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Salsa dance articles Here I will be posting dance articles of interest. Could be about salsa dancing or any other dancing. I may also put up any article that I may come across on the internet for your convenient. The eternal question: "-When will I get good?" Answer: "-TIME is the key!" All teachers will at some point get THE question from a student (mainly male students): "-When will I get good?" This is a very difficult to answer... you can't really tell anyone that you will become a good salsa dancer within a specific time frame. It really depends on each individuals ability to learn and "pick up". Some of us will learn and pick up the details (which is really what separates a good dancer from an average dancer) very quickly, some of us not as quick. As you may have noticed most girls seem to just breeze through salsa dancing and the guys are left behind still trying to figure out what direction left is...!!  A piece of advice for the guys: Trust me, I have been there too and it's very frustrating. Everybody was a beginner at some point. Well guys, it's not easy being THE leader in the dance. Just like in any other situation, when you are the leader you are supposed to call the shots, guide and make decisions, just like a manager or director. Now to get to this manager/director position you are expected to know your field pretty good - right?! However, it took some time didn't it? I mean, you didn't just land a managers position with absolutely no experience. If we apply the same concept to dance - ANY partner dance - salsa, tango, cha cha, mambo, whatever. You have to practise, be out there and get experienced with it and most importantly, give it TIME to sink in and get it in your muscle memory correctly – only then will you be able to start making sense of it and you can take charge. As the leader in the dance you have to tell your follower (your dance partner), when, where and how. You need to be clear with your lead, think about your timing AND your partners timing + be creative and think a few steps ahead so you know what to do at the correct time. Now, keeping your chosen timing, leading correctly and getting your basics in your muscle memory do not come over night. Just because you are doing a salsa course, doesn't magically turn you into a salsa dancer. Once again, TIME is the key to succeed with your dancing, you really have to put in the time and practice religiously – that’s the answer to “-When will I get good?”. A piece of advice for the girls: Be patient with your male dance partners. It is a very, very challenging job to be the leader. Imagine how it was when you took your first driving lesson... 3 pedals, but 2 legs...(!), 3 mirrors - but you can only look at one at a time. Then you have the gear box, cars coming from left, right, front, back, check your speed etc... It was a nightmare trying to keep track of everything the first few times - wasn't it? But with practice and time... you can now change the radio station, put on make-up, have a drink AND even talk on the phone while driving to work! A piece of advice when you dance, don't try to anticipate or figure out what move he is about to do - you simply can't get into his mind. All you need to know as the follower is stick, to your basics and let him “direct” you and change your direction when needed. Let him lead you, let give him the time he needs to figure out his thing and you will have a very happy dance partner. As the follower in the dance, whoever is leading you has to be clear, precise and correct in order for you to achieve your dance goals. So yes, the guys do have a responsibility when it comes to how you look on the dance floor. A piece of advice to all salsa dancers: Today, most Salsa styles have a structure. Your teacher should be able to break down the most intricate turnpattern/combination to simple beginner basics both from the leaders and followers point of view. If you follow the structure, then EVERY move and/or combination will make perfect sense and you will enjoy your dancing on a whole new level!! Another thing to think about is, what is your goal, what is your perception of "good" salsa dancing, who is your role model, what do you want to look like when dancing, what do you want to achieve? All these questions must be clear in your head - you must have a mental picture of your end result in order to become "good" or succeed with what ever you want to achieve! Is Salsa in Auckland EVOLVING OR DISSOLVING??  Over the past 3 years I've been in Auckland I have witnessed the salsa scene grow, not only in the amount of people, but also in knowledge. HOWEVER.... sometime in mid 2007 there was a huge dramatic change. A sudden plunge in the salsa scene... it seemed like there was no interest whatsoever. I think most of you who are actively involved in this scene would agree with me. At that time I could not figure out what was going on, I now see a chain of events that eventually made the scene go to it's lowest ever. Since Kantuta stopped playing at Sky City on Sundays, things changed a bit. Viva Latino and Diablo were quick in filling the gap for salsa on a Sunday night. One lasted and is still going strong today, the other didn't. Diablo had Salsa/Latin nights 3x per week - Wed, Sat and Sun. Since Diablo decided to bring in the live band and move the dance floor upstairs, it was the beginning of the end, and I could see it coming very fast. Today there are no Latin nights at all at Diablo. Another venue that closed its doors was Descarga Cubana... All of this happened within a short time.  