Colombian students celebrate with festival at University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma Colombian Student Association held it annual Colombian Night recently. The event included a fashion show for the first time.

By Jane Glenn Cannon | Published: March 12, 2013 Comment on this article

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma Colombian Student Association celebrated its annual Colombian Night by holding the group's first fashion show.

photo - Regena Young, a University of Oklahoma sophomore, helps Layla Rickman, 9, get ready for her part in the traditional cumbia, a folkloric dance from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The dance was presented during Colombian Night 2013, Emerald of the Americas, sponsored by the Colombian Student Association at the University of Oklahoma. PHOTO BY LYNETTE LOBBAN, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN. <strong>Lynette Lobban - FOR THE OKLAHOMAN.</strong>

Regena Young, a University of Oklahoma sophomore, helps Layla Rickman, 9, get ready for her part in the traditional cumbia, a folkloric dance from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The dance was presented during Colombian Night 2013, Emerald of the Americas, sponsored by the Colombian Student Association at the University of Oklahoma. PHOTO BY LYNETTE LOBBAN, FOR THE OKLAHOMAN. Lynette Lobban - FOR THE OKLAHOMAN.

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The festivities, directed by Carolina Gonzalez-Galindo, featured traditional Colombian attire.

Special guest and emcee Erika Ramelli sang the Colombian national anthem before the start of the festivities, which were held at Catlett Music Center on the OU campus.