Dreamers went into preparation a month before the performance to make sure it was top-notch for York staff and truly showed their pride.

“Last year’s practicing started a good two, three months before the actual performance,” said senior member Christina Guerrero. “This year we started a month before which is a little later than we’d like. No matter how much we practice, it is always nerve-wracking to have all those eyes on you.”

The dance consisted of a mix of Latin styles ranging from reggaeton, bachata, and salsa.

“The last song of the performance is titled La Gozadera and it talked about different Latin countries and what it’s like to be Latino,” said Diego. “We didn’t do the typical merengue and cumbia to it.”

The Latina Dreamer’s performance ended with a powerful show of various countries. Every girl had on a jersey with a different country on it and it tied together the importance of diversity.

“I think it’s important to have International Fest here at York,” said senior club member Bella Raimondi. “It’s a really fun way to bring all the cultures together and to show that even if we are not the majority, we are here and we matter.”