NEW YORK—Performing an absurd-looking twirl and falling to the ground, Luis Salgado yelled, “Falling is fun,” at the opening of the Dare to Go Beyond (D2GB) Children’s Performing Arts Camp July 16.
Speaking above a clamor of giggles, Salgado promoted the message that “falling” is a positive learning process before success.
“The process of getting back up is beautiful,” Salgado said. His jokes and group exercises may be somewhat unconventional, but there is a distinct sincerity in his voice.
In addition to being the assistant choreographer for the Broadway musical “In the Heights,” and an actor in the “Step up 2: The Streets,” Salgado is the co-founder of R.Evolución Latina, a nonprofit organization that hosts the five day D2GB performing arts camp.
Running in eight countries and two U.S. cities, R.Evolución Latina aims to empower the Latino community through education and the arts.
