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Something Unique Happens When You Experience EDM

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  Something Unique Happens When You Experience EDM A black girl's experience with electronic dance music The Answer to Everything What music do you listen to while working out? What music puts you in a good and happy mood? What music do you want to hear blasting through your speakers or headphones? What music can you listen to for hours? What was the top genre you listened to this year? EDM is my answer to everything. I’ve been dabbling in EDM for most of my life now, but it’s official: I’m here and I'm all in. I’m loud, dancing, and proud. I’m at the point where I am fully committed. I’m an EDM girlie and if you don’t like it, that’s your problem. I don’t care what you think anymore! You Know The Vibes I’m going to move my body to the beat without a care in the world. Find me dancing solo, eyes closed, two-stepping, fists pumping, arms swaying. And when I open my eyes, I’m hypnotized by the bouncing lights, the music thumping through the speakers, and the rhythmic movement of

The Best Season Review Of New Team: Charlotte FC

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  MLS Has A New Home On the fifth day of March in the year 2022, an MLS record was broken. 74,479 fans gathered together at the Bank of America stadium. The Queen City is now home to Charlotte’s new and highly anticipated soccer team. Charlotte FC is a new MLS expansion team. If I remember correctly, they were expected to be “born” a year or two earlier, but due to our favorite pandemic, there was a delay. In 2022, when it was finally a bit safer to gather with family and friends, Charlotte FC created what feels like the biggest fanbase in the city. Being someone who has played soccer for over half of their life, I was definitely excited to have a team in my own city. I grew up in Long Island, NY, and the only MLS team that existed for most of my time while living there is the NY Red Bulls. NYCFC came about the year I moved away. I’ve been to many games, mostly international teams, but it would require me to travel for at least an hour using public transportation to get there. Not fun.

Exclusive Introduction to A Singer You Need to Know: Finn Ashtyn

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  Exclusive Introduction to A Singer You Need to Know: Finn Ashtyn Q: Who is Finn Ashtyn? FA : "Finn Ashtyn is a singer/songwriter who became fed up with their current life. It really felt like it was either death or create a life for myself that I could live in. It felt like I was backed up against a wall. That’s what a lot of my songs are based off of." From their youth, Finn Ashtyn wanted to be a singer up until the age of 12. At that time, their young mind had set unrealistic expectations for themselves. They felt that they should have already been a famous singer and that their career should have magically fallen into their lap. Despite the discouraging feelings of not yet succeeding in their dream career, Finn still participated in singing since junior high. As a member of the school choir, they’ve performed both within a group and as a solo act. This was their favorite part of both middle and high school. Both activities have led them to regional, state, and all-state

Unbelievable Secrets You Need to Know About Locs

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  Unbelievable Secrets You Need to Know About Locs If you’re thinking about it, you should definitely start your locs (also known as dreadlocks or dreads) today, right this second. Actually, do it after reading this post LOL. There are so many YouTubers that have videos about their loc journeys where you can learn and become inspired. That’s pretty much how I started mine. My Journey (Circa 2011 - 2019) I was a part of the loose natural hair community for a few years before starting my locs. My beginning was a little unsteady because like a lot of others, I was transitioning from perms to loose natural. I would go back and forth between putting texturizers in my hair to not putting anything in it. Going away to college kind of helped with that because I didn’t have someone to apply the chemicals, and I certainly didn’t trust myself to do so. I also started playing college soccer and would sweat gallons every day so what was the point?😅 At first, I was really only trying out styles suc