This kind of unadulterated joy was on display throughout the festival, where hundreds of people came to eat, dance and connect with African and Latin cultures.
The little girl bounced along to the rhythms booming from the speakers Sunday at the Afro-Latino Festival in Silver Spring, her feet barely contained by a pair of bright pink sandals.“The beautiful thing about salsa is you mix!” dance instructor Stephen Jackson yelled. “Some people mix tomatoes, onions and garlic. You’ve got to put yourself in there.”
When the lesson was over, Alexander came back to them, panting. “I’m going to practice at home,” she said, her tongue sticking out. “I love to dance. It makes me happy.” Slavery destroyed any specific knowledge of their homeland, she said, but sometimes there are little hints. When the couple attends cultural events such as the Afro-Latino Festival, they often encounter African immigrants who tell them they look like they are from a certain region or country.
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