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Q'Viva! The Chosen
''¡Q'Viva! The Chosen'' is an American reality television series. It premiered on January 28, 2012 in the United States in its Spanish-language version on Univision with a one-hour premiere and the first season concluded on April 28, 2012. It made its United States English language debut on FOX on March 3, 2012. '' ¡Q'Viva! The Chosen Live'' was the live stage show that was held in Las Vegas on May 26, 2012 as a culmination of the series. Premise The series follows superstars Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony as they travel throughout Latin America, along with director and choreographer, Jamie King, to discover the most authentic, genuine and talented entertainers and recruit them for their Las Vegas production of "the greatest Latin show ever". The talent that the trio are auditioning includes dancers, acrobats, singers, musicians among others. Judges * Jennifer Lopez * Marc Anthony * Jamie King Broadcast North American Broadcast Q'Viva premiered on January 28, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American series ''American Idol''. Fuller came to prominence in the 1990s for managing the British girl group the Spice Girls, and he has since managed acts in various fields of entertainment, from sports stars David Beckham and Lewis Hamilton to other musicians such as Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox. Since 2020, Fuller has been working with tech firm TikTok to aid development of new TikTok creatives and in the same year he announced a partnership with Verizon Communications to develop 5G content. In 2021, Pearson PLC announced a partnership with Fuller to create a new global education business in Performing Arts. In 2016, Fuller persuaded Swedish quartet ABBA to reunite to explore working in virtual reality, which led to the ABBA Voyage project. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malambo (dance)
Malambo is an Argentina, Argentine folk dance associated with gauchos. It is traditionally a dance performed by two men, taking turns and competing against one another. Its notable elements are elaborate leg movements with energetic ''zapateado (other), zapateado''s (stomping) and ''cepillados'' ("brushing"/"scrubbing"). Malambo has no formal choreography. In the ''Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 67'', C.J. Videla-Rivero described it as follows: "The malambo is exclusively a masculine dance. One gaucho taps, kicks, crosses his legs, pounds the earth with the side of his feet, make his spurs tinkle, and fills the air with a thousand and one different figures while his opponent, crouched, watches him." While malambo originated as a competition between two gauchos, it may be performed in several ways: solo, in groups (synchronized or individual choreographies), counterpoint ''vis a vis'', counterpoint quartets. Malambo was popularized in Argentina at the begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi
''German Cornejo & Gisela Galeassi'' are an Argentine tango dance duo. They have been dancing together since early 2011, currently dancing for ''German Cornejo's Dance Company'' (''GCDC''), performing as lead dancers for the company. , Gisela and German won the title of ''World Tango Champions'' in 2003 and 2005, respectively, at the ''Campeonato Mundial de Baile de Tango'' (in English: World tango dance tournament). Both German & Gisela have appeared in numerous TV shows, Films and have toured extensively throughout the world. They have been judges in regional tango championships in Chile, Spain, Italy, Colombia and Japan. The duo is mostly known to Anglo-speaking audiences for their appearance in the American reality television show ¡Q'Viva!: The Chosen. and recently in America's Got Talent. They were winning finalists in Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony's TV show Q Viva culminating in the Las Vegas stage show of the same name in May 2012, at the Mandalay Bay Arena. In June 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quebradita
The ''quebradita'' (Spanish: "Little break", referring to the breaking of a wild horse and a female dancer's back bends) is a Mexican dance style. It is usually performed to a Regional Mexican song, specifically a lyrical Charanga vallenata, charanga or instrumental Mambo (music), mambo. The dance style was made especially famous by the Regional Mexican subgenre of Banda music#Technobanda, Technobanda.Hutchinson, "Quebradita," p651 In the ''quebradita'' there is a male dancer and a female dancer. The male dancer lowers the female dancer backwards almost to the point where she touches the floor. Then the male dancer quickly pulls her up. This is what the "little break" refers to.Lipsitz, George. ''Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music''. University of Minnesota Press, 2007. , 9780816650194. p62 Compared to the ''brinquito'' or ''caballito'' dance styles, which use athletic, trotting steps, ''quebraditas'' emphasize acrobatics.Hutchinson, "Quebradita," p652 Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrobatic
Acrobatics () is the performance of human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts, sporting events, and martial arts. Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most often performed in acro dance, circus, gymnastics, and freerunning and to a lesser extent in other athletic activities including ballet, slacklining and diving. Although acrobatics is most commonly associated with human body performance, the term is used to describe other types of performance, such as aerobatics. History Acrobatic traditions are found in many cultures, and there is evidence that the earliest such traditions occurred thousands of years ago. For example, Minoan art from contains depictions of acrobatic feats on the backs of bulls. Ancient Greeks practiced acrobatics, and the noble court displays of the European Middle Ages would often include acrobatic performances that included juggling. In China, acrobatics have been a part of the cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Ramírez
