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Zumba

Based on Chapter 26 in East of East: The Making of Greater El Monte and South El Monte Arts Posse’s “East of East” archive.

Text and archival material curated by: Natalia Brazao-Cartas, Elita McFadden and Romeo Guzmán.

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Photographs showing a Zumba studio and class led by Daniel "Danny" Hernandez in South El Monte.

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Veronica Marquez (L) and Judith Olalde (R) in their Zumba attire.

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The women of El Monte have been participating in Zumba sessions as exercise, performance and way of life. Studios have taken over Garvey Avenue and attracted a diverse public that have, together, built a community that combines style, friendship and exercise in a vibrant barrio feminist practice.