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Here's a whole list of Salsa and dance events happening in New York for 4th of July weekend from Wed Jul 30 -  July 6th.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 21, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- It's hard to believe that a dance that was once avoided and treated like trash in the Dominican Republic is now very popular in the United States of America.

Photos from the 2nd annual Reno Bachata Festival.

If you like to dance, or watch professional dancers, you may want to check out a massive dance party at the Silver Legacy Casino this weekend.

MIAMI (Billboard) - This fall, George Lopez became the first Latin comedian to host his own late-night talk show on an English-language channel. Last summer, the Spanish-peppered "In the Heights," with its merengue/salsa/bachata score, won a Tony Award for best musical. And Shakira, a Colombian, has a hit on the Billboard 200 with her new album, "She Wolf."

Bachata is both a musical style and dance born in the mountains of the Dominican Republic. Some common themes in its songs are those of lost love, lost hope and betrayal --all delivered through sexual double entendres which originally gave bachata a seedy reputation that kept it hidden in the lower class barrios of its own nation for decades. It wasn’t until the 1990's that bachata became a socially acceptable music on radio stations and in the clubs in the Dominican Republic.

READERS have the chance to get moving in 2010 by winning an eight-week salsa dance course.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Internationally renowned salsa singer Oscar D'Leon is recovering from a heart attack he suffered during a visit to Venezuela.

A cardiologist at a private health clinic in the capital city of Caracas says the 67-year-old Venezuelan native sought medical attention after suffering the attack Sunday.

Maria Rotolo says D'Leon remains under observation, but his life is not in danger.

The Ultimas Noticias newspaper quoted D'Leon manager Oswaldo Ponte on Monday as saying "Oscar is out of danger."

D'Leon is internationally known for his salsa music. His most famous song is "Lloraras," or "You Will Cry," which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimension Latina.

He won a Latin Grammy for best contemporary tropical album with "Fuzionando" in 2007.

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Brendan Cole, one of the stars of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing , premieres his new show in Brighton later this month.
Brendan - Live and Unjudged kicks off at the Brighton Dome on December 22, then 23, 27 and 28 before heading off on a UK tour.