You plan everything.
You spend months making sure everything is perfect,
but you can't control the weather.
[SALSA MUSIC]
The weather has been crazy.
But honestly, even more shocking is the fact
that people came out here in the snow.
And they drove from Richmond, they drove from Lynchburg,
they drove from DC.
Salsa Fest is a celebration of Latin dance held right here
at UVA's Salsa Club.
Salsa club here is very welcoming.
Anyone can come.
You don't have to have any experience.
You don't have to have a partner.
That's what attracts a lot of our new members.
And they stick around, because they
make a lot of really great connections
to a very diverse group of people.
We did not cancel Salsa Fest.
And we trooped on.
And today, I've been asked like literally 25 times
to turn down the temperature.
The fact outside it's below freezing,
so they're literally melting the snow
with their passion for salsa.
To try and learn how to dance when you have no experience,
you have to have a little bit of bravery.
UV students love immersing themselves.
They love feeling like they're part of something greater.
At the end of the night, you've learned something new,
you've made new friends, and you've hopefully
danced your heart out.
That connection between all the love
underneath all of the technical practice and the traveling
is what keeps us coming back.
[SALSA MUSIC]