Immigrant Opens Her Dream Dance School
*We should make a personal committment to share and amplify this kind of story. Why expect others to tell our story and change the tired, prevalent Latino narrative? This is the U.S. Latino everyone should be talking about. VL
By Melanie Bencosme, NBC News
NEW YORK, NY — Just two years ago, Lily Urzúa came to Queens, New York from Mexico to pursue her dreams of owning a dance company. With one suitcase and $200 in hand, she founded the Urzúa Queens Center of Performing Arts.
She’s realizing her dream, but the Latina entrepreneur concedes it requires more hard work than she expected.
[pullquote]”I dreamed of this school and the way I wanted it since I’m like 5 years old.”[/pullquote]“You just want it that bad that you think, ‘when I’m there everything is going to be nice,'” said Urzúa. “I just want to be enjoying it without suffering it.”
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[Photo courtesy Urzúa Queens Center of Performing Arts Facebook]
