Samba

Through participation in a service that directly impacts the Latino community, I learned about Latino culture beyond a classroom setting. I provided my service at the Latin American Festival in Longs Park, Lancaster, PA on October 10, 2015. There were several activities that the coordinator had the group of volunteers do, such as help with children’s activities, parking duty, stage crew, information booth, program distribution, and the workshops. The activities that I had to do were to direct…

An introduction about the tribe The Maasai marriage customs and rituals: located in the republic of Kenya (Africa) In this particular culture the women seems to be living in the medieval ages forced to get married in some type of way. They are destined to poverty and oppression. A person would be thinking do women still get treated invaluably even after the Feminism move? Unfortunately, yes they do. In 2003 the village started to enroll girls to school for free. But, even with free…

Dance to Live or Live to Dance Ballroom dancers take the floor and always seem to have everything together, but what is going on under the surface? Sure, it is pretty or intense to watch, but what does it entail? Ballroom dancing, whether being of Latin, Standard, Smooth , or Rhythm style, requires an enormous amount of skill such as concentration, memory, precision, and yet, relaxation. Since dancing is so complex, there are several benefits resulting from all of this training, including a…

In summary, Africa is a continent that has vast culture potential. The food, art crafts, music, dance, language and other are one of the most influential around the world. For instance, the Samba, the Jazz and, Reggae are musical genres that were developed by African slaves in the Americas. Unfortunately, with globalization and other factors, some of the habits and costumes have been forgotten by the young generations. The real African culture…

Right from samba and an unforgettable football, Brazil had bought home the world cup in the year 2002, with Germany landing in the 2nd lead his troops up and was handed the cup. Brazil being one of the most successful football team and having won the world cup five times had a nail biting experience in 2014 because they were not sure if they would even make it to the 3rd football history when Brazil was beaten 7-1 by Germany in the world cup. The goals were coming thick and fast and it…

“It can be hard to determine right from wrong… especially when our sense of compassion pulls us in a different direction from our professional responsibilities.” By Juan Torres. Who the border patrol are ? “U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the largest law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security, charged with all border-related security, regulatory and administrative missions. We presently have more than 60,000 employees serving both nationwide and overseas. (“Border…

Brazil expresses its pop culture through its annual Comic Con. Located in Sao Paulo, this event included culture from television, games, fantasy, and collectables. At this convention, fans can dress up as their favorite characters and express their enthusiasm. Another example of Brazil’s pop culture is through their passion for football. Currently holding the record number of victories, Brazil is the only country that has qualified for every World Cup competition. Their pop culture is…

According to Times of Malta, in December 2013 peacekeepers and soldiers were assigned to protect citizens in the Central African Republic due to the violence between Muslims and Christians. The rebel group, "Seleka" took power from the north and Christians began to blame the entire Muslim community for crimes committed by them. Currently, there are 535,000 refugees many who are women and children displaced by this war. However, instead of diffusing the situation French soldiers have only made it…

self-expressed, passionate and engaging. It is known for their fast paced, whole footsteps, sensational, and rhythmic expression. Latin dance involves five dances; Cha-Cha (energetic and sassy), Rumba (“dance of love", danced to romantic Latin love songs), Samba (often difficult to master, lively Brazilian dance consisting of many jumps and turns, extremely fast dance), Paso Doble (lively, march-like dance with significantly less hip movement), and Jive (variation of the Jitterbug). Throughout…

occasioned by fear. Psychologists have named it Xenophobia− the fear of anything foreign or unknown. Currently we continue observing stereotype threats on gender roles, race, ethnicities, body type it is not uncommon to hear expressions: Brazilians like samba, coffee, and Carnival, this is a job for the man or woman, this is not an accepted behavior for this group, woman is not as smart, woman is weaker than man, man don’t cry, Latinos are loud…