[Michael]

Being able to kick it doesn’t have that much to do with race. I grew up in a white middle class family and my parents don’t dance unless it’s a joke. In high school, the kids I hung out with were not expressive with their body movement. But the truth is, I have good rhythm. On a trip to Cuba, I learned how to dance ‘salsa’ a few years ago. The instructor got frustrated because he would show me a turn or a step and it would take me forever to get it. That is because Cubans grow up dancing and learn how to watch others’ moves and imitate exactly what they are doing. I didn’t have that advantage and had to learn a whole new style of learning. Movement is really a language to itself and you need to speak that language to feel comfortable dancing. My wife is Dominican and she loves to dance; Like many dominicans, she is mixed race: african, european, asian and native. Dancing is something that plays a strong part in her culture- even lily white dominicans dance. Those white people you see dancing on TV are not genetic freaks, they have just mastered a language I believe is inherent in all people.

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Name : Michael, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 29, City : Las Vegas, State : NV, Country : United States, Occupation : Musician, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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