Story Time: ...y cuando estuvimos por Venezuela!

This story is very fitting, considering my last post was about music.  Yesterday, during my class with first and second grade, the teacher's cell phone went off.  The ringtone was a popular Spanish song that I've heard many times, but never knew the name.  While the kids were working, I quitely asked my bilingual coordinator the name of the song.  Being the lively person he is, he proceeded to not simply answer the question with the song title; no, instead he decided to start belting out the lyrics while dancing and shaking his hips.  Which of course prompted the kids to join in singing and dancing: "Te envió las fotos cenando en Marbella...y cuando estuvimos porrrrrrr Venezuelaaaaaa!"  

The funny, and perhaps disturbing, thing is that they incorporated provocative dance moves to accompany the beat of the song (body rolls, shaking their hips, etc...I think they've been watching too much Shakira and Beyonce!).  At one point my bilingual coordinator stopped and asked them, "are you all showgirls?"  Haha.  Of course they didn't understand.


Here's the song that started in all.  It's a sweet duet about love (what else?)  Don't be surprised if you can't stop humming the melody once you hear it!