Bachata

Assignment #1 The influence of Africans in Dominican Republic music Dominican Republic is mainly known for Merengue and Bachata music, but there are other music forms that were played on the island of Hispaniola long before the music that most relate to that country. The slaves brought that music that is heard on the entire island and it was transmitted for over 500 years. However, most Dominicans do not recognize this music as their own because they consider it as more Haitian because of its African

that being born and raised in the Dominican Republic makes me an expert in Dominican food. From all the different Dominican restaurants that I have tried in South Florida this one is my favorite. As soon as you walk in you can hear a merengue or bachata on the background and lots of my compatriots enjoying their food while having a President (Popular Dominican beer). The restaurant is rather small, but cozy. The special or dish of the day is displayed outside right next to the entrance door and

Our text defines conformity as “going along with the crowd” page 318. I believe we conform and obey because depending on how we were raised that’s all we know. Most of us as kids were told that we must respect and obey in order to gain trust. “Trust is another vital part of prosocial behavior among humans” page 318 For example, I conform and obey because I was raised with the principles that we must respect others and elders if we want the same type of respect back. Some people on the other hand

When people mention Washington heights, it goes hand-in hand with a Dominican community. A community predominantly filled with Dominican residents from either their respective country or second generation Dominican-American family. Washington Heights is culturally rich between the sound of music, amazing and a friendly environment. Many Latino artists focus mainly in Washington heights area to expand their recognition/fame in order to be musically accepted. This is a stepping stone for many artists

I grew up going to Wichita schools until the sixth grade, and from there onto high school I went to Eureka, which is a little over an hour northeast of Wichita. This is my fourth and last semester here at Butler, and I will be attending WSU come spring time. I’ve been working as a server at Red Lobster for over three years now. I am a Spanish major and will be adding a minor in Russian as well once I transfer over to WSU. I aspire to be an interpreter, or a translator (but preferably an interpreter)

terrains. Music Culture of the Colombia Colombian music is influenced by the region and its lineage. Musical structure come from the indigenous areas and dance style originated in Africa. They have many different style of music to include salsa and bachata, but Cumbia is the traditional native origin. Tradition and heritage play a vital role in the culture of Colombia. The location,

Reaction paper of the film Take the Lead Take the lead is based on a true story, the movie tells us of the struggle of a dance teacher, Pierre Dulain. It is the real story of a dance teacher who believed in the talent of a group of problem kids. This film not only gives us a fun and relaxation but it also gives us knowledge about modern dancing and model dancing. Not only that, the film gives us the morality as teacher. How relationship between teacher and student should be in school

1950s & 1960s This decade begins with the birth of Rock and Roll, with its birth came a drastic change to music. This new genre was not accepted at first, being criticized for its simple rhythm and its lyrics. Elvis Presley, a pioneer of the genre is also one of its greatest representatives, with his music inspired by African Americans blues, whom he always defended. When 1960s began, Rock music was dominating popular music charts, and Elvis was scoring hits in earliest parts of this decade. At this

Salsa In my Life The video Latin Music USA, relates to our class watching the video I am able to say I can do some of the moves they do! Our class relates to this video because they talk a lot about community and being able to connect to another, I think our class connects us to others we generally would not associate with. They talk about when the Fania All Stars would perform the energy from both the stage and the audience was tremendous and people did not want to sit, I think this relates to

Going back to the times of her great-grandparents, they were people who were established in San Agustin, Florida. They were engaged in trade and business with the North American islands in the part of the Atlantic, where they engaged in navigation. Around 1870’s, they arrived in Santo Domingo, where some of them stayed in Santo Domingo and the other returned to the United States where they settled in New York city. Her grandparents were people who were equally engaged in trade. One part was devoted