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The
mission of this web is to
provide a resource that
provides information about
Latin dancing, entertainment,
news, medical, social,
cultural, and other
information that pertains to
the Latino/Hispanic
communities of Pennsylvania
(mostly concentrated on the
Philadelphia, PA. area), South
Jersey, and Delaware. As
an added service, resources
from a national perspective
and Puerto Rico are included.
From a
Latino perspective, the late
1990's were the years that the
Latino influence reached
mainstream proportions (Latino
or Hispanic stuff became hip).
With the advent of a few
movies where the fun of Latin
dancing were highlighted; the
advent of mainstream
nightclubs playing the music
that we as Latinos have
enjoyed for generations; the
recordings and live
performances of artists such
as Marc Anthony and Tito
Puente; the acceptance of
Latinos by the Grammies; and
the acceptance of our style of
dancing and music by
individuals that are trend
setters; have brought to the
masses something that has been
lacking - a new way to
communicate, meet people, and
(above all) have fun.
The
way I see it, the trend will
continue to become bigger then
what it is now. With
more folks learning to dance
Latin (Salsa, Mambo, Merengue,
Cha-Cha, Bachata, Samba, and
Tango just to name a few), and
more entertainment avenues
accepting our music (TV,
movies, radios, nightclubs,
magazines, etc.), the roots
have been deeply planted so
that the trend becomes a
way-of-life and not just a fad
in the new Millennium.
This web will be used as a
forum to spread the word about
the influence our music and
culture is having on general
society. Hopefully you
will enjoy the information
that is provided here.
If
you have an event, other
information, or any
information which you feel
that others may find useful,
please click
here
and send me; name or title,
purpose, address, phone
number, email address, cost,
times, dress code, and any
other related information.
If
you like to see what folks are
saying or if you would like to
participate on a discussion
forum, you are welcomed to
click
here.
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