By: Nereida Dominguez Remedios

Fiesta Latina took place on April 17, 2025; there was an in school performance that took place at 2:00 and there was also another performance that  happened at 5:30 where families could go too. 

During clubs, the president of Union Latina (ULA) Kenia Saravia, who is the organizer of Fiesta Latina, gave us the opportunity to be a part of the backstage like being an MC or singing a song.

The Spanish immersion classes all choreographed a dance to be presented at Fiesta Latina so there was a big variety of different dances. I personally enjoyed seeing the senior dance since it was their last year. They were able to make the dances long and with more energy to make it more memorable.

My experience being in Fiesta Latina for the first time went really well; it was also my first time being an MC and speaking on stage to a crowd of over one-hundred students and family. The dance my class chose to do was salsa, and it was a unanimous vote to use the song “LA MuDANZA” by Bad Bunny.

It was also my first time being an MC. when I volunteered to be a MC I was given a script where it told me when I had to get out on stage and when I had to say it. I was really nervous to speak in front of a lot of people, but the board members did reassure me, and I really appreciated that they did that since it made me a lot less nervous.

Even though I liked dancing salsa for my first time being in Fiesta Latina, I would have enjoyed doing a dance that had more energy since a lot of the other class’s dances did have more energy with different styles that haven’t been done in the past.

The day of Fiesta Latina all Spanish immersion students from grade 10-12 had an excused absence to practice all morning for the performance at 2:00. The practice started with the sophomore classes going first; each class did 3 practices on the stage then the next class went. All the students went to the first lunch and then we did a full outfit run where all the MCs were speaking their lines, and the singers sang their songs, and all the dances were danced, so the Spanish teachers could correct any mistakes. Overall, I enjoyed doing Fiesta Latina.

In the end, the board members did an amazing job making this a fun experience for everyone and having everything organized for Fiesta Latina.