{"id":2935,"date":"2026-01-20T19:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/studentvoices\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:55:11","slug":"inaugural-culture-show-echoes-of-the-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.lsa.umich.edu\/studentvoices\/2026\/01\/20\/inaugural-culture-show-echoes-of-the-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Culture Show: Echoes of the Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Chelsea Hyppolite<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Caribbean Student Association was founded before or around 2017. Jerianne Clarke,<br>Class of 2026, and Taylor McCollin, Class of 2025, revived it in 2022! Through hard work and<br>dedication, the Caribbean Student Association was rebuilt through telling everyone that they<br>came across, postering and keeping Instagram active and word of mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The goal of the Caribbean Student Association is to foster acceptance through education<br>and community. This includes providing a space for Caribbean People to celebrate our culture,<br>learn more about our region, share experiences, and create a space where we are understood and<br>others can relate in some capacity, as well as space to educate non-Caribbeans and share<br>Caribbean traditions, food, music, and all aspects of culture. With hospitality and positive vibes,<br>the Caribbean Student Association ensures that everyone feels welcome and seen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>To further accomplish this goal, on December 5, 2025 the Caribbean Student Association<br>had our Inaugural Culture Show: Echoes of the Islands at the Michigan Theater! A culture show<br>is a media program that showcases and celebrates the diverse customs, arts, and traditions of a<br>community or region through music, dance, poetry, and other artistic expressions. Our show<br>consisted of different elements showcasing Caribbean culture, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\u2605 Music: A Live Singer and a separate guest steel drum performance by The Island Guys<br>\u2605 Poetry: Two Poets Sharing Personal and Powerful Pieces<br>\u2605 Dance: Afro-Caribbean Fusions: Puerto Rican Bomba, Jamaican Dinki Mini, and<br>Garifuna Punta, Dominican Folklorico Mangulina, and Soca Fete<br>\u2605 Modeling: Cultural and Carnival Wear<br>\u2605 Acting: Transitioning through the various performances with charm and humor<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event was open to all members of the University of Michigan community, as well as to the public!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through this experience, we each deepened our complexity to effectively lead through<br>this being all of our first experiences leading the production of a culture show! We developed a<br>nine person planning committee, with each committee member holding the responsibility to lead<br>the accomplishment of one, or more of the following: performance choreographing, funding,<br>costume design, script and performance planning, advertisement etc. A challenge we overcame<br>was simply learning how to work together and our different leadership and work styles and<br>adapting to unforeseen circumstances, such as navigating accumulation funding difficulties. The<br>Caribbean Student Association\u2019s Culture Show is relevant to the practice of leadership through<br>providing a unique project management experience, and we are so proud of ourselves for<br>working together to put on a fantastic show!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Our next step is to apply the skills we have developed this year to have another Culture<br>Show in December of 2026! Thank you so much to the Barger Leadership Institute for your<br>invaluable support, and thank you all who read our story!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chelsea Hyppolite The Caribbean Student Association was founded before or around 2017. Jerianne Clarke,Class of 2026, and Taylor McCollin, Class of 2025, revived it in 2022! Through hard work anddedication, the Caribbean Student Association was rebuilt through telling everyone that theycame across, postering and keeping Instagram active and word of mouth. 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