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Oh No They Didn’t II : The Merengue Dancing Dog

As the video below clearly shows,  this trainer should probably get psychological help and we need to provide this dog  a new home. Just because the song is ‘El Baile del Perrito’, which means ‘The Dance of the Small Dog’, doesn’t mean that you should train your dog to merengue dance in order to get a treat.

Found Footage: President Obama Livin’ La Vida Loca

President Obama Dances Salsa

Image by PBS.org

No matter which political group you may affiliate yourself with, you have to give major ‘props’ to our President for being able to get down with some Latin music, dancing and partying. He will probably be one of the most rhythmically skilled Presidents we’ve had in forever. Make sure you watch the second video: you can see Marc Anthony dance with Jennifer Lopez, the President dancing with his daugther and later, his daugther playing the timbales. Here’s to hoping they’ll visit our website someday! The videos are after the break.

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Bollywood “Salsa Dancing” as seen in Dhoom2

dhoom2While we may have a long ways to go, salsa is definitely becoming more mainstream in India. A few months back I ended up experimenting with my life by renting my first full bollywood film. While not the best film to be encompassing of the bollywood experience, I thought it was a good start. While the plot won’t win any “Oscars” like Slumdog Millionaire, the soundtrack and music video production was spectacular. It features an amazing music fusion of Bhangra music (I believe), with other genres like Spanish, Latin and Hip-Hop. As Latin sounds fused with ‘Bollywood’ is becoming more popular, I thought I’d give our viewers at taste of the catchy beat that made me buy the whole soundtrack. The clip below is from the movie (they play music videos between specific scenes in the movie). The song name is called “Touch Me, Don’t Touch Me”. You should notice that they sing all three languages in the song: English, Spanish and Hindi. (how cool is that?)

You can see most of the dancers perform salsa-like moves in the very beginning of the video. As for the music, pay attention to the rhythm section of the song. Enjoy!

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You know you are addicted to salsa when….

Caribbean Salsa CandleYou know you are addicted to salsa, when you buy a scented candle just because it had a cool reference to salsa (not even dancing related) and are thankful that once you lit it, it does not make the room smell like a sweaty nightclub.

For those visitors who be interested in this item, I bought it at Bath and Body Works (here).

How NOT to practice dance in your home

A reminder to everyone that when practicing dance in your personal space, take safety into consideration. This message, brought to you by the Department for Salsa Safety. Here we have Veronica to show us how it’s done.

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How to get more men to ask you to dance : The Red Effect

The Red Experiment

The Red Experiment

A new study by the University of Rochester reveals the strong role that the color red plays in influencing our perception of the opposite sex, primarily men. While it has been known that red is attributed to specific behaviors in people, this study empirically tested the theory to provide conclusive evidence of the fact. The color red affects men at a primitive level:

“..the women shown framed by or wearing red were rated significantly more attractive and sexually desirable by men than the exact same women shown with other colors. When wearing red, the woman was also more likely to score an invitation to the prom and to be treated to a more expensive outing.”

But here is my perspective:
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