Participating in Zumba at the Bayside Community Center today was a fun experience. Upon arriving, I was surprised by the format of the community center, as I expect the community center to be a bit larger since I do not believe there are similar resources in the surrounding area. I found it really fun to participate in Zumba with the community members, since it is not every day that I find myself intermingling with a population outside of my age group. It was enlightening to see these community members fully engaging in the activity and to be so happy doing so. As we continued to dance, it seemed like the Bayside Community members had more energy than us as students and that was really fun too since they kept smiling till the end of the class.
After finishing up with Zumba, some of the members thanked us for joining them for Zumba and I thought that was really interesting since they really had no reason to thank us, given that on the contrary we were invading their community space. But part of my reflection is realizing that the Bayside community members most likely thanked us for joining them since it not only brought a bigger class but also a new space of community to mingle with at the end of class.
After finishing up with Zumba, some of the members thanked us for joining them for Zumba and I thought that was really interesting since they really had no reason to thank us, given that on the contrary we were invading their community space. But part of my reflection is realizing that the Bayside community members most likely thanked us for joining them since it not only brought a bigger class but also a new space of community to mingle with at the end of class.