Salsa

Salsa is a syncretic dance genre 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: essentially Cuban Son, but also with influences from Guaguancó, Rumba, Boogaloo, Pachanga, Guaracha, Plena, and Bomba. Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms, line dancing (suelta), and Rueda de Casino ... more
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