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Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
How this Miami salsa dancer is making line dancing cool again
Last November, Nicole Castro stepped onto the dance floor at Pub 52 in South Miami surrounded by a crowd of 150 people. The 2010 Flo Rida classic 'Club Can't Handle Me' blared from the speakers. Castro started showing the group the steps to a line dance she choreographed to the song. About 20 people slowly started to pick up her moves and were following her. When she posted this moment to TikTok the next day, it instantly went viral. Since then, the video has amassed 2.8 million views. Throughout the past year of posting line dancing videos on TikTok, she has accumulated 6.4 million likes on her profile. Castro, 19, is a Cuban-American student at Florida International University from Miami who learned to dance salsa when she was a child. She joined salsa dance studio Baila Con Micho when she was 12 and at Mater Academy Charter High School she was the president of the salsa club. Today, she line dances because she loves creating choreography or finding a new, trendy dance to teach. Line dances are generally associated with country music, but now creating line dances to pop songs is the new trend. Castro likes the freedom that line dancing gave her to expand beyond salsa. 'There's only so much in salsa you can learn,' Castro says. 'So there wasn't that kind of sense of challenge, and I kind of missed that from dancing.' Her friends convinced her to line dance at Copper Blues in Doral last July. The scene was nothing like she thought it would be. 'It was a lot less country than I expected,' said Castro. 'I went the next week, and I just felt at home. There's always something else to learn.' She bought a pair of $70 'cowboy' boots on Amazon immediately after her first time line dancing. She loved the challenge of learning a completely different dance style, following new routines on TikTok and choreographing her own. Castro began uploading videos of herself on TikTok here and there. However, she noticed that her line dancing posts would receive the most engagement. Line dancing videos are a phenomenon on TikTok. The hashtag #linedancing has been used in over 200,000 videos on platform. But it was her first choreography to 'Club Can't Handle Me' by Flo Rida that made her go viral. Chris Taad, 46, also known as DJ Illmanik, was DJing at Pub 52 and he insisted that Castro should create a dance to the song but she kept putting him off. Then last November, he gave her the nudge she needed. He introduced Castro to the audience over the microphone, and she danced the choreography to the Flo Rida song. 'She was nervous the whole night,' says Taad. 'I dropped the song, and I said 'Well, you'll never be ready if you don't do it.'' Though only around 20 dancers picked up the steps that night, after she uploaded the video to TikTok and it took off, people were ready. 'The next week, more people learned my choreography,' says Castro. 'Then the week after, even more people learned it. It was so surreal to see people from all over doing the dance I created. I can't believe I reached that audience.' 'Everybody loves watching her dance,' says Taad, who met Castro at Southern Soul, a dance instruction business. 'She's just so energetic, all her steps are on point. She incorporates salsa into her line dancing 100 percent.' Castro teaches line dancing in South Florida at places like the Round Up in Davie and The Berry Farm in the Redland. She even teaches at birthday parties and choreographs quinceañeras. 'When I look back and I see the dance floor, everyone just learned the dance that I taught them and we're all having a good time and I know I'm providing that for very fulfilling,' she said. Natalie Lahera, 25, who works for Copper Blues has seen how Castro's line dancing has snowballed because of the way she can connect with the dancers. 'Nicole's energy is so contagious and everyone naturally gravitates to her when we're out dancing,' she said. 'You have to learn how to read your crowd,' says Castro. 'On the spot, you have to dictate what you're going to do with them.' This story is the product of a partnership between the Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media and the Miami Herald.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kesha recalls 'terrifying' rise to stardom
Kesha found her sudden rise to stardom to be "terrifying". The 38-year-old pop star enjoyed her first major success in 2009, when she featured on Flo Rida's hit single Right Round, and Kesha has now admitted that she struggled to adjust to her new reality. The singer told People: "I went from being someone that sleeps in a sleeping bag at a punk house half of her life — everyone called it the Drunk Tank — and then a year and a half later I'm opening for Rihanna. "It was terrifying, but it was so fun." Kesha's family didn't have much money during her younger years, but she always found inspiration and hope in music. The pop star - whose new album is called Period - said: "When I was little, we were on food stamps. I remember thinking, 'What makes people really happy when they're having a hard time? Happy songs do that.'" Kesha has actually relied on music to help her through some of the dark times in her own life. And the singer is conscious that she now has the chance to uplift people who are going through similarly difficult times. She explained: "The interesting thing about being an artist is you can be the person going through hell and also the person that walks into the studio, like, 'I'm going to make sure you get through this. We're going to write a banger because it brings us joy.' It's almost like I'm picking myself up out of the sad moments I'm in. "I feel like it's my responsibility as an artist and a songwriter to just be honest about my human experience." Kesha has already been through lots of ups and downs in her career. However, the pop star no longer pays attention to her critics. The Blah Blah Blah hitmaker said: "I honestly don't care what people think about me. "I have nothing left to prove. I've already heard any horrible thing someone could hear about themselves: 'You're too fat, you're too old, you suck.' I'm immune to it, sadly. But maybe it's my superpower, because that is freedom. I'm just going to be myself. So party on, haters."
