Espoir Youth Program Inc., had their yearly fall talent show at the “Yes We Can” Community Center on Nov. 12. More than 60 people from the community attended to see the talented students read poetry, play musical instruments and perform dance numbers.
There were a total of nine acts. The first act was the singing of “God Bless America,” performed by Keymon Hernandez, Sam Francois, Karlhandy Desrosiers and Andy Sedme. After the first performance, Leondda Celestin performed her solo act on the keyboard playing the song “Funny Faces” and “Yankee Doodle.” She surprised the crowd by having both of the songs memorized. After the solo act, there was an instrumental duet. Students Romana Desir and Stephanie Sanchez played the violin. Next on the list of acts was the very popular song “Let It Go” performed by Ruchama Michel, Kelsie Cantave and Pedlyne Chety. The first dance routine followed with Stephanie Sanchez and Romana Desir, dancing to the song “Locked Away.” The crowd was blown away by the young girls’ moves.
Several students read poems that they wrote in the after school program. At Espoir there is a program called “Young Men in Progress,” where Sean Carter taught young boys the “I Am A Man” speech. Sam Francois, Keymon Hernandez, Rafael Sanchez, Jonathan Joseph, Phaben Gene, Henry Villatoro and Karlhandy Desrosiers recited the speech.
The last two acts had the community and parents on their feet dancing along. Espoir’s Brittany Jarrett choreographed two wonderful dances. The first song was “Cheerleader” by OMI, performed by Veengeleen Pierre, Ruchama Michel, Jeanie Neus, Isayana Bozer, Annerly Bozer, Loryn Bozer, Josbenka Fontilus, Trysha Chery and India Parham-Ross. The last act of the night was a dance performed by David Neus, Jayden Neus, Jeff Bruno, Lenny Jean, Jason Eugene, Jason Ferguson, Rafael Sanchez, Andy Sedme and Danroy Sainteme dancing to the song, “Where are You Now” by Justin Bieber.
Espoir is very proud of the students who practiced and worked so hard to make the event a success.
—Submitted by Espoir Youth Program