With Kantuta gone from Sky City on Sundays, many of Latin dance/music enthusiast also disappeared. But it was not all just because Salsa at the Casino stopped. A “Salsa evolution” started to take shape in Auckland at the same time! More technical dancers started to take the floor, which results in people getting intimidated to either take it up OR even get on the dance floor to start with. Salsa evolution is inevitable! With more and more Salsa video clips on the internet, DVD’s etc, the “hard core” salseros are going to find all this and start changing the dance scene. A silent competition starts... This is after all the only thing that will improve not only the level of dancing, but also the perception of Salsa dance. I mean, isn’t this what New Zealand salsa dancers/teachers/organizers want??? Better skilled salsa dancers, better knowledged salsa dancers so we can compare with the rest of the world??? and compete with and against the best???We (Latinissimo) have had emails and posts (from May-Aug 2007) on our website about the salsa scene being too competitive. Many girls posted comments saying they don’t get asked to dance because the guys would only dance with girls who look good on the dance floor and dressed hot & sexy. Other comments were that the Salsa scene is too “stuck up” now days because its all about the “image” and how good you looked on the floor. Well… dancing, specially partner dancing, is about image and if you look at the salsa scene in AKL 5 years ago and today – yup, HUGE change both in dance style and appearance!! More and more people are getting to see what is happening in other parts of the world and want to take after - in E-V-E-R-Y WAY! This is EVOLUTION and I love it!! Embrace it because it shows it is heading in the correct direction. Sorry got carried away there for a sec… now back to my theory. For the past 4-5 months, it felt like the Salsa scene in Auckland was dying... slowly, but surely. Especially over the Christmas period. There was absolutely nowhere to go dancing except for... Viva Latino (Saione - thank you for having your nights!!). It was summer, the time of the year when Salsa and anything Latin should be at it's peak, instead it was at its lowest... very sad! Come on! This city has 1,3 million people - I'm sure there is something that could be done! - BUT WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE????? Some people were even saying, "-It's gets too hot to dance!" Are you kidding me!!!?? What do you expect from dancing???? to get cold??? Trust me, I'm Swedish... I've danced outdoors waiting for the bus in -22 degrees - it DOES gets hot when you dance no matter what time of the year it is - Summer, Winter, Autumn or Spring!  I heard from left, right and center how low the scene was, this includes teachers and schools saying the same. The numbers in classes were low etc. Well, if we take a step back and look at the whole situation... if the number of students are dropping and venues to dance salsa at disappearing - it's all one very obvious thing... not enough exposure of Salsa/Latin dancing to "the outside world". Now if Auckland, which is the biggest city in NZ, is not exposing Salsa/Latin dancing, it's going to affect everything else in those avenues. Schools are going to be affected and eventually events as well. -Why?? Because if the schools don't have enough students then there is not enough people to advertise to and it stays within the "niche", in other words - no numbers.The ONLY way "we" (the Salsa/Latin scene) are going to grow in numbers - which is really the first and most important thing! - is by exposing the dance and lifestyle to the average Joe on the street. Other partner dance styles like ballroom is already a well established scene in every way and the schools/events spend a bit of $$$ on advertising etc. Unfortunately the Salsa scene has yet to establish a name in Auckland. One of the easiest ways to do it is by introducing Salsa/Latin nights at bars/nightclubs where there is already a stream of people. Diablo was the PERFECT example. For you guys who were regulars at Diablo, how many times did you not see new faces on the night? People from the street or who were just there having a drink suddenly saw the dancers come in and burn the floor! Lots of new people were introduced to this scene through Diablo and thanks to all the dancers who went to dance there, it looked hot and cool! But how can we make this scene exciting for the "outsiders", how can we reach people that are not in the salsa scene already?? How can we make it so this scene does not get monotone and boring after you've been to the 2-3 nights out? Below