Possible Clues:

• Maybe Spanish-speaking man in a recital, performing
• Like a citizen from Brazil (2 words)
• Style of ballroom dancing
• Spanish-speaking in the US?
• Like much of the Western Hemisphere
• Certain animal -- cuckoo from Brazil?
• Citizen from south of the U.S. (2 words)
• Dance style that combines ancient and modern modes of expression?
• Like most of the Western Hemisphere (2 words)
• Alan loses head hugging three maidens from Brazil perhaps