The dance that began as a folk tradition has exploded into the mainstream, from nightclubs to performance halls, senior centers and salsa schools. Today, histories and traditions are recounted on ...

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People dance during a salsa class Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, run by Inés Maldonado of Lehigh Valley Salsa Social, which runs classes for all experience levels in rented space at the Lehigh Valley Active ...

Younger Latinos from the Caribbean fight to preserve salsa music and dance. The deep thump of the bongos, the scraping of the guiro, and the loud chirp of the trumpet -- the pulse of salsa would get ...

Jennifer Samaniego, 23, grew tired of watching from the sidelines as her boyfriend, who's of Puerto Rican descent, dances salsa, a Latin genre that developed in New York from Spanish Caribbean rhythms ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The rhythm of salsa music and dancing is a huge part of Latin American culture that has been passed down from one generation to the next. In Central Florida, dozens of studios and ...