is what the weekly Salsa dance scene was like on 30th January 2007 - keep in mind it's a city with 1,3 million people. Wednesday - Sky City & Kingslander Friday - Mex Cafe Sunday - Viva Latino  Masha and I were incredibly busy the entire 2007 and during the second part of 2007 both of us suffered back injuries and we could not go out dancing much. By December, our Team was ready to go to the World Championships and we were almost fully recovered from our injuries and we wanted to dance, finally!! It was very disappointing to see how low the scene was.When we returned from the World Championships in Orlando, we were very excited because we had lots of ideas, none of the ideas really came from the World Championships, instead we get inspiration by just seeing a different city or simply by seeing what others do with the smallest resources and make it look exciting and fun! That’s when we say, “-We can do something like this in Auckland, there are venues for that!” But upon our return and seeing the Salsa scene in Auckland so low in both numbers and energy, there was absolutely no chance for any of the ideas to take place. Over Christmas, I (Gian) was incredibly bored with the salsa scene in Auckland, “nothing” new was happening, the same thing had been going on for quite some time and it felt as if the scene had hit a wall and stagnated. I absolutely love Latin music and dancing, especially Salsa and I hated the fact that people were disappearing from the scene and the interest for salsa was sooo low! I wanted to do something to shake it up and introduce it to new people. Advertising classes was pointless because why would someone do classes if there is hardly anywhere to go dancing??? I wanted to create something that had not been done before. This is how “Salsa and the City” came about.  idea with “Salsa and the City” is to have the concept hosted by different classy and sexy venues in key locations around Auckland. I thought this could be a way to introduce it to new people and give the existing salsa scene a boost and excitement. However, I had a lot of things going against me... numbers were low, I knew the demands the venues would have at the bar would be very high and the "fear" people have if something changes in the scene. I still went ahead to set up meetings with different managements at some awesome locations around Auckland. Bungalow 8 – Viaduct, Reef Bar – Mission Bay and Safari Lounge –  Ponsonby. I wanted to give the salsa scene opportunities to go out and Latin dance at new venues, enjoy the venue and meet new people! All the managers asked me if I was going to have a door charge, I said no - not to start with, let's see what happens. The catch was that in order for them to give me a night for free, I would have to prove that it is worth having Latin nights by meeting their demands at the bar.Latinissimo being the host, I wanted to make these nights spectacular! I started doing flyers, I hand picked video clips that I put together on a 2hour DVD. Did graphic animations to give the clips some "life" and a special 7 min “Salsa and the City” trailer with special effects etc. Masha and I went up and down Queen Street, the Viaduct and Mission Bay to hand out 1,000 flyers, and last but not least the internet. If I could get 10-15% of the people that I targeted, I was happy! And I did!! But, I cannot do this all by myself… Now I turn to you… I have the ball rolling to create some amazing Latin nights in Auckland. Instead of hearing “-The salsa clubs in Sydney are so great, etc, etc”. We can have it here, even better!! But YOU have to come and support “Salsa and the City” and ALL OTHER LATIN NIGHTS as well. Otherwise venues are going to disappear, schools are going to suffer and eventually events will suffer too due to that there is very little and/or non-existing exposure of Latin dancing to “outsiders”. Remember salsa dancing at a studio on a Sunday is targeted for the hardcore "Salseros" – this does not make the scene grow. "Salseros" will just keep the scene alive. Making people come to venues where there is a “club” atmosphere – a Latin club atmosphere – THAT will make the scene grow. So whatever or wherever your favourite dance venue is, make sure you encourage all your dance buddies and non-dancing friends to come along. Maybe just tell them to come and have a drink and watch, cause it is truly captivating. “Salsa and the City” has gotten an absolutely fabulous opportunity - Safari Lounge on a weekend! This is what Auckland has been waiting for a long time…  NOTE: You (the Latin dance crowd - myself included) have only one (1) chance to prove that we are worth Safari Lounge's time on a weekend. To ALL Auckland "Salseros" who have been requesting (and we hear it over and over again) Salsa night on a Saturday - THIS IS IT!Safari Lounge is h-u-g-e and if we don't fill it up and meet their demands at the bar... they'll cancel immediately and it will never happen again. So, this is your chance to prove how much you want to Salsa/Latin dance on a Friday/Saturday night! I want you all to know that “Salsa and the City” came about out of pure passion and