CCU’s fall multicultural celebration a big hit

Coastal Carolina University’s Multicultural Celebration turned Prince Lawn into a party on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Local group Tru Sol kicked things off, performing songs by Michael Jackson, Gerald Levert, Stevie Wonder and more. At one point, lead singer Sheryta Spears joined professors and students in doing “The Wobble,” a popular type of line dance.

Students and faculty also joined the Adande African Dance Company from North Charleston for some dancing and singing. The company gave a spirited performance, featuring interpretive dancing and a drum circle with call-and-response songs.

Also performing at the celebration were the Myrtle Beach Pipe Organ Band, the CCU student-led dance troupe Teal Temptations and CCU’s steel drum band C-Pan.

Student organizations and clubs also took part by showcasing cuisines from various cultures. From Jamaica there were jerk chicken wings and from Egypt, koshari lentils and rice. Italian sausage and cannellini beans represented Italy, while the Japanese dish was cold somen noodles. Dessert was spiced apple tartlets from France.

CCU English major Erica Smith attended the multicultural celebration and felt the event keeps raising the bar. “All the food was so exotic and delicious,” she says. “Watching professors and students dancing together is something else I will never forget.”

CCU’s Office of Multicultural Student Services organized the Multicultural Celebration.