The music didn’t seem to stop at the fifth annual Multi-Cultural Night, an event promoting cultural awareness on campus and in the community.

The event, hosted by Epsilon Sigma Rho, the Multi-Cultural Center and UNIQUE, brought together the sororities, fraternities and clubs on campus that may not generally interact. It also offered a chance to see how other cultures move and communicate through dance.

“The music was upbeat and there were a lot of different rhythms,” psychology major Noor Maamooe said.

Eleven performers ranging from the Sac State Martial Arts Club to the United Dance Troupe got the audience clapping and moving to the diverse beats and styles.

For some it was impossible to keep still. At intermission audience members started some impromptu line- and free-style dancing.

But besides the charged dance routines, the event brought friends and family together to support the on-stage performers.

“It’s a show that shows your inner pride, which is important,” said Vanessa Guerra, construction engineer major.

Hip hop played a central role in some of the performances. Many performers took the genre and made it their own, often while dressed in the customary garb of their respective cultures.

Miguel Calderon, business major and three-year attendee of the event, said he enjoyed the balance between musical styles that the Babbar Sher Punjab De Bhangra group achieved.

“You always think traditional hip hop. It was awesome – they had such variety,” Calderon said.

The group began with traditional Indian-style dancing and led into modern styles. At the end of the group’s performance, the Punjab De Bhangra group received a standing ovation.

Other groups included a Los Angeles-style salsa performance by the group Salsa Rumbero, a machete dance by Lambda Theta Nu sorority and to finish the evening, a performance by rappers Yung Luv and J-Money.

Chloe Daley can be reached at [email protected].