{"id":21999,"date":"2025-02-05T00:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21999"},"modified":"2025-02-03T16:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:22:15","slug":"young-peruvian-contribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/young-peruvian-contribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Peruvian Contribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY HERBERT ROMERO<\/em><\/p>\n

OUR VOICE COUNTS<\/b><\/p>\n

Embracing her culture and wanting to share it with others, Maria Fernanda Vargas, a senior at Wood River High School, has been teaching young students to dance for her personal project.<\/p>\n

Vargas has been teaching kids from Alturas Elementary \u201cMarinera,\u201d a traditional dance in Peru that was once known as a dance of rest during the times of the Inca Empire and pre-Inca cultures.<\/p>\n

Vargas, who said she has spent countless hours a week dedicated to teaching kids from Alturas Elementary, said it is a testimony to her and her country\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince I lived in Peru, it has been my dream to teach kids how to dance,\u201d said Vargas, who used to teach in her home country. \u201cThis is the first group of kids that I teach here in Hailey and in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said she teaches the kids weekly, starting off with some stretches before going into explaining the steps of the dances and putting it all together with the music.<\/p>\n

As a final piece of her project, her hard work was displayed at La Caba\u00f1ita\u2013The Mint restaurant at 5:30 p.m., which is important considering the uncertainty toward immigrants and cultural differences across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big supporter of Hispanic cultural events,\u201d said Rodolfo Armenta, owner of La Caba\u00f1ita.<\/p>\n

Her work in appreciating her culture and wanting to share it with the community should help us in the community continue to help one another in difficult and uncertain times.<\/p>\n

Myself and Neighbors Helping Neighbors is supporting her work as well, and a big shout-out to Eye on Sun Valley for publishing her story.<\/p>\n

Vargas commutes from Jerome to Hailey to attend Wood River High School, demonstrating her dedication to her education. The work and time she has put into her personal project showcases that.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though it\u2019s only been a short amount of time that I have been teaching these kids, I think they have adapted and embraced the importance of this dance,\u201d Vargas said.<\/p>\n

NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA<\/b><\/p>\n

Mar\u00eda Fernanda Vargas, estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de la escuela secundaria Wood River, ha estado ense\u00f1ando a bailar a los estudiantes j\u00f3venes para su proyecto personal, abrazando su cultura y queriendo compartirla con los dem\u00e1s.<\/p>\n

Vargas ha estado ense\u00f1ando a los ni\u00f1os de la escuela primaria Alturas \u201cMarinera\u201d, una danza tradicional de Per\u00fa que alguna vez fue conocida como una danza de descanso durante los tiempos del Imperio Inca y las culturas preincaicas.<\/p>\n

Vargas, quien dijo que ha pasado incontables horas a la semana dedicada a ense\u00f1ar a los ni\u00f1os de la escuela primaria Alturas, dijo que es un testimonio de su cultura y de la de su pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesde que viv\u00ed en Per\u00fa, ha sido mi sue\u00f1o ense\u00f1ar a los ni\u00f1os a bailar\u201d, dijo Vargas, quien sol\u00eda ense\u00f1ar en su pa\u00eds de origen. \u201cEste es el primer grupo de ni\u00f1os al que ense\u00f1o aqu\u00ed en Hailey y en los Estados Unidos\u201d.<\/p>\n

Dijo que les ense\u00f1a a los ni\u00f1os semanalmente, comenzando con algunos estiramientos antes de explicar los pasos de los bailes y unirlos con la m\u00fasica. Como parte final de su proyecto, su arduo trabajo se exhibi\u00f3 en el restaurante La Caba\u00f1ita\u2013The Mint a las 5:30 p. m., lo cual es importante considerando la incertidumbre hacia los inmigrantes y las diferencias culturales en todo el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoy un gran partidario de los eventos culturales hispanos\u201d, dijo Rodolfo Armenta, propietario de La Caba\u00f1ita.<\/p>\n

Su trabajo de apreciar su cultura y querer compartirla con la comunidad deber\u00eda ayudarnos en la comunidad a seguir ayud\u00e1ndonos unos a otros en tiempos dif\u00edciles e inciertos.<\/p>\n

Myself and Neighbors Helping Neighbors tambi\u00e9n apoya su trabajo, y un gran agradecimiento a Eye on Sun Valley por publicar su historia.<\/p>\n

Vargas viaja de Jerome a Hailey para asistir a Wood River High School, lo que demuestra su dedicaci\u00f3n a su educaci\u00f3n. El trabajo y el tiempo que ha dedicado a su proyecto personal lo demuestran.<\/p>\n

\u201cAunque solo ha pasado un corto per\u00edodo de tiempo desde que les ense\u00f1\u00e9 a estos ni\u00f1os, creo que se han adaptado y han aceptado la importancia de este baile\u201d, dijo Vargas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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