{"id":8608,"date":"2020-04-14T19:54:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T00:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=8608"},"modified":"2020-04-18T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T16:23:46","slug":"the-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=8608","title":{"rendered":"The Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This school was recently privileged in seeing a vital part of the Hispanic culture – stomping.<\/span><\/h3>\n

The lights go out. Tension builds. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors are all screaming into the darkness. And then, light. On the court stand seven boys, all dressed in big belts, blue jeans, <\/span>tejanas<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>sombreros<\/span><\/i>, and of course, stomping boots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The gift of the Hispanic culture is one that this school is still slowly unwrapping. Recently, a group of boys shared their culture with the school in a pep rally through a dance form known as stomping. \u201cWhen Fr. Friend told us about it, we were down to do it,\u201d said senior Julian Gutierrez. \u201cWe knew that it would be really fun to put our Mexican culture out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fr. Patrick Friend, who came up with the idea for the dance, said that the boys showed no doubt in their ability to perform, even in front of a roaring crowd of 800. \u201cIf they had any hesitation, they did not let me know,\u201d said Fr. Friend. \u201cThey took that challenge by the horns and honestly did it better than I could have imagined.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As evidenced by the student body\u2019s response, the dance was more than just a skit. \u201cThe dance was a platform for the culture to be seen and celebrated,\u201d said Fr. Friend. \u201cThe place went freaking wild. Those guys weren\u2019t being silly or trying to make guys laugh, they were sharing their culture, and people freaking loved it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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