Salsa (dance)

Salsa training in Ecuador

Salsa is a Latin American dance, associated with salsa music. It originated in the late Eastern Cuba in the 1940's[1] and gained popularity in New York in 1960.

Salsa is a mixture of Cuban dances, such as mambo, pachanga, and rumba, as well as American dances such as swing and tap. This dance is often performed with a partner. Basic Salsa techniques are in place basic, forward and back basic, single and double side step, back basic, open breaks, mambo, right turn etc.

  1. ^ "Salsa Dance History, Origin, Movements, Dancers & Competitions | DanceUs.org". www.danceus.org. Retrieved 2024-09-29.