carnaval. elena. >> thanks. on behalf of the san francisco cultural art trassdigs board of -- tradition board of directors, i'd like to thank everybody for being here today and it's been a lot of work but we're very happy to tell you that carnaval is very strong and we will be having a great carnaval this year on may 28 and may 29. but -- [speaking spanish] also the co-chair of the cultural arts committee and without our volunteers we could not have any of the events that we put out throughout the year. i would like to thank a lot of our volunteers, hopefully i don't leave anybody out. if i do, please excuse me. i'm going to put on my funny glasses. our president, check out his shoes. ok, so i would like to thank specifically monica and forest, two ladies in the back, i would like you to get up, please. these two ladies have been our life savers. they are always willing to volunteer for us for anything we ask them and we really thank you from the heart. we also like to thank janet. i saw her earlier. and also we

and why carnaval? so the first question, at least some people are asking, is why a half-white, half-lebanese guy from ohio heading up this organization? and i'll tell you, it was pretty easy, it just took 20 years of participation and commitment to the mission district and to the carnaval community. i've been involved, my first -- i took part in 1991 and i performed as a dancer, a d.j., a drummer. i became king and i also performed with over a dozen groups including aqra rela who are going to perform today. i guess could you say i'm culturally curious. and fortunately for me san francisco is, in my opinion, and i've traveled quite a bit, this is the best place to be culturally conservative. i'm sorry, curious. did i say conservative? yikes. now, there's one little tidbit i'll offer you that you won't find on -- i don't know if supervisor avalos has arrived, but you won'tfight find it on his web-page or wikipedia but i danced in a dance group with his wife and i d.j. their wedding reception. i'm going t

all of your welcome to participate in carnaval. [applause] >> again, we have food and drink available, please help yourself, and thank you for coming. i feel like all of us are starng to see what the problems in this country are. i think plenty of people are opinionated. i don't think there's many forums where you can really express yourself or try to make a difference or anything. i mean...wha'...whatdo... what do i do, ya' know? the only people that i'm able to affect are the people who care about what i have to say. there is something you can do, but i'm sure it wouldn't be, uh...easy. different man: i get angry about it, but it's like... ya' know, in my own apartment. [laughs] >> we are going to start this wonderful ground-breaking ceremony with some dancing from our neighborhood youngsters. here to do that are the whitney young dance group. let's give them a big round of applause and get started, folks. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] [applause] [applause] >> great to see you everyone. this will be the bayv

. >> es una mezcla de carnaval con teatro polÍtico, es un lugar donde un reducidonÚmero de votantes eligenublicanos candidatos. aunque los resultados no cuentan, ganar es importante. >> anatomÍas que puedes salir arriba las encuestas y puedes ganar, psicolÓgicamente das la impresiÓn de que tÚ puedes ganar algo y ganar es parte de la gracia de la polÍtica. >> para los perdedores, los que salen claramente derrotados, esto puede significar el fin de sus intenciones. >> antes del voto, uno de los aspirantes, el ex senador rick santorum esperaba a un mejor resultado, lo que nos dijo es que una amplia derrota terminarÍa con la campaÑa. son unos 15.000 votantes los que participan, la gran mayorÍa, anglosajÓn. >> Él estÁ preocupado por la deuda nacional y por el futuro de sus hijos. si bien hay mÁs de 150.000 hispanos en iowa, hoy nos costo encontrar uno. >> porque necesitamos un cambio, todo se ha hecho muy mal. yo soy maestra, no me gusta a donde se ha ido la educaciÓn y retiró que cambien. >> los votantes que participarÁ ya tienen su favorito, la pregunta es ahora ¿por cuÁnto tiempo le durarÁ e

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all of your welcome to participate in carnaval.>> again, we have food and drink available, please help yourself, and thank you for coming. >> the san francisco ethnic dance festival is one of the jewels on san francisco sculptural crowns. this is in its 32nd year of showcasing the celebrated dance troupes. this year will be one of the past with four new works representing kondo, afghanistan, china, mexico. -- congo, afghanistan, china, mexico. more than a hundred 30 ensembles and soloists auditioned in january for a slot in the ethnic dance festival. in the end, 37 companies were selected to perform. 26 of those performances are world premieres. >> each year, we assembled a panel of dance experts that is made up of academics, scholars, researchers. people have been working for decades in the field. many of them came to this country in the seventies and have trained the next generation of dancers. they are proud to see many of these students at the these masterful levels. this was one of the best panel'' we have ever had, extraordin

all of your welcome to participate in carnaval.>> again, we have food and drink available, please help yourself, and thank you for coming.

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everybody works very, very hard, and they are getting ready for a beautiful carnaval parade.the word around. it is the best show on the west coast. i also want to say hello to the mission cultural center, which is the contingent's i will be dancing with. without further ado, we have a wonderful king and queen of the carnaval contest, and i want to introduce them. one has been dancing hula professionally for five years. i am sorry, i will pronounced this as best as i can. under the direction of patrick. he has been practicing yoga for six years and is a certified massage therapist. he participated in his first carnaval with latin dance grooves at the mission cultural center. a dancer and teacher in the san francisco bay area. she holds a bachelor of arts degree from san francisco university and recently won the isador dunkin award for performance. they are sponsored by the rhythm and motion contingent's, so without further ado, i want to introduce our king and queen for 2011. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you to everyone who h

much to make sure that all of us are here tonight and are able to celebrate on the weekend in may, carnaval