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What is Salsa?

Salsa is a dance for Salsa music created by Spanish-speaking people from the Caribbean. Salsa dancing mixes African and European dance influences through the music and dance fusions that are the roots of Salsa: Son, Guaguancó, Rumba, Boogaloo, Pachanga, Guaracha, Plena, Bomba.

Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms, line dancing (suelta), and Rueda de Casino where groups of couples exchange partners in a circle. Salsa can be improvised or performed with a set routine.

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Cuba, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Dominican Republic have all contributed to this exciting and spectacular latin dance form.. Salsa dance today is an amalgamation of all the major cuban-derived dance styles .. the Son, Danzon, Rumba, Cha-cha, Pachanga and the Guaracha.

The dance boasts of infinite breathtaking and intricate patterns and combinations.. spins and turns form an inherent part of salsa dancing.. Rueda or Cuban Casino Salsa takes the enjoyment to a different level with many couples together enjoying complicated routines.. Cross-body style offers a challenging gamut of complex turn patterns.. “Shines” or solo-footwork is a very integral part of this universal language of love..

Born in the carribean .. embraced by the world.. VIVA LA SALSA !