“Dance is my identity, my culture, my truest representation,” Liethis says. “It’s my form of healing myself and healing other people in the process. I cannot imagine a world without dance. I need it. I need it for me to be. Dance has taught me to get up and fight, to not be defeated, to be versatile, and to connect with what’s around me on a spiritual level.” - @afrocusoultravel • Liethis Hechavarria