Leave it on the Dance Floor

By: Victoria Morrell

On the morning of April 15, 2012 Craig Washington answered one of the hardest phone calls of his life. His best friend and fellow performer, Travis Veada, had passed away after a long fight with meningitis. A few hours later Washington was up on stage with the SUNY New Paltz hip-hop dance troupe, Culture Shock, giving what he would describe as one of the most full-out performances of his life.

Not performing wasn’t an option.

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