Professional dancer and his prodigy student tap dance together in perfect sync

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Monica Pop
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Although tap dancing doesn’t seem to be as popular nowadays as it was back in the 40s and 50s, this dance style never really got out of style completely. Famous names such as Fred Astair and Gene Kelly used tap dance in order to tap their way into their audiences’ hearts.

Why we all love tap dancing is because the energy and the fun involved in it can’t really be compared to any other form of art.

One popular name in the world of tap dance is Justin M Lewis. Justin has been dancing ever since he was 5 and his love for this style was born after he watched the movie “Tap” staring Gregory Hines. In fact, this movie is believed to be inspiration for many talented dancers from all around the world.

Justin performed on many famous stages including, Lincoln Theatre, Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, Blues Alley, The Smithsonian, National Corcoran Gallery, The Apollo Theatre in New York City and many more. But it seems like the video of him dancing along with his student Luke Spring is what made people fall in his talent even further.

This performance took place at the DC Tap Festival back in 2011 but is still very popular and it looks like people can’t stop watching it so they go back to it over and over again. The video has been seen more than 2 million times and many agrees that little Luke was a star in the making.

If he can dance like this at such young age, we can only assume what future holds for him, right?

Their dancing is brilliant and perfectly synced. Speaking of their unforgettable performance, Chloe Arnold, a co-founder of DC Tap Fest said, “They had every person in that house on their feet and going crazy.”

I have to admit that I tapped my feet while watching. This is definitely something you don’t want to miss. Check it out below and share it with your friends.

Newborn baby girl can’t stop smiling – mom sees it as a warning sign

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Monica Pop
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Mother’s instinct is a real thing. It “kicks” whenever the welfare of the child is in question and “tells” mothers something’s wrong, even when doctors and modern medicine question the parent’s claims.

Baby Emmy was welcomed into the world with a huge smile on her face and everyone who saw her was thrilled. Her mom Vanessa was glad her girl seemed happy to be in her parents’ arms.

However, as time passed by, it looked like baby Emmy just wouldn’t stop smiling. And as everyone thought her smile was heart-melting, Vanessa somehow knew there was something more behind that constant smile. No matter how much she wanted her daughter to be super excited and all smiles all the time, she was aware that wasn’t normal. Besides that, this worried mother noticed how the girl’s fingers curled inwards every now and then.

Eventually, Vanessa took Emmy to the hospital and asked from the doctors to see whether there was something wrong with the little girl.

When doctors examined the baby they said how Vanessa was just ‘looking for things’ and told her to go home and enjoy the time with her bundle of joy as everything seemed perfectly normal to them.

However, that didn’t stop Vanessa from doing her own research. She found out that Emmy’s fingers who were now constantly angled inwards could be sign of different symptoms. Although she was sent home with a clean bill of health, Vanessa wanted a second opinion and sought the help from a specialist.

After thorough research, the specialist diagnosed Emmy with Williams syndrome. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, this syndrome, also known as Williams-Beuren syndrome, “is a rare genetic disorder characterized by growth delays before and after birth (prenatal and postnatal growth retardation), short stature, a varying degree of mental deficiency, and distinctive facial features that typically become more pronounced with age.”

Another issue emerging from the syndrome are cardiovascular diseases, which Emmy had. Over the years, she had undergone several surgeries but is doing well now.

“The special days I have with Emmy aren’t the ‘big’ days like trips to Disney World, it’s snuggling on the couch on a rainy day,” Vanessa told The Mirror. She added that no matter it looks like Emmy is smiling all the time, she has her moods just like every other child out there. “I’d love Emmy to be able to drive a car, go to college, and get married (if she wants to).” 

“To have a profession that she’s proud of, and I would like for her to feel valued at work. I’d like her to have a couple of good, solid, meaningful friendships. Above all, I’d wish for her to have unending happiness.”

We hope Emmy will have a wonderful life. But if it wasn’t for Vanessa’s gut feeling in the first place, who knows what would have happened to her daughter. It’s true when they say that moms know best.

This chef claims you’ve been chopping onions wrong your whole life: No more crying with this simple trick

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Monica Pop
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Onions make each dish more delicious. They are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium and folate, and offer impressive health benefits. Well, that’s all great, and we all love onions, but the thing is that we hate chopping them.

But as it turns out, there is a simple way of cutting onions that won’t make you cry and this chef is here to present it to you. Trust me, once you try this and realize how simple it is, you will never get back to handling onions the old-fashioned way.

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What chef Jack Scalfani suggests is to try to find the onion’s root before you start cutting it. Once you do that, you take the root out and turn the onion upwards and then you are done. Sounds easy right? If you still wonder how it’s done, take a look at the video below.

