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...Monkey Business” is another matter entirely. Unapologetically poppy, musical experimentation never gets in the way of danceability on this album. But at the same time neither is it content to leave the beats unadorned and uninteresting. Instead, we get the middle ground: lots and lots of bongos, Latin influences on many of the songs, a song in Tagalog (“Bebot”), a Middle-Eastern sound on occasion, the fantastic marriage of “Miserlou” and handclaps, and even a piano outro on “My Humps” that gets points...
...February 25, 2006, the Harvard community was treated to the 21st annual Cultural Rhythms Show. With over 30 student groups performing in two different shows (Hayek was only present at the first), Sanders Theatre was transformed into a cultural medley that ranged from traditional Korean dancing to Latin...
...reaches its apex in “Clap On, Clap Off,” a seductive dance intermixed with singing, in which Andersson and Rodriguez create sparks. Andersson’s belly dancing moves and the pair’s close, sensual and rhythmic dancing calls to mind a Latin ballroom routine...
Something else is going on as well. Ballet, like other spheres of modern life, is going through a process of globalization. Technology is making ballet performances, training and traditions accessible to people everywhere. But the very factors that have enabled the Latins to move decisively into the mainstream are also setting the stage for their possible eclipse. Keep your eye on the Far East. The A.B.T.'s McKenzie notes that the dance world is already seeing the rise of gifted performers from all over Asia. "It hasn't hit critical mass yet," he says, "but it will." Someday, perhaps, Chinese...
...latest tit-for-tat spat appears to be the aviation equivalent of diplomatic expulsions. As Chavez?s cult of personality grows inside Venezuela and Latin America, the Bush Administration is increasingly trying to paint him as a region-destabilizing dictator. This month, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. needs to form a "united front" against Chavez as he seeks re-election later this year. Statements like this one have given Venezuela even more impetus to regard the FAA?s continued stance as political. And this latest fiasco may just be indicative of larger conflicts ahead...