Middle School Latin Dance Competition Set for November 16, 2022

Middle School Latin Dance Competition Set for November 16, 2022
Posted on 10/18/2022

[Allentown, PA, October 17, 2022]: The Allentown School District Foundation is hosting the 10th Latin Dance competition on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7:00 pm in the William Allen High School McHugh Auditorium. The event features students from Harrison-Morton, Raub, South Mountain and Trexler Middle Schools performing the merengue and the salsa to traditional Latin music.

Students have been taking weekly dance lessons from professional instructors Mr. Eric Bass and Ms. Mercedes Van Aken and are coached by ASD teachers in each school. Judges will evaluate the dancers in two rounds of competition and awards will be given at the end.

The event is open to families, students and community members. Tickets are available at the door and cost $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students with ID.

This program is made possible through grants from Highmark and the Iron Pigs Charities as well as community donations to the Allentown School District Foundation.

                                                                                                                                                           

About the Allentown School District Foundation

The ASD Foundation has a mission to encourage, promote, support and fund positive educational experiences for students in the Allentown School District. Since its founding in 2009, the Foundation has raised over $8.1 million for supplemental programming and conduit support for ASD schools. If you would like to learn how you can support the work of the Foundation with contributions or by volunteering, please contact Executive Director, Dr. Julie K. Ambrose, at 484-765-4093 or [email protected]. The mailing address is P.O. Box 328, 31 South Penn Street, Allentown, PA 18105, and the website is www.allentownsd.org/asdf.