2006 Salsa central dance

The 2006 Salsa Central Dance was held on September 9th, 1600 hours at the Air National Guard NCO Club.  MSgt Alina Wright was the Project Manager.  Her relationship with the Burlington area Latino Dancers provided us with a wonderful opportunity to share in their strong love for Hispanic music and dance. 

Click here to see more pictures of the event.  The theme for this years event was "Dancing with the Guard", a spoof from the hit TV Show, "Dancing with the Stars".  Members from the Army and Air National Guard volunteered to pair up with Latino dancers and compete against each other for prizes.  A judging panel made up of AF/AR members and the Latino Community ranked the performances with score cards.  Our MC for the event was MSgt Shawn Dusablon who did an excellent job keeping things moving.  The club filled up fast as community members and guardsmen crowded around to cheer on the dancers.  Alina's Mom, Luisa Wright, Maybelline Cobeo and Elizabeth Velasquez contributed to the Hispanic food that filled the buffet tables.  Prizes were donated from the AAFES Manager, ANG R&R and the CDET.   A local DJ, Joes R. Moran played a variety of fun, fast paced Hispanic tunes.  CPT Sarah Davis, ANG and her partner, a student from UVM took the title as the 2006 Salsa Central Champions.  CPT Davis who works at the 158th Medical Group will proudly display the trophy until next years competition where we hope to have more fun, more contestants and more friends from the Hispanic Community sharing their rich, vibrant and festive culture with us! Thank you everyone who helped, participated and supported the event.  It was really fun.

If you have any feedback, comments or suggestion please contact CW2 Doris Sumner, State Equal Employment Manager, (802) 338-3148 or email doris.sumner@us.army.mil.  You are always welcome to attend our CDET monthly meetings.