love Latin music and dance. I care about the salsa scene in Auckland, I have been told many times that this is my biggest problem, I get too involved and I care too much about what’s happening in the AKL salsa scene. I’m doing this because I want to make it better, bigger and give people the opportunity to get excited about going out and dance. This has nothing to do with getting students, money or individualism. (sometimes there will be higher costs involved in order to organize an event, then we all have to share that cost if we want it to happen) Even the management of the different venues were asking me “-What’s in it for you, why do you want to do this?” My silly answer was, “-Because there is a demand for it, I am absolutely passionate about it and I want to introduce this amazing music and dance to new people!”. Being the promoter, organizer and DJ for this, it is a lot of responsibility. Since the idea is to introduce it to new people who have no idea about the Salsa/Latin scene, I have to make sure the music is also catered for the average Joe that is a regular at these venues. If I ask “Joe” what is Salsa/Latin music and dancing – he or she will probably say Jennifer Lopez, Shakira or Ricky Martin… correct? Well then to introduce it to him, we would need to play this to ease them into it. Just a song or two is enough to not make them feel completely misplaced. They will slowly come around and realize that salsa music and dancing is much more than the commercial Latin you hear on the radio and MTV. If we (Gian & Masha) didn’t care, I wouldn’t have spent my time and effort writing this, and if you were not passionate about this you would have stopped reading this a long time ago.  Since you are still reading, then you are truly passionate about Salsa, so help us make salsa nights fabulous, help us keep “Salsa and the City” going and help us grow the Salsa scene in Auckland! If the Salsa scene in Auckland grows – everything else will grow too, more venues, classes, events and much more! This is about UNITY – if we unite, all schools, independent teachers, students, event organisers and promoters – TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A difference in the Auckland Salsa/Latin scene. We are still hanging in there, by a thread only though... it’s all up to you now.Thank you for your support, Giancarlo & Masha Latinissimo Dance Co. Salsa Vs. Salsa (Mambo)  Todays Salsa dancing is a direct descendant of Mambo. Mambo originated in Cuba in the late 1940s, and had a brief run as a super-popular fad in North America during the 1950s (specially 1954). At the end of the 1950s, a slowed down and syncopated version of Mambo -- the Cha-Cha (originally called Triple Mambo) -- usurped Mambo's popularity. Then suddenly, in 1961, everyone in North America started doing the Twist, and partner dancing, including Latin partner dancing, fell completely out of fashion for about 15 years. In the mid-1970s, the Disco craze created a resurgent interest in partner dancing, and Mambo was revived in the New York Latin dance communities under the new name Salsa. The new dance was primarily Mambo, with noticeable influences and borrowings from Disco/Hustle (which was itself primarily a slicked-up and polyesterized verion of Swing). The new Salsa form of Mambo spread throughout Latin America and became the universal Latin club dance, with occasional modest regional differences.
 How close is Mambo to Salsa? Both the music and the dance are closely related. Tito Puente, one of Latin music's greats, used to say at his concerts, "-We play the same music. Before, it was Mambo. Now it's Salsa." Most Salseros would disagree a little -- you really can hear a difference between classic Mambo and the Salsa of today, but not a lot. Mostly the differences reflect the passage of time: new instruments added to the mix, and new musicians adding their interpretations to the music and rhythm forms.The dance steps have also evolved, although, again, most of the changes reflect the passage of time. The most significant difference between dancing Mambo and dancing Salsa: nearly every Salsa community has simplified Mambo's relationship between the footwork and the music. This simplification is what characterizes the different Salsa styles. Source: WSF So you want to compete/perform - but are you ready for the commitment?
If you want to compete with Salsa dancing, whether it be as a couple or team - there are lots of things to think about and consider. First of all - what kind of partnership commitment are YOU - yes, I'm pointing at YOU! - willing to make on a personal level??
These questions are what you need to ask YOURSELF first. Once you've made the decision and your desire to compete and/or perform is more powerful than your good sense, then you're ready to find a partner. Finding a partner with the EXACT same personal commitment and passion as yourself is a whole new story. Many times the only way to show that type of commitment is - in extreme cases - to either live together, or marry each other just for the mere convenience of the time required to rehearse, teach, compete and create.
