HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Pop songstress Shakira won six awards and reggaeton pacesetter Daddy Yankee took home three at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on Thursday night. Shakira's album "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1" (Oral Fixation Vol. 1), which was released in both Spanish and English, won female Latin pop album of the year.

This is one summer event you’ll be glad is hot, hot, hot. Singe your musical senses at the Sedona Jazz on the Rocks Hot Latin Jazzfest on Saturday at the red rock-framed Sedona Cultural Park Georgia Frontiere Pavilion, 250 Cultural Park Place.

LOS ANGELES - Alternative singer-songwriter Bebe carried Thursday's Latin Grammys into a new era, with the awards show being broadcast in Spanish for the first time and showcasing a broad cross-section of music, including hip-hop, reggaeton, R&B and rock.

Cathy Garcia’s T-shirts have been in high demand since the Grammys and Oscars where they were included in gift bags for celebrities.

Since then, the Glendale resident has stayed busy with orders for her T-shirt line, Cha-Cha ChiC, named after her Chihuahua, Cha Cha.

LOS ANGELES - Italian vocalist Laura Pausini won the best female pop vocal album award Thursday at a revamped Latin Grammys being broadcast in Spanish for the first time and showcasing a broad cross-section of music, including pop, salsa, reggaeton and rock.

September 2, 2004

The deep bass and hypnotic drumbeats beg students to shake and shimmy. In the wood-floored studio at Dance Dynamix in Tempe, the song booming from the sound system shouts: “Are you ready?”

Ricky Martin is back. He still wants your love, but he’s not going to dance for it.

Dancing in the Desert: Enjoy a sit-down dinner while watching champion ballroom, Latin, swing, country, and contemporary dancers perform. Afterward you can strap on your dancing shoes and shake the blues away on the open dance floor.

Six Queen Creek Community leaders pair up with the Utah Ballroom Dance Company for a night of salsa, samba, and swing. A dessert reception and silent auction precede the concert.

NEW YORK - Tucker Carlson of MSNBC and talk-show host Jerry Springer will be among the celebrities competing on the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."

“So You Think You Can Dance” is fun to watch, but you can do some dancing of your own at Dance Doctors in Gilbert, where a drop-in class on Wednesday evenings make it easy to learn some memorable moves.

LOS ANGELES - Two-time Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno earned a new title Tuesday: "Dancing With the Stars" champion. The speed skater and his partner, Julianne Hough, beat out former 'N Sync star Joey Fatone to win the ABC dance-off's mirror-ball trophy.

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Douglas Pasley has a plan. Literally. As managing director of soon-to-debut dance company Novaballet, he’s constructed a 39-page preliminary business plan detailing every aspect of the organization, down to the significance of the word “nova” (from Latin, by the way, used to describe a star not previously known).

Colorful costumes and high-energy dancing are just a couple of the reasons the Utah Ballroom Dance Company’s “Simply Ballroom” presentation is thrilling audiences nationwide. Sun City West residents will get their opportunity to see the lifts, hundreds of costumes and variety of ballroom dances when the company performs at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in Palm Ridge Recreation Center, 13800 W. Deer Valley Road, Sun City West.

It was a celebration with a Latin twist. East Valley residents and visitors filled the lawn Saturday night at Scottsdale’s Civic Center Mall to watch costumed singers and dancers take the stage at the fifth annual Hispanic Heritage Community Celebration.

If you’re looking for something fun and free to do with your family this weekend, try a live outdoor concert at Superstition Springs Mall.

Mesa Sister Cities will host its annual September Concert, “The Colors of Peace,” on Friday at the Mesa Arts Center. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Ikeda Theater at the MAC, 1 E. Main St.

Mariachi Pajarillo, Mariachi Flores Mexicanas, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli, Ballet Folklorico Esperanza and Tradiciones Dance Co. perform at Chandler Center for the Arts in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

Think of living legends, and retired sports figures, aging newsmen or beloved screen stars may come to mind.