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Freshmen Formations: Juan Medrano

Series: Carleton Audio Portraits
From: Terin Mayer
Length: 00:03:42

Audio portrait of Juan Medrano, dance coach and member of the Carleton Class of 2009 Read the full description.

Juanmedrano_small Juan Medrano is from the Dominican Republic by way of Rhode Island, and is teaching a Latin dance class because the music makes him happy. “I don’t feel like I fit in here, not because I’m Hispanic, or anything. I just don’t seem to be like the other kids.”

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Juan Medrano is from the Dominican Republic by way of Rhode Island, and is teaching a Latin dance class because the music makes him happy. “I don’t feel like I fit in here, not because I’m Hispanic, or anything. I just don’t seem to be like the other kids.”

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Review of Freshmen Formations: Juan Medrano

This profile of Juan Medrano is produced by a peer at Carlton College. It gives a snapshot of how Medrano, who's from the Dominican Republic, has adapted to living in this country and attending college. Because dance is important to Medrano, the student producer inserts music to give the profile some flavor. The mix at the beginning is problematic because the audio levels are off-- it’s hard to understand Medrano’s comments. There are some good attempts to enliven the piece with Medrano’s dance instructions and also by inserting a version of “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” when Medrano is speaking of besting his competition in dancing, but again, more attention should be made to the mix. The piece needs a strong ending and technically it is abrupt. This profile may appeal to college students and college radio stations

Broadcast History

Originally broadcast on Periscope Radio on Carleton College's KRLX 88.1fm.