[PHOTOSTORY2: MOTION ] DANCE & XC

Visiting the hometown gym people are dancing. They are dancing to the cha cha slide.

 Leaving the gym in my hometown walking into a dance performance. “We wanted to showcase our heritage and express ourselves by dancing.”

Rosita Corado, Glinda Ramos, Emily Hernandez, and Elizabeth Ramos expressing their love for their culture and dance. “This performance made me nervous!”

Rosita Corado and Elizabeth Ramos doing a Heel Touch dance. “ This dance was so silly to me and I almost thought I would trip” - Rosita Corado.

Rosita Corado showcasing her wonderful skills. “I planned this event and wanted to have fun along with meeting people who happen to share and or love culture.”

Junior Roberts came on stage and did the “shoot.” “I was scared to do this dance again as it hasn’t been done since 2019.”

Leaving the dance performance a XC event was happening. Running cross country in 2019 was fun to me so why not.

Tien Le and Armando Rodriguez going full speed ahead. “We’ve been running cross country for some time now but this was the best we’ve done for sure!”

Tien Le getting ready to strike a pose. All the other runners were out of breath and not smiling.

Tony Tu being in 2nd place. “I practice running everyday and I was not going to lose this race.”

Tony Tu passing Darrius Barker. “Dude is literally the fastest person I’ve ever met!”

Tony Tu running his 2nd lap. “I feel like the flash my time was 18:20:22 and I feel like I can go faster.”

Chris Farmer passing numbers 182 and 133. “This is my first race and I feel so happy knowing I can run faster than others.”

Tien Le did a quick pose as he ran. “I was feeling good today during this race.”

Teammates Tien Le floating in the air and Armando following behind. “Running made me feel like I was walking on air”

Jason Crumble took a fall as my phone took the picture. “I was feeling very dehydrated but I’m feeling good now.”

Tony Tu on his third lap. “I had a stumble but XC is my life and I feel so alive doing it.”

Tony Tu striking a runners pose. “I think that everybody should pick up XC and or at least track and field the wind blowing through your hair is magnificent.”

The Stone Mountain Team strikes a pose with their coach Mccoullagh. “I’m proud of these boys as they train hard and work everyday to their best ability.”

The team strikes another pose carrying Junior. “He took it home for us today running in the top 5 with a time of 12:30:20s”