Free Spanish Lesson 30 Dancing & The New Year.

With the New Years Celebration, he decidido compartir some information acerca de New Years culture and baile entre la gente Latina.

If you turn on the T.V. in the United States on New Years Eve, you’ll probably see Dick Clark, the Apple dropping in New York, hoards of people in time square making as much noise as possible, famous singers, and some people dancing.

If you turn on la televisión in Latin America, or in the United States to a Spanish channel, chances are that verás baile, baile, y más baile. The Latino people les encanta bailar.

We talked briefly about Latino music and dancing in a newsletter earlier this year, but I want to spend a little more time on it hoy.

Latino music is rich in culture; there is Salsa music, Merengue music, Tango music, and other types of wonderful types of Latino music. La más popular and widely danced are probably Salsa and Merengue. They have a wonderful sound and beat.

A diferencia de in the U.S. where you just move your body around to music (I’m exaggerating a little), dancing to Latino music usually takes un poco más de práctica. As I mentioned in an earlier newsletter, Latin fiestas always have dancing. If there is a Latin fiesta without dancing, it is simply not called a “fiesta”.

When and if you turn on la televisión this “Nochevieja”, be sure to spend at least a few minutes watching the Spanish channel(s) so you can get a good taste of Latino music, baile, y cultura. Personalmente me encanta mirar and listen to Latino music.

Trying to dance to it can also be muy divertido. For “Año nuevo” in the past, I have gone Latin dancing con mi esposa and some Latino friends y nos encantó.

They had a big buffet-style dinner first with comida Latina, and then we danced for hours. I have to say, I’m not a great Latin dancer but I loved trying to dance and being surrounded by la cultura Latina.

I would be excited si algunos de ustedes, after reading this newsletter, decided to go Latin dancing for “Año nuevo/Nochevieja”. If you do, please drop me a line afterwards and let me know how it went. Me encantaría oír from you.

Para aquellos de ustedes who like dancing and really want to get un sabor for Latino culture, dancing and practice some español al mismo tiempo, I highly recommend enrolling in a Latin dance class; if it were me, yo escogería Salsa dancing. Like learning Spanish, enrolling in a Latin dance class can be a great New Years Resolution!

¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo! (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)

Vocabulario semanal – Weekly Vocabulary.

he decidido compartir – I have decided to share
acerca de – about
baile – dance
entre la gente Latina – among the Latin people
la televisión – the T.V.
verás – you will see
y más – and more
les encanta bailar – (they) love to dance
hoy – today
la más popular – the most popular
a diferencia de – unlike
un poco más de práctica – a little more practice
fiestas – parties
Nochevieja – New Years Eve
y cultura – and culture
personalmente me encanta mirar – personally I love to watch
muy divertido – very fun
con mi esposa – with my wife
y nos encantó – and we loved it
comida Latina – Latin food
la cultura Latina – the Latin culture
si algunos de ustedes – if some of you
Año nuevo – New Years
me encantaría oír – I’d love to hear
para aquellos de ustedes – for those of you
un sabor – a taste
español – Spanish
al mismo tiempo (a la vez) – at the same time
yo escogería – I would choose

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.