If you know someone who won’t let a dish pass without onions in it, share this video with them and ease their cooking.

Mother spots bruise on daughter’s leg and thinks it’s harmless, but she’s wrong

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Maryane
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Kristine is a mother who knows that kids can be mischievous at times so it doesn’t come as a surprise for them to end up falling and getting bruises every now and then. 

When her 5-year-old daughter Kailyn got one on her knee, Kristine wasn’t really concerned. But, in the following couple of days, the bruise got bigger and the girl came down with fewer, and this mom knew things were more serious than they appeared so they took her to the emergency room. 

Weeks passed by, and the ‘harmless’ bruise wouldn’t heal. In fact, it looked nastier with each passing day. That was when the doctors informed Kristine and her husband Josh that the girl got bitten by the deadly black widow spider. 

“We never in a million years thought it would be a black widow spider,” Kristine, of Mendon, Massachusetts, told TODAY.

It all started when the girl first felt pain in her knee, but her mom thought it was because of her tight jeans. However, one night, as the girl was getting into her pajamas, Kristine noticed there was a bruise. 

“We never thought it was a bite or anything at the beginning,” she said. “There was no bite mark.”

Kailyn was given antibiotics that seemed not to have much effect so she had to return to the emergency room a couple of times. This raised the red flag. Something big was going on and no one knew what it was. 

“I had a feeling that the bite didn’t look right,” Kristine said. “It started to get really nasty.”

 

As the ‘innocent’ bruise wouldn’t heal, Kristine took her daughter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. There, doctors ran a bunch of tests that confirmed that Kailyn was bitten by the venomous black widow. 

“I didn’t think they were around here,” Kristine said. “I was pretty shocked.”

The doctor who admitted the girl, Dr. Durbin, said how there are only two or three cases a year of people who get these bites.

Unfortunately, this spider’s venom is so strong that it causes necrosis, a condition in which the skin dies. 

“That’s a very unusual and distinct reaction,” Dr. Durbin told TODAY. “I diagnosed her with a spider bite, presumably a black widow because that’s the only spider in New England that I know of that causes this kind of reaction.”

The poor girl was prescribed more antibiotics. But her condition now seemed to improve. 

“She was not severely ill,” Durbin said of Kailyn. “The bite looks nasty, but it wasn’t causing any serious illness in her.”

The parents believe that Kailyn was bitten on the day they were cleaning their yard as she recalls the children were running around the grass.

“We just want parents to trust your instincts,” she said. “If you feel something doesn’t look right, just keep going to the doctor to find out what it is.”

Luckily, these parents’ instinct didn’t fail them. As a result, things turned for the better and Kailyin is now healed completely.

You can take a look at the whole story in the video below. 

This omelette-in-a-hole is a must try for breakfast

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Monica Pop
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What’s for breakfast? Well, this meal, which is considered by many the most important of all, tends to include the usual and somewhat dull choices such as eggs, some fried bacon or ham, cheese, maybe pancakes with some maple syrup, or some fruits and vegetables.

Today, we bring you an amazingly delicious recipe involving most of the stuff mentioned above, blended in a “twisted” way. It’s so tasty that you won’t believe it’s that super easy to make.

All you need in order to treat yourself with this omelette-in-a-hole is:

  • 2 slices of white bread
  • 3 eggs
  • onion
  • peppers
  • ham
  • shredded cheese
  • butter

The first thing you need to do is cut the inside of the bread slices, leaving the crust. Keep the bread for later and chop the onions, the peppers, and the ham in small dice. Of course, you don’t have to stick to these ingredients, but choose whatever you please.

Once you are done with this, place the ingredients in a preheated pan with a few tablespoons of sizzling butter and stir until they get a brownish color. After this, separate the veggies into two separate piles and place a bread crust around each of them.

So far, so good, right? Now whisk the eggs and add salt and pepper to taste. Once everything is nicely mixed, pour it over the fried veggies and inside the bread crust. You add the cheese, as well as any other ingredient you’ll think will fit this tasty breakfast, then place the sliced out bread over.

Once the egg is cooked, flip it over. It doesn’t take long for it to be perfectly fried on both sides. Turn the heat off and serve the omelette-in-a-hole with any side veggies you want.

Isn’t it feel awesome to be able to “play” with the food this way? This is perfect for turning the boring breakfast into an appealing dish and yet keep the ingredients we all love so much.

Once you try this, you’ll never do your eggs the old-fashion way. You can take a look at the recipe in the video below. Don’t forget to share it with your friends.

And yes, in case you give it a go, tell us what you think of the taste.