Janette Valenzuela, Professional Los Angeles Salsa instructor, says "When you think you've found the right partner, both of you must sit down and set your goals together first, in the very beginning.". One of the most important things to do is to write down your ultimate goal - your ultimate objective for partnering. Would you like to just "Place in the Top Five", or do you want to "Go for the Gold" and do whatever it insanely takes, with a passion, obsession, and blood on your teeth, to win. If you're going to spend the time, energy, and resources to do this, then you've both GOT to write down your ultimate goals. If you don't, there is an incredibly slim chance you'll make it. You'll end up wasting your valuable time. Write down your goals very clearly, on a simple sheet of paper, with a defined date written on it. Ok, let's have a look at some crucial pointers that needs to be planned and well thought through first.
2. Preparing for an Audience. Get a non-dancer/third party to occasionally come in and watch you. This will help you perform "in front of an audience". Or go to a popular dance studio and ask if you and your partner could do a "show" at one of their socials. They'll be delighted and consider it a treat to have an "guest couple" come in and perform a sexy Salsa or Mambo routine/exhibition for the "upcoming competition or performance". This is INVALUABLE audience experience while preparing to be "judged" at the actual competition or performance. Make sure you bring your video camera to film your performance, maybe even the studio instructor for their advice on where and how you can improve. They are always more than happy to help you in exchange for the free performance you just gave their students and patrons. 3. Seeking Professional Advice. Hiring a professional to help you out is very necessary. They will point out things that you may have overlooked, maybe help you with choreography etc. What a professional will do is basically take you right up to the upper echelons of your fellow competitors, maybe even surpass them...
Also nothing more frustrating to watch than a strap on a woman's dress that keeps falling over her shoulders and getting in the way of her arm movements. That's one of the reasons why you should ALWAYS carrying at least THREE (3) extra safety pins to every competition. Pin them on under your skirt in a hidden place in case there is an emergency on stage just minutes prior to your performance. The audience gets COMPLETELY DISTRACTED when you try to pull your outfit back together in the middle of your routine. Bring an extra pair of dance shoes in case of an emergency. Imagine one of the straps on your shoe snaps off during the warm-up. What do you do!? Wardrobe malfunctions DO NOT GO UNNOTICED in the middle of a performance. The audience notices EVERYTHING. Once again, film yourself with your costume on. Ladies, if anything is hanging half-way out after the first 30 seconds, don't wear it. Why? Because that's all the audience NOTICES. Forget if you have a killer routine. If your body parts are falling out all over the place, it looks bad - period. You will look sloppy, unprofessional and unprepared. It's as FAR FROM sexy as it can get. Keep in mind, SPECIALLY during a competition, everyone is watching and evaluating you like a hawk. They are watching you through a MAGNIFYING glass, just waiting for you to screw up. If you think too hard about what they're thinking about you, you'll screw up. So don't think about it. Forget about the audience and just do what you went there to do. So how do you know your costume will hold together while you compete/perform? If you think you can do the following - ie. run a 100 metres dash with it on, do a few cartwheels, toe-touches, full-body twists, a back hand-spring, and 50 jumping jacks IN A BLOWING STORM WIND, without it falling off or apart..., you should be just fine! :-) You will be surprised at how many "last minute" outfit emergencies happen because of a strap too tight or loose, or dress too long or in the way. Ask several friends their opinions BEFORE you choose your costume, DON'T ask your mother or family. Your friends will have a better and more accepting opinion. 5. Music. This cannot be stressed enough! Your music selection is one of the biggest thing with your performance. There has been COUNTLESS competitions where the competitors are phenomenal, but they chose slow or drab music that completely messed it up for themselves. Poor music choice could cost you a win if you're not careful. Just because YOU like a song, doesn't mean that anyone else will. You have to choose dance-able, up-beat music that will get people jumping off their seats just by people hearing it. You want to affect the crowd with the song, and for everyone to say "Wow!!! I love that song!" You can even mask a poor routine or tiny mistakes you make with the music your choose believe it or not. It's happened many times! 