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Mar 2021
10m 19s

Salsa dancing date in Brooklyn

Bäbbel
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Francisco has a date at a salsa party tonight and he really doesn't want to mess up. Unfortunately, he's a notoriously bad dancer, and everyone assumes all Latinos dance so well! Will stereotypes and a lack of rhythm get in the way of his chance to find love in the big city?  

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