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Learning and putting into practice Spanish slang can be pretty difficult and somewhat demanding. In order to successfully master the number of slang terms, you need some time to seriously study them. If you are thinking that is all you have to do, you are wrong. It does not simply stop there. Keep in mind that you also have to put them into practice, so it will be more difficult to forget what the terms mean.

A very effective way of learning slang is through someone who actually knows that kind of language. It is in fact the best method that you can apply. It is like getting the information directly from the source. To do this, you must know at least one native speaker. If you do no know anybody, then you better start making new friends. Make sure that the person you are going to get acquainted with knows and speaks the type of slang that you want to learn. Remember that there are various types of slang terms. If you are interested with slang terms from Latin America, you must look for someone who speaks Latin America's tongue.

You can also improve your chances of mastering slang if you have a number of listening materials where Spanish slang is used. The best examples are TV and radio shows in Spanish. Spanish slang and phrases as well as idiomatic expressions are very common in different Spanish TV programs. Watching and listening to these can be a good practice. Tuning in to local Spanish radio stations is another way since Spanish DJs typically make use of slang terms.

Once you have done those, try putting into practice what you have just learned. You can ask a friend the favor of talking to you using slang. That way, all your efforts studying the matter will not be put to waste.

At first thought, you might say that spending time learning these slang terms are not worth your while. But if you are a traveler and presently making plans about going to Spanish speaking countries, there are some things you should really consider. Getting caught up in a foreign land where you do not know most of the people could be pretty frightening, especially if you start hearing them talking in a manner you do not understand. Of course, nobody wants to be treated strangely as if he came from outer space principally because of language barrier.

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While many baseball players look forward for their time off after the long season is over in the fall, many of them do things that couldn't do during the season. Some of these things are to enjoy their time off, being with their families, taking vacations around the world or just relax. Who wouldn't like to do these things when possible? But some continue to play ball.

That's right. Some players look forward for the off-season so they can go back to their home countries and be the major-league superstars they already are. Most of these players are from the Latin American countries where baseball is the passion of many. During the winter months of December, January and February, there's a baseball league going on in countries like Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico where the weather is not less than perfect for baseball - around 80 degrees. Stars like Miguel Tejada, Ronnie Belliard, Francisco "The Kid" Rodriguez, and the newest Detroit Tiger Miguel Cabrera are few of the ones that return home to play in their native country's professional league.

What many people don't know is that in these countries, baseball is not only a past-time; it's what everyone talks about - at the job, at school, with friends and family. Especially at the end of January, when things are heating up and each country's league is playing the final games to determine who will carry the flag and represent the country in the Caribbean Series. But you wonder why would major league stars risk their careers by playing at their home countries? Remember, most of the Latin American players in the major leagues came out of their home countries' winter league system. That is why the number of Latin baseball players is growing and are wanted more by the MLB teams. Now it's the time for the already-major-league-stars to inspire the upcoming talent and help them reach the highest level in baseball.

If you want to know what baseball is like in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico or Mexico, then combine the feelings of the NCAA Basketball Final Four, a soccer match between Real Madrid and Barcelona, a Yankees - Red Sox game at the end of September, and any rivalry you can think of. Now, add to that, salsa music, the sound of drums and whistles playing and people dancing and chanting everywhere, some beer, and the great talent these players have to play ball. Imagine that, and is exactly what baseball is all about in these countries.

And you wonder - why do major- league-stars want to go home and play during their off season? I think you can answer that for yourself.

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The term Ballroom Dancing is the most general and the oldest term that is used to describe formal dances and generally includes Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz dances as well as some of the Latin dances. There two types of waltz in this group, the Classic Waltz and the Viennese Waltz.

The Classic Waltz is known as the mother of dances as it was the first dance where people actually danced in front of each other. This made it a very exciting dance when it was first introduced. It is based on an 18th century Austrian folk-dance and the steps are based on a box step with a rotary motion. The Classic Waltz, or the 'slow' or 'English' Waltz as it is sometimes called, is known for a gliding motion with a slight rise and fall and is normally danced to a slow tempo which requires a large degree of control to dance well.

