{"id":3593,"date":"2022-09-16T01:57:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/what-we-are-eating-today-the-vibes-are-to-dine-for-at-riyadhs-lively-latin-restaurant-hotel-cartagena\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T01:57:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:57:43","slug":"what-we-are-eating-today-the-vibes-are-to-dine-for-at-riyadhs-lively-latin-restaurant-hotel-cartagena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"What We Are Eating Today: The vibes are to dine for at Riyadh\u2019s lively Latin restaurant Hotel Cartagena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>\u2018We can\u2019t believe what\u2019s happening\u2019: Lebanon\u2019s Mayyas react to \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 win <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nLOS ANGELES: The wait is over \u2014 Lebanese dance crew\u00a0Mayyas have won season 17 of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Got Talent\u201d and they spoke to\u00a0Arab News backstage to say they\u00a0\u201ccan\u2019t believe what\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nWith\u00a0the audience cheering,\u00a0Mayyas\u00a0jumped sky-high\u00a0and took home the $1 million grand prize.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe can\u2019t believe what\u2019s happening,\u201d one member of the group said after celebrating the crew\u2019s victory on stage. \u201cWe can\u2019t believe what we\u2019ve achieved, giving so much energy, leaving our work and education, dedicating our time to training every day to be here to represent our country and it is what we were looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<figcaption>\n(Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n\u201cWe were very stressed out by the fact that we had to (prepare the dance) in two-to-three days, but when we went up on stage and heard the cheers, the audience gave us a push and an adrenaline rush that wasn\u2019t there and we did it,\u201d another member said.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe crew\u2019s choreographer, Nadim Cherfan, said: \u201cThis win gave me an opportunity to dream again. When\u00a0you have\u00a0a dream and you achieve it, you start to look for another dream. So\u00a0I\u2019m very happy that there is something to look forward to now, something to dream of, something to fight for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"The Winner Is... | AGT Finale 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ihzaJ1yTSRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIM SO PROUD, @mayyasofficial YOU DESERVE THIS!!!!\u201d tweeted \u201cAGT\u201d judge Sofia Vergara after the group were crowned winners.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe dancers gifted Vergara a necklace with\u00a0a symbol of the Lebanese cedar tree that she showed off in her interview with\u00a0LBCI Lebanon\u00a0after the episode aired.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI come from Barranquilla, Columbia, and in Barranquilla we have a gigantic community of Lebanese people, like Shakira for example. So we grew up eating Lebanese food, dancing to Lebanese music. It\u2019s a country that is very close to my heart,\u201d she told the broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI am so happy that, in moments of problems and trouble, every once in a while\u00a0something so beautiful like Mayyas comes up and distracts everybody,\u201d she added. \u201cI am so happy that this\u00a0is happening. I am glad. Those girls deserve the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nMeanwhile, judge Simon Cowell said: \u201cThis is big. I just think for them to represent the country in the way they did, with such talent, dignity and grace, and to do something which the whole world is going to look at, I think is huge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI could feel it in the room, this energy behind me and I thought: \u2018No one is going to beat them,\u2019\u201d he added. \u201cThese people have the\u00a0most extraordinary talent and they are such nice people. I wasn\u2019t surprised. I can\u2019t tell you how happy I was when I heard that name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nCowell believes that \u201cworld domination\u201d is what\u2019s next for Mayyas.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Mayyas and Kristy Sellars Deliver a STUNNING Performance | AGT Finale 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8KfBuczeKNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nFor their winning performance in Tuesday\u2019s final, the group danced to Arabic beats wearing white outfits and using burlesque feather fans and sparkling globes of light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThe audience held up Lebanese flags in the hall as they cheered for the crew.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThe dancers received a standing ovation from all four judges \u2014\u00a0Vergara, Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cFabulous. Another level,\u201d said Vergara, who awarded Mayyas the golden buzzer after\u00a0their first audition in June.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThis is what a million dollars looks like,\u201d said Klum. \u201cYou brought your A-game every time you came, and tonight it was A-plus.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Lebanese dance group Mayyas wow judges on the final \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent episode\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uRRX5F5HVO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\nMandel said: \u201cThis is my favorite act ever on \u2018AGT.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cThat\u2019s so great for you. It\u2019s great for women, female empowerment, your culture&#8230;\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nThe group have received\u00a0strong backing from their Lebanese fans throughout the competition. The Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International launched an advertising campaign in the US with the slogan \u201cKermalak Ya Lebnen\u201d \u2014 which translates to \u2018For You Lebanon\u2019 \u2014 to promote and support Mayyas.<\/p>\n<p>\nLBCI backed the group with adverts on its TV and social media channels, and also worked with local and Arab media outlets in the US to support the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cLebanese people around the world have shown us huge support,\u201d\u00a0Cherfan previously\u00a0told Arab News.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve been getting tons of messages. Everybody is backing Mayyas. Everybody is rooting for Mayyas. So I\u2019m really thankful for the Lebanese diaspora that is being really supportive for Mayyas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nNumerous celebrities also helped raise the group&#8217;s profile.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cMay you return with the title,\u201d Lebanese singer Maya Diab wrote on her Instagram Stories after their final performance. \u201cYou raised the name of Lebanon just by showcasing art in this beautiful way that made the world talk about it. We love you and we are proud of you no matter what the result is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nSuperstar Haifa Wehbe also supported the group ahead of the final result.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Golden Buzzer: Mayyas&#039; Breathtaking Audition Captivates Sofia Vergara | AGT 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZD0doCSkBY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cMayyas wowed \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 judges and audience with a spectacular performance. Keep voting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\nDubai-based Lebanese influencer Karen Wazen wrote: \u201cSpeechless. It keeps getting better,\u201d sharing a clip of their last performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nMayyas have been in the winning habit for some time when it comes to TV talent shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nCherfan, who was 14 when he fell in love with the world of dance, formed the group in order to compete in the sixth season of \u201cArabs Got Talent,\u201d\u00a0where the group dazzled, wowing judge and Lebanese pop star Najwa Karam who awarded them immediate entry to the final with her golden buzzer.\u00a0They were ultimately crowned champions.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Mayyas Surprises The Crowd With Amazing Dance | AGT 2022\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/26q67mM0jbs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI chose a female crew, because I wanted to deliver a message about female empowerment, as we all know that, even today, Arab women are still called names for being dancers. I wanted to prove how elegant, refined and beautiful dancing is,\u201d Cherfan said in an Arab News interview at the time. \u201cAnd who\u00a0better than these gorgeous ladies to do so?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBut winning one of the most prestigious talent titles in the Middle East wasn\u2019t enough. With success came self-inflicted pressure to do even better. \u201cThe golden buzzer, the standing ovation, the beautiful comments of the judges, and winning the title itself are challenges, because they are stress and responsibility \u2014 in those moments (all I am thinking is) \u2018What\u2019s next? How can I do better?\u2019\u201d Cherfan said.<\/p>\n<p>\nThat same year, Mayyas competed in \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent: The Champions,\u201d a spin-off of \u201cBritain\u2019s Got Talent,\u201d in which the group were the only act from the Middle East to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe response from the judges and audience was overwhelming. \u201cAbsolutely genius \u2014 brilliant, inventive\u2026 (I\u2019ve) never seen a dance like this ever on one of these shows,\u201d said judge Simon Cowell at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2163581\/lifestyle\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018We can\u2019t believe what\u2019s happening\u2019: Lebanon\u2019s Mayyas react to \u2018America\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 win LOS ANGELES: The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.0 (Yoast SEO v28.5) - 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