Why I'm Here My name is Hunter Newcomb. I'm originally from Portland, Oregon and I'm a marketing major. I'm currently finishing up my third year of college and my first year at ASU (previous two years at University of Oregon). To be quite blunt, Salsa was not something that had crossed my mind much in the past. If anything it was merely some type of exciting dance that I had heard of a few times here and there but really nothing more. I originally signed up for this class to check a few boxes for my major, and because a class about Salsa dancing just sounds fun. Coming into this class I was relatively excited to learn about a dance and a culture I was previously very unfamiliar with, and this first week of material only got me more excited. I have noticed that even after a few videos, I'm realizing that salsa means more to me than just some type of fast-paced dancing. History, Culture and Community The first video assigned this week with Lin-Manuel Miranda started...