The Viennese Waltz on the other hand is elegant and beautiful to watch. It is sometimes seen in movies and even Disney cartoons! As the name suggests it is linked to Vienna where the Aristocracy danced the Viennese Waltz to music by Strauss and other classical composers. The Viennese Waltz is a faster movement than the Classical Waltz, and is danced at about 180 beats (58-60 measures) a minute, as opposed to about 90 beats per minute with 3 beats to the bar for the Classical Waltz.

The Viennese Waltz is a rotary motion where the dancers are constantly turning either in a clockwise (natural) or anti-clockwise (reverse) direction. This is interspersed with non-rotating change steps to switch between the directions of rotation. Furthermore, in a properly danced Viennese Waltz, couples do not pass, but turn continuously left and right while they travel counterclockwise around the floor following each other in procession. Although this dance is still danced on social occasions, it is more usual for the Classical Waltz to be used.

In the Standard dances such as the waltzes, men traditionally wear formal coat-tails, vests or waistcoats, and bow ties. Women wear elegant and colorful gowns, often with sheer fabric draped from the shoulders or arms. Partners remain in closed position facing each other, throughout the dance, and movements tend to be elegant and sweeping.

American Smooth allows more open work where the partners can separate from each other and dance in open positions. American Smooth can be best described as a variation of ballroom dancing with an enhanced range of movements and exciting steps. All basic principles and the technique of ballroom dancing still apply, however partners are not required to maintain a continuous body contact. The removal of the body contact restriction allows the dancers to perform a variety of new steps such as: lady under arm turns, spins, side by side positions, parallel turns, dips, drops and other variations that would never be allowed in the traditional ballroom dancing.

The term 'Ballroom' has been used to describe Waltz, Tango, Slow Foxtrot, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz as a group of dances together with a range of Latin dances such as the Rumba, Quickstep and Cha-Cha-Cha. Ballroom dances may have at one time also included historical dances like Minuet, Quadrille, Polonaise, Pas de Gras, and Mazurka. However there was no standard definition and so as different dances were introduced new terms were introduced to differentiate these. "Modern Ballroom" (in short "Modern"), was introduced in Britain to referring to Old Time, Sequence or Latin-American dances.

But in Europe the term "Modern" was already frequently used to describe a totally different type of dancing (eg. jazz or other form of solo dancing), so the term Standard was introduced instead. But "Standard" had an unclear meaning in America, where there is an American version of it called American Smooth. Therefore American's introduced the term "International Standard" to make the difference clear.

In spite of its historical image as a pastime for the privileged; formal competitions, sometimes referred to as DanceSport, allow participation by less advanced dancers at various proficiency levels. In the United States, amateur dance proficiency levels are defined by USA Dance (formerly United States Amateur Ballroom Dance Association,) The International Olympic Committee now recognizes competitive ballroom dance. It is doubtful that it will be included as an official sport in the Olympic Games especially in light of efforts to reduce the number of offerings, but the application has not been permanently rejected.

Of all of the dances, the Waltz is the perfect one to learn first. It can be learnt in a few minutes and yet can take a lifetime to master.

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Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world - perhaps as many as 400 million people speak the language. Apart from being spoken in Spain itself, the language is spoken in many other countries as well, including in most of Central and South America, in many Carribean countries, and in Equitorial Guinea in Africa (which was a Spanish colony until 1968). Additionally, there are many Spanish speakers in the United States of America (where Spanish is the second most widely spoken language).

Whether you plan on visiting a Spanish-speaking region or country, want to do business with Spanish speaking people, or simply hope to expand your knowledge of Latin culture, I am sure that you'll agree that learning the Spanish language, and eventually becoming a fluent Spanish speaker, would be a useful skill!

When most people think about learning a foreign language, they tend to think of going to classes, reading books, or perhaps using audio-tape based courses. However, one option that is increasingly popular is using your computer to help learn a language. There are in fact a wide variety of computer-based courses available for learning Spanish - some of these are are delivered on CD-ROMs, whereas others are delivered entirely through the Internet, which of course has the advantage of giving you immediate access to the course materials.

Obviously the language courses that are available from different manufacturers are different from each other, and in fact manufacturers may also update their courses from time to time as well. As result, what you may find in any particular computer language course can vary quite widely. The type of things that you might want to look for include audio tracks (if they are in MP3 format you may be able to listen to them both on your computer and download them to your iPod or portable MP3 player), tools to help you learn Spanish grammar, and interactive software programs which can help you learn Spanish vocabulary and help you recognize words spoken by native Spanish speakers.

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