AMENIA — Students of the Webutuck School District celebrated their hispanic heritage with a demonstration of dances and home-cooked food on Saturday, Sept. 27.
The dancing kicked off just before 6 p.m. starting with a demonstration of classic Mexican moves, followed by dances of Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Dancers ranged in age from elementary students to seniors at Webutuck High School, all clad in changing costumes representing each country.
Following the dance presentation in the auditorium, members of the audience were directed to the cafeteria where a buffet of homemade dishes representing cuisines from across the Spanish-speaking world awaited them. Available for diners were fresh tamales, rice, beef, pork, churros, chicharrones, and hibiscus juice to wash it all down.
The buffet didn’t last long, as many people piled the home cooked food high on their plates and ate the traditional cuisines with gusto.
Then it was off to the gym, where a dance party was taking place for the now well-fed and energized group of parents and students.
Saturday’s celebration marks the second year of what district staff say they hope will become a regular annual tradition at the school.
Photo by Nathan Miller
Visitors dined on home cooked Hispanic cuisine in the Webutuck High School cafeteria following the dance presentation.
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Webutuck High School social studies teacher Kevin Kleespies let students pet his bear steed as they passed.Nathan Miller
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