Paolo Ramírez (born Paolo Alberto Ramírez González on October 6, 1992) is a Chilean singer/vocalist from the city of Quilpué, Marga Marga Province of Chile. He won the Chilean competition '' Rojo II 2007'' of the series ''Rojo Fama Contrafama'' and in 2011, he came fifth in Chilean ''Factor X''. Biography ''Rojo fama contrafama'' Paolo Ramírez born in 1992 in Quilpué first entered the public eye at the age of 14 when he participated in the Chilean television show ''Rojo fama contrafama'', English: ("Red: Fame Against Fame"). It was in the series ''Rojo II 2007'' where he was mentored by Argentinean Rock musician Zeta Bosio, former member of Soda Stereo. Ramírez won first place in the Singers category on the same day of his 15th birthday. ''X Factor'' (Chile) At 18, Ramírez entered yet another competition, this time in the bigger Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) production ''Factor X'' in its first season launched in March 2011, where he was a finalist in the "Unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras. Nicaragua is bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean and shares maritime borders with El Salvador to the west and Colombia to the east. The country's largest city and national capital is Managua, the List of largest cities in Central America#Largest cities proper, fourth-largest city in Central America, with a population of 1,055,247 as of 2020. Nicaragua is known as "the breadbasket of Central America" due to having the most fertile soil and arable land in all of Central America. Nicaragua's multiethnic population includes people of mestizo, indigenous, European, and African heritage. The country's most spoken language is Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capoeira
Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, capoeira music, music, and spirituality. It likely originated from enslaved Mbundu people, of the Kingdom of Ndongo, in present-day Angola. The Mbundu of Ndongo had a formal military in which soldiers were professionally trained for combat. When Mbundu people were captured and sold into the Atlantic Slave Trade, they would have brought these fighting abilities with them to Brazil, where it developed into Capoeira. It is known for its acrobatic and complex manoeuvres, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks. It emphasizes flowing movements rather than fixed stances; the ''List of capoeira techniques#Ginga, ginga'', a rocking step, is usually the focal point of the technique. Though often said to be a martial art disguised as a dance, capoeira served not only as a form of self defense, but also as a way to maintain spirituality and culture. Capoeira has been practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of States of Venezuela, 23 states, the Venezuelan Capital District, Capital District and Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuatro (instrument)
The cuatro is a family of Latin American string instruments played in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is derived from the Spanish guitar. Although some have viola-like shapes, most cuatros resemble a small to mid-sized classical guitar. In Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the cuatro is an ensemble instrument for secular and religious music, and is played at parties and traditional gatherings. Cuatro means ''four'' in Spanish; the instrument's 15th century predecessors were the Spanish vihuela and the Portuguese cavaquinho, the latter having four strings like the cuatro. Modern cuatros come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and number of strings. Cuatros can either have single-strings, like a guitar, or double- or triple-coursed strings like a mandolin, and vary in size from a large mandolin or small guitar, to the size of a full-size guitar. Depending on their particular stringing, cuatros are part of the guitar or mandolin subfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth. Located about southeast of Miami, Miami, Florida between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. With approximately 3.2 million Puerto Ricans, residents, it is divided into Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the Capital city, capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Nieves
''Christian Nieves'' is a Puerto Rican cuatro player. Nieves is mostly known for having been a performer in the American reality television series Q'Viva!: The Chosen, where his performance became famous for bringing singer Jennifer Lopez to tears who considered the melody very emotional. On December 9, 2021, Christian Nieves was the featured guest on Norberto Vélez's YouTube channel titled "Sesiones Desde La Loma Ep. 23". Biography Christian Javier Nieves Maldonado was born at the Hospital del Maestro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was raised by his parents Modesto Nieves and Beatriz Maldonado in the neighborhood Cedro Abajo in Naranjito. His father, known as "''El zurdo de Naranjito''" (Naranjito's lefty) was a cuatro musician. It was in your home very young at the age of 3 years started to interpret popular songs with a four that between his grandfather and his father gave him. He learnt to play the themes like "Green light", "Mi viejo San Juan" as well as six, aguinaldos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
