Let’s Dance!  Students came together wearing a variety of colored bracelets to laugh, dance, and have a night out at De Anza College Nov. 18. The dance was created to promote an opportunity for students to connect while having fun dancing. This year’s dance was the fourth of its kind.

De Anza’s Inter Club Council, supported by the DASB Senate, hosted the event a in De Anza’s campus center rooms A and B.  Tickets were sold at $7 in advance and $10 at the door. 

“The DASB supported the ICC Fall Dance because ICC used the dance as a great opportunity to bring students together, and help earn money for clubs here on campus,” said Orit Mohamed, 18, head of the multicultural committees’ liaison in the diversity and events committee. “The intention of the dance was to have something fun that students can go to, bring people together, and help promote clubs and ICC in general.”

Glowing bracelets were given out to add a more colorful and fun experience on the dance floor, the entertainment was music provided by DJ Peter Lo.  Tables were set at the event’s entrance.  Chairs found company with burned out dancers sparking conversation. 

Some students said the dance didn’t generate a big turnout even though itproduced more ticket sales than  past fall dances.  

“I think that if we marketed the event more, then we would have had a higher turnout,” said Amira Farah, 19, DASB chair of diversity and events.  Fewer than 100 students in attended. 

Lo had everyone dancing and played requests that ranged from hip-hop to electronica, keeping dancers pumped.

Tony Buñales, 24, nursing major, started improvising dance moves with a couple of his friends. Lo pointed his group out and started to join him in his dance. “I call it the easy movements,” said Buñales. ” I just made it up and people behind me started to follow. It was fun. And it was a fun way to get the people on the dance floor going as well.”

Students enjoyed the dance and the  music being played. They formed a konga line a few times which gave a sense of unity. “There was a pretty good turnout for the dance … overall I’m satisfied with how things went,” said Farah.

Just Dance was the attempt to bring people together in a different atmosphere that wasn’t school.  “I think the dance turned out great! It seemed like a lot of people were enjoying themselves, I had a good time as well,” said Mohamed.

BROMANCE – Group of guys have a good time at the dance event in the Campus Center Nov. 18. (NICK TSANG / LA VOZ WEEKLY)

NEVER LET GO – Couple slow dancing during “Just Dance!” (NICK TSANG / LA VOZ WEEKLY)

GLOWSTICKS – Visual display for all in attendance to enjoy. (NICK TSANG / LA VOZ WEEKLY)

GLOVING – A De Anza student shows off his passion for the dance art. (NICK TSANG / LA VOZ WEEKLY)

DANCER – De Anza student Matt Diaz busts a move on the dance floor. (NICK TSANG / LA VOZ WEEKLY)