Dancing is said to liberate the soul. Moving to the rhythm of our favorite music gives us a feeling that we own the world and increases the levels of our happiness to a certain extent.
Now, some people are natural talents, but those of us who are not experts are allowed to dance as well, of course. In fact, I have always loved watching professional dancers excelling complex routines. That is why I immediately fell for the video below which shows two cousins dancing “joropo.” This words stands for “party” and the dance style incorporates elements of the European and the African culture.
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Both the boy and the girl are three years old and are very skilled. They are from Venezuela, where the video is taken.
As they take the “dance floor,” all eyes are on them. The little girl’s spins and twirls only add to the beauty of their routine.
This dance took place years ago, but the video of it was posted on YouTube in 2017. It doesn’t really come as a surprise that it has been seen over 8.8 million times so far. This is definitely something you don’t want to miss.
Just another proof that Christmas is the time of miracles and of wishes come true is this sweet story that comes from Houston.
On Christmas Eve, a mom and dad-to-be were eagerly waiting for their child to arrive into the world. However, after the woman’s water broke and they called an ambulance to help her get to the hospital, things turned a bit worrying. Namely, the weather was pretty bad and the temperatures reached 4 degrees Celsius, so the couple wasn’t sure whether they would make it there on time or not.
On Christmas Eve 2020, at 2222 hours, the crew of HFD Engine 5 delivered a healthy baby girl at a couple’s home while waiting for an ambulance. (Picture posted with permission of family.) Thanks for photo, Andy Williamson. pic.twitter.com/CY1ORCG7eF
Luckily, the firefighters from the Houston department were the first to arrive in the home of the expecting couple. As the bundle of joy couldn’t wait to meet her parents, the firefighters decided it would be for the best if they deliver the baby in the house.
At exactly 10:22 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the mom and dad received the greatest gift of all. Their little girl was born healthy.
The photo of the heroic firefighters and the proud parents was soon shared on the department’s Twitter and people were fast to comment how it was one of the cutest photos ever, with one person writing: “Excellent! Super proud of HFD!” Another person added: “Awesome HPD! Congratulations, what a blessing. Would love to date one of those guys.”
On Christmas Eve 2020, at 2222 hours, the crew of HFD Engine 5 delivered a healthy baby girl at a couple’s home while waiting for an ambulance. (Picture posted with permission of family.) Thanks for photo, Andy Williamson. pic.twitter.com/CY1ORCG7eF
We are happy for the couple and we would love to congratulate them on the new addition to the family. If Santa was about to pick a present for them, he wouldn’t have picked a better one himself.
A heartbreaking story of a boy abandoned by his own mother for eight days in a cockroach infested apartment with no water or electricity comes from Moscow, Russia.
10-year-old Mikhail was starved and scared, but he still defended his mother. Namely, when she left the place, she told her boy she would take the dog for a walk, but it wasn’t until eight days later that she finally decided to get back home and check on Mikhail.
Mum left son, 10, locked in their home with just rice to eat for eight days https://t.co/dBvVi90ZF8
He didn’t have anything to eat. There was only dry rice in the house that he couldn’t possibly cook, so he was forced to call for help with the remaining strength. The neighbors heard the cries and managed to lower some food to him from the above balcony, but didn’t call the authorities because Mikhail begged them not to. They, however, waited for another day and then called the police. It was five days that the boy spent locked and alone. He was taken to the hospital for a check-up and his mother got home three days after her son was saved.
“I cannot imagine how the child managed to survive five days there,” said a neighbor, Dmitry, who witnessed the officers braking the door to the filthy apartment. “There are a lot of cockroaches, flies everywhere, an appalling smell.”
Boy, ten, is locked in his cockroach-infested Moscow home alone for eight days with no food or water https://t.co/H1hD7nzRy6
31-year-old Natalya Azarenkova refused to tell the authorities where she was for eight days and why she left her son locked and untended. She now faces prison time and being separated from Mikhail for good. However, she believes she’s not guilty of endangering her boy’s life and was reported to have said: “I need my son, I want to fix everything.”
The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running show in Broadway history, reaching 10,000 Broadway performances in February 2012.
The musical is a true masterpiece and is based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux. The music for it was written by incredible Andrew Lloyd Webber, a composer who has created the music for a number of worldwide famous musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, and Evita.
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New York Times spoke of him as “the most commercially successful composer in history,” while The Daily Telegraph ranked him the “fifth most powerful person in British culture.”
The plot of the famous Phantom of the Opera revolves around a stunningly beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, and the mysterious man who lives in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opéra House and is obsessed with Christine thus does all in his power to make her the central role of the company and make her the prima donna.
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The role of Christine in the musical was initially written and played by Webber’s wife Sarah Brightman.
In fact, she and Antonio Banderas performed the incredible piece of music together many years ago, but the video of their performance has recently been posted on the YouTube channel Show Must Go On, where it reached over 8.6 million views.
