Astrid Pizarro

Dance
2/15/12
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 On Saturday, February 11, Ian Eastwood, Brian Puspos and Marlee Hightower were teaching a dance workshop called No Excuses Dance Convention at the University of Central Florida.

These three young talented dancers were teaching some new dances and choreography to their fans and many aspiring dancers. They were amazed by their ability to perform as well as they did.

“You killed Brian’s choreography so much that I’m going to give you my hardest choreography yet”, expressed Eastwood. He performed a choreography that he thought was difficult for them to perform. However, everyone did such a great job that it shocked Eastwood.

Adriana Rodriguez, 14, a fan of Eastwood and Puspos and an inspiring dancer said, “I love the experience I had today, it was life changing and I would do it all over again.” Rodriguez loved the experience that the workshop brought to her because it was her first dance workshop. 

Cindy Robinson, 15, mentioned, “It was challenging, I learned four routines. It was incredible and surreal.” Robinson loved the fact that she learned a lot from the workshop and was able to spend time with others that have the same passion for dance.

Both Robinson and Rodriguez made a friendship from having a love for dancing and being fans of Eastwood and Puspos. Also, they shared the experience they had in the workshop with others and would like to attend more of them.

Hightower was a contestant in America’s Got Talent, Puspos is a member of a dance group called ArchiTEKS. Eastwood is the founder of Young Lions Dance alongside his father Peter Eastwood and a member of Kubskoutz with Puspos.

“What a day! Florida, thanks for going so much off today,” said Puspos after the workshop. “…Didn’t know we touched so many people today,” expressed Eastwood of the response of the dance workshop.