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Titans Claim Center Stage in 2008 Dance Contest

  Einstein High School dancers dominated in the 9th Annual Latin Dance Competition, against teams from Montgomery high schools and from Virginia on Fri., Oct. 17.
   The competition, held in Einstein's auditorium, drew a sold-out audience of 900 and dancers from Blair, Clarksburg, Gaithersburg, Seneca Valley, and Watkins Mill high schools in Montgomery and from Dominion High School in Sterling, VA.
   Titan seniors Karen Carbajal and Cristian Panameño took first place in the salsa couples competition.  Senior Ana Coello, partnered wtih Panameno, took first place in the Bachata event.
   Titan dance couples also claimed first place in the Best In Show category. Einstein alumni Ixandra Molina and Kevin Caballero tied for second place with Watkins Mill in the alumni dancers division.
   Judges for the competition included Barbara Bernstein, Hector Chavez, Carlos Ulloa and Steve Zaloga.
  The dance team sponsored by Einstein's Latin American Students United club is considered the best in Montgomery, having won first place in numerous competitions over the last nine years. The Titan team also performs at community events in the greater Washington region.

2008 9th Annual Latin Dance Competition was a Success

1st Place- Best In Show
1st Place- Bachata
1st Place- Salsa
2nd Place- Alumni

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LASU Mission

The Latin American Students United Club (L.A.S.U.) at Albert Einstein High School is a student run organization. L.A.S.U. serves as both a social/ cultural outlet and resource for the Einstein students. We are dedicated to promote Latin American culture awareness within the community. We participate in many activities throughout the year, such as: dances, family dinners, academic rewards, guest speakers, food tasting, culture sharing sessions and much more. We welcome everybody interested in the Latin American culture to our meetings and events.

LASU Dance Group Mission

The Latin American Students United “Dance Group” at Einstein is a group formed by students working together to represent the Latino community performing traditional and popular dances. We participate in many activities throughout the year, such as: The Annual Montgomery County Public Schools Latin Dance Competition, school assemblies and events in the Maryland and DC area. Everyone is invited to participate in this Award Winning Group but you must have at least a 2.5, be a team player and motivated to work hard. Always looking for new dancers!! Meetings are every Tuesday & Thursday in room 26.