Betty White is 98 and speaks of remaining positive after 80 years in Hollywood

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Monica Pop
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We can all agree that when it comes to America’s sweetheart Betty White age is just a number. Even at the age of 98, she still sparks positive energy and reminds us that if you do something with the devotion and love she puts into her acting, you do become irreplaceable.

White’s career in the movie industry both on the screen and behind the camera has lasted for 80 years and she’s still not ready to quit doing what she does best. She’s best known for her award winning roles in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls.”

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Recently, White spoke to Parade of the life in Hollywood and how to stay sane in such world. She recalled the time when she was starting her career and how she was rejected many times. However, being told that she wasn’t ‘photogenic’ and that she should probably try herself in some other job didn’t stop her from trying, and that led her to where she is today.

“You just keep plugging away. You don’t give up,” White said.

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This award winning actress has some advice for those who would love to follow her path and be part of the Hollywood glam. “Do your work, learn your lines and come in prepared,” she said. “Don’t think you can wing it, because you can’t. We’re in show business, which is fun, but take your business seriously, because it is a serious business.”

White tends to be a huge optimist about life and says she has a lot to be thankful for.

“I know it sounds corny, but I try to see the funny side and the upside, not the downside. I get bored with people who complain about this or that. It’s such a waste of time,” she said.

She believes people should live by the notion that no matter what happens, life can be great.

You can take a look at the story and the interview with this living legend below. Betty White is such an inspiration. It’s not surprising her career has lasted for so long.

Homeless man who spent 30 years on the streets is brought to tears after a hairdresser gives him a makeover

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Monica Pop
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If someone is homeless, that doesn’t mean the person isn’t working hard enough and doing their best to find themselves a shelter, it usually means life was unfair to these people who spend their days on the streets and lack a roof over their head.

Jose Antonio from Majorca, Spain, used to have a job, but with the depression striking the country, he’s life changed over night and he found himself on the streets. From that day on, Jose has done all he could to provide food for himself.

The 30 years of harsh life without a home took their toll, and Jose looked untidy. With overgrown beard and ragged clothes, he appeared way older than he really was.

One day, a salon owner who often saw Jose struggling decided to give him the much needed change and offered him a free makeover which included new clothes and a haircut.

Jose was happy to accept the help. However, he didn’t expect for that change to bring him to tears. His reaction after he saw himself in the mirror melted many hearts. Honestly, we were deeply touched by the video of him smiling and finally feeling content about himself after so much time.

Before the hairdresser started with the makeover, Jose had a wish. “Leave the doors over the mirror open for the moment so I can see myself for the last time like this,” he said, as he was eagerly waiting to see the new him.

Seeing himself looking the way he always wanted made Jose emotional.

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“My God, this is incredible. Is this me? I’m so different. No one’s going to recognise me unless I tell them who I am.”

People who knew him from the streets couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw Jose. They were all smiles as they were happy for him.

“The new look has helped me deal with the way I feel inside. It’s had so many practical consequences,” Jose told news channel Telecino. 

Jose was greeted with many thumbs ups and that added to his happiness. The salon La Salvajeríra that gave Jose the makeover hopes the video of his transformation will help him find a job so that he could get a fresh start in life. What’s great is that a company that helps homeless people financially has taken Jose out of the streets. We hope he’ll get the life he truly deserves.

Man comes across abandoned but perfectly preserved mansion while exploring the forests of France

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Monica Pop
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Old buildings hide many secrets and testify of the past better than any history book. They have a soul and speak of the times when people used to live there and how life was decades and even centuries ago.

Bob Thissen loves exploring secluded places and investigating old buildings. He comes across many interesting objects, but this time, he discovered a perfectly preserved mansion. The place is untouched and exactly the same as the owners left it years ago. It looks like this mansion stood frozen in time.

There are newspapers on the tables, the beds are made, and there is a piano ready to be played. The interior gives a feeling of the past times and touches the soul in an unexpected manner.

Thissen first discovered this mesmerizing place some five years ago and now got back wanting to see the condition of it. To his surprise, nothing has changed.

“Normally, abandoned buildings usually go down very quickly, because they are robbed and vandalized,” he told Caters News Agency. “It was a miracle to see how almost nothing had changed.”

He doesn’t have any idea who the mansion belongs to, but believes that the owner had probably died or maybe moved places and never looked back. He says the place is still preserved because it is located deep into the forest where no people go, so he assumes not many even know of its existence.

Those who have seen the video of the mansion could feel the passion with which Thissen approaches it and agree that he’s been doing justice to these long forgotten objects.

“I love how respectful you are of the places you visit,” one person wrote. “It’s beautiful and sad simultaneously. Thank you for being respectful to not just the structure and belongings but to the remembrance of the former occupants,” another added.

If you want to take a look of the inside of this magnificent huge building check the video below.

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