Perth Now
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kesha recalls 'terrifying' rise to stardom
Kesha found her sudden rise to stardom to be "terrifying". The 38-year-old pop star enjoyed her first major success in 2009, when she featured on Flo Rida's hit single Right Round, and Kesha has now admitted that she struggled to adjust to her new reality. The singer told People: "I went from being someone that sleeps in a sleeping bag at a punk house half of her life — everyone called it the Drunk Tank — and then a year and a half later I'm opening for Rihanna. "It was terrifying, but it was so fun." Kesha's family didn't have much money during her younger years, but she always found inspiration and hope in music. The pop star - whose new album is called Period - said: "When I was little, we were on food stamps. I remember thinking, 'What makes people really happy when they're having a hard time? Happy songs do that.'" Kesha has actually relied on music to help her through some of the dark times in her own life. And the singer is conscious that she now has the chance to uplift people who are going through similarly difficult times. She explained: "The interesting thing about being an artist is you can be the person going through hell and also the person that walks into the studio, like, 'I'm going to make sure you get through this. We're going to write a banger because it brings us joy.' It's almost like I'm picking myself up out of the sad moments I'm in. "I feel like it's my responsibility as an artist and a songwriter to just be honest about my human experience." Kesha has already been through lots of ups and downs in her career. However, the pop star no longer pays attention to her critics. The Blah Blah Blah hitmaker said: "I honestly don't care what people think about me. "I have nothing left to prove. I've already heard any horrible thing someone could hear about themselves: 'You're too fat, you're too old, you suck.' I'm immune to it, sadly. But maybe it's my superpower, because that is freedom. I'm just going to be myself. So party on, haters."
CNET
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for June 30
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Need some help with today's Mini Crossword? 2-Down was the stumper for me today, since it was one of those clues that could be answered in many ways. Read on for the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips. The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times' games collection. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword Let's get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 30, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNET Mini across clues and answers 1A clue: Something made of gold or onion Answer: RING 5A clue: Title for a Mideast ruler Answer: EMIR 6A clue: "Jeopardy!" round with just one clue Answer: FINAL 8A clue: ___ baby Answer: NEPO 9A clue: Competed in Pictionary Answer: DREW Mini down clues and answers 1D clue: Soccer official Answer: REF 2D clue: "Yeah, that bothers me" Answer: IMIND 3D clue: San Francisco football player, informally Answer: NINER 4D clue: Flavor of purple Skittles Answer: GRAPE 7D clue: Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Apple Bottom jeans, boots with the fur" Answer: LOW
Forbes
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Monday, June 30
Mini Crossword The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays. Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, you'll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives. The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer. To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course): NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers ACROSS 1) Something made of gold or onion - RING 5) Title for a Mideast ruler - EMIR 6) "Jeopardy!" round with just one clue - FINAL 8) ___ baby - NEPO 9) Competed in Pictionary - DREW DOWN FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder 1) Soccer official - REF 2) "Yeah, that bothers me" IMIND 3) San Francisco football player, informally - NINER 4) Flavor of purple Skittles - GRAPE 7) Flo Rida hit with the lyric "Apple Bottom jeans, boots with the fur" - LOW Mini Not that bad of a puzzle today if you ask me. Starting with Ref was pretty easy and I mean, what other flavor is a purple skittle going to be? Plum? The blank baby clue could have been literally anything, but nepo baby is such a common thing now that I picked that up after one letter. Then, it was Final Jeopardy. No literally, that was the last clue I did. Not great. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
