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Rhythms of Resistance: The Untold Origins of Salsa and Bachata
How familiar are you with salsa and bachata? Many people have “take a salsa class” on their bucket list. Others associate it with romance and a beautiful lady in a red dress, or maybe even Dirty Dancing . Many were recently drawn to it due to the rise of Bad Bunny and the surge of dance videos on TikTok to his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos. However, there is an unfortunate lack of conversation about how salsa and bachata came to be. Given how little this topic is discussed,
Megan Boxwell
Oct 27


Students Rave about St Andrews’s Rise in Soft Clubbing
The Stand’s coverage of Espress’o'clock a few weeks ago marks the rise of a new era in party culture. It goes by many names: soft clubbing, daytime clubbing, dayclubbing. Pick your poison (or in this case, choose your coffee). Rewinding back to the stressful times of university applications, there are many factors which determine which university a prospective student may go to: student satisfaction rates; courses that are available to study; quality of teaching; but perhaps
Alisha Reeve
Oct 26


A Guide for Post-Clubs Scran in St Andrews
By Ewan Emslie It’s well-known that clubbing burns a lot of calories, so what could be more important than the post-party feast? A...
Ewan Emslie
Oct 7


The 'New and Improved' Vic
As St Andrews students progressively left for the break at the end of the semester, the Vic, a staple club in the town’s nightlife,...
Juliette Burgeat
Feb 14
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