6. Fellow Competitors. It's amazing how much everyone suddenly "stops talking" to each other, or "hides moves" in nightclubs because they don't want other competitors "stealing their moves". Well, it's true. If you show your best stuff before the competition, others will work harder to beat you or even perfect/copy your moves for the finals - this has happened to many competitors on countless occasions. You will be surprised at all the identical moves at final competitions. Uniqueness is important! Try not to duplicate. Save your BEST moves for the Finals. You will need them to have that "edge" in the end. 7. Facing the Audience. Don't forget to aknowledge your audience not just at the end, but in the middle of your routine! There have been so many times where the guy puts the lady in what appeared to be a beautiful dip or drop, but all you saw was his back side - not very good! 8. To Do a Routine, or Not Do a Routine. If your partner is an off-beater, do a routine. Reason? If they can't keep the rhythm, they'll be noticed, and the judges will see that. A very well-planned, thought-out routine to the peaks and valleys of pre-selected music will mask the off-beater's problem. On the other hand, if your partner dances very well to the rhythm, and this is a "street" Salsa/Mambo dance competition, just freestyle it and throw in a few awesome moves during the peaks, valleys, and natural pauses in the music. The leader should be familiar enough with the song and also be able to calculate when these will happen - in other words - musical. The chances of you screwing up a pre-planned routine are very high. If you dance well together in nightclubs, and you both are on beat, a routine is really not necessary - especially for street dancing (aka social dancing) competitions. Many competitions only allow 2 minute routines. You have to fit a lot of cool and unique stuff into those 2 minutes. Make sure you catch the audience and/or judges attention immediately. There is nothing more boring when a routine has a really long and slow intro... you just loose interest after a few seconds - unless you are doing something spectacular that keeps me on the edge of my seat!
Bottom line. Looking at the floor means you're nervous (no exception) - practice more! Remember, it's the QUANTITY of time spent rehearsing, to some degree the quality of course... However, you need to get your moves and routine embedded in your muscle-memory FIRST AND FOREMOST - this comes with doing the routine over and over, at least 100 times before putting it on stage - with no stops in the middle. That's ten times over a period of ten days. Then do your routines with full costuming (make-up, hair, accesories etc) at least 30 times before they are ready for the stage. The more you practice, the less nervous you will be.
Remember, the audience is coming into YOUR WORLD, you are NOT a guest in THEIR HOUSE. It is your JOB to burn a hole in that floor and tear it in HALF out there. Rip it apart and TAKE NAMES LATER. You should completely "care less" what people think of you AT ALL TIMES when on stage. Absolutely CARE LESS.
THIS, is "Attitude and Confidence" - A sure recipe of champions!
Source: www.salsafreak.com
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The cross-border migration of influences continues, now in reverse. Over time, dancers in the main Salsa centers of Los Angeles, New York, Spain, Italy etc. have cheerfully incorporated every idea they see that helps them look good, including moves from almost every regional variation. The cross-pollination also operates beyond Latin dance borders, of course: Salsa, recall, came about from an infusion of Disco (Hustle) into Mambo in the 1970s. More recently, Salsa dancers have swiped moves from the revival form of Swing dance called Lindy Hop, and West Coast Swing dancers have returned the favor by swiping their fanciest spins and wraps directly from high-end Salsa.
Finding a good partner is like finding a good spouse. Sometimes it's just like a marriage. Some people say it is "worse than a marriage". I can tell you that the two relationships are EXTREMELY similar. There is a tremendous amount of commitment, perseverance, compromising, submission, and patience dealing with issues that must be worked out like two mature, rational adults. There may also be arguments, fights and hurt feelings that only a marriage-like, loyal relationship can withstand and endure. Total commitment to a serious dance partner is not easy. 
1. Practice. During practice, you have to be patient towards one another. You should set out your goals for the session, and then build from there. The following session bring a video camera for your rehearsal as this speeds up the rehearsal and you can with ease identify mistakes. You may think, "Oh, I'm not ready to be filmed yet..." but if you don't start RIGHT AWAY, a lot of effort and hours will be wasted from the beginning. Film yourselves dancing together in the very beginning - keep the recording - then compare how you dance together in a few weeks or months. You will NOT BELIEVE the difference and improvement - IF you can hold out that long. 
4. Costumes. Your costumes should match in one way or the other, or at least be similar. Make sure you REHEARSE IN YOUR COSTUMES FIRST, before you compete. Don't just practice ONCE with them on, but multiple times. There is nothing more embarrassing and terrifying than when you get a wardrobe malfunction. You will only focus on the mishap instead. 
FINAL word for all aspiring competitiors/performers: Eye Contact - Connecting with your Partner, Audience, and the Judges...
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