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Their singing and on-stage act is so perfect, we can watch it over and over again. Take a look at it below.
Some people are so talented that they take our breath away. Meet Jacob Tolliver, a virtuoso who seems was born to play the piano. Some people learned of Jacob from the viral video of him playing Whole Lotta Shakin’ at a hardware store on a partially functional instrument.
His incredible skills amazed millions of people who just couldn’t believe how someone could sound so awesome.
Jacob started playing the piano when he was in third grade and never stopped ever since.
In 2013, Jacob, who was just 19 at the time, was selected to play the role of Jerry Lee Lewis, “The Killer,” in the Las Vegas production of “Million Dollar Quartet.” He was also part of Season XIV of American Idol.
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In fact, many agree he sounds exactly like the famous pianist, Jerry Lewis, who is said to be the “rock & roll’s first great wild man and one of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century.”
Jacob, however, says he never intended to copy anyone, he only wants for the genre to stay alive. Speaking to SO BOOKING COOL! the young pianist said: “The man [Lewis] truly is a genius. He’s 83 and he’s at the point in his life where I think he’d love to see somebody wanting to keep [rock ‘n’ roll] alive and keep it going ‘cause it is really great music.”
Listening to this talented young man playing is pure pleasure. Check him out below.
Being a parent means being there for your kids all the time. However, the truth is that no matter how caring moms and dads out there are, it sometimes takes a second of not looking for things to turn for the worse.
Recently, the 911 dispatch center of the Sterling Heights Police Department got a call about a baby that choked on something and became unresponsive. Luckily, a patrolling car was near the baby’s house and Officer Cameron Maciejewski responded to the call.
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He rushed to the place and the moment he stopped the car, he saw a mother in distress carrying her baby in her arms and a bunch of family members begging him to help the little girl. Officer Maciejewski took the baby in his hands and as he was trying to calm everyone down, he performed a life-saving technique.
The quick-thinking officer flipped the chocking baby on her stomach and performed thrusts, thus managed to dislodge whatever was chocking the helpless 3-week-old girl.
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The moment the mother realized her baby daughter was breathing again, she fell on the ground and couldn’t stop the tears from falling down her face. It was a huge relief to hear that the little one had her pulse back.
The police department was proud of the officer’s quick act, so they took to Facebook to praise him for the life he saved. “If it wasn’t for Ofc. Maciejewski’s quick, calm, lifesaving actions, the outcome of this incident could have been tragically different. Not only did the officer save the baby, but the officer did an outstanding job consoling the family.”
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The whole act was caught on camera and the huge number of people who have seen it agree that what Officer Maciejewski did was incredible.
The baby’s family didn’t give interview to the media due to a language barrier but they did say they were extremely grateful.
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Officer Maciejewski, who is with the department for less than two years and is a very humble man, said: “If I start freaking or if I can’t handle myself or maintain my cool, then that just escalates everything for the family, and I mean as you saw in the video, there were lots of family there.”
We are all thankful to this officer for saving the life of the sweet baby. You can check his brave act in the video below.
What would you do if you inherit a 200-year-old cottage placed in the heart of Ireland’s breathtakingly beautiful countryside? Sell it and get yourself something in the city or embrace the rural life and renovate it? A man named Jack Shelly opted for the latter and now his renovating project of his late grandfather’s cottage is very popular on the social media.
Jack decided to give this old building a completely new look and he’s very close to finishing his and his dad’s DIY project.
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Jack’s grandpa bought the cabin back in 1950 at the age of 29 and lived there until his death in 2010. Ever since, the cottage was sort of abandoned and no one took care of it. Until Jack decided to do a complete transformation in 2020.
Speaking of the cottage, Jack said: “So, my father, his parents, and his five brothers and sisters grew up in this two-bedroom house. With no insulation and singled-glazed windows.”
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With a budged of $30,000 and plenty of ideas on mind, Jack decided he will no longer let his property deteriorate. “My father and I began clearing it out and getting rid of anything that wasn’t needed. When the clearing out was finished it was time to start with the actual renovation,” he said.
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What’s best is that he posts videos of the renovation process on his TikTok account and people love it. They can’t wait to see the final results. Well, so as we.
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“It was around this time that I started documenting the journey on TikTok and Instagram. This video went viral and I got 45,000 followers in 24 hours. I have been documenting the whole journey in detail since and have really enjoyed interacting with people through these platforms,” Jack said.
Who doesn’t love magic? Whenever I watch magicians do their tricks I can’t help but wonder how they do it, but as we all know, they never reveal their secrets, right? Well, unless they fail to hide how they do it, just like the floating silver man from the video below.
It shows the silver man getting ready for his act at the center of London, showing his equipment and all the effort it takes for him to look the way he does.
People gather around him to see him floating and doing his act. Now, although I got an idea of how his trick is done, I still want to see him doing it in person. It looks pretty awesome, don’t you think so?
Take a look at the video below, and if you still don’t seem to figure it out, there some additional links.
