Salsa Class with Ritmo en Accíon, HSTF Youth Leaders

Ritmo en Accíon (REA) engages close to 40 teens in Afro-Latin dance. Low-income, disengaged Boston teens who struggle in school, nearly all of whom are Latino/a or Black, learn contemporary and classic Latin dance, teach dance to hundreds of youth and adults in the community, and advocate for dance classes in public schools. REA is a model for engaging urban teens through culturally-relevant art forms.