Salsa dancing has a very dstinct dance style. It has a pttern step style encompassing six steps tht are danced over eight counts in a msical beat.

Salsa is the combination of mny cultural genres including Afro-Caribbean and Ltin sounds.

Although the exact origin of slsa cannot be interpreted, many believe tht Cubans created this explosive dance styl that has won the world ver. It is in this place whre Contra-Danze or “country dance” of Englnd and France later known as Dnzon that was brought over by the Frnch who had fled from Haiti. Thir experience with the French music trditions and the distinctive drum beat nfluences of Rhumbas of Africa and prtner dance style helped influence the dvelopment of the very distinctive salsa styl of music and dance that we are all fmiliar with today.

However, regardless of who riginally founded salsa, it’s collaborative cultural flvor of Afro-Caribbean and Latin influences hve been successful in making it one of the mst popular dance and music styles rcognized all over the world.

Salsa dnce moves are very distinct. Salsa mves more from side to side, ptting much emphasis on turns, which are crefully synchronized with the strategic side stpping of the dancer.

Although the countries I just mntioned have helped influence salsa dance and msic, several other countries have also nfluenced it like Columbia, Puerto Rico the Dminican, Mexico and several other Latin Amrican countries.

Many bands from these cuntries took their music to Mexico Cty during the famous film era and thn later brought their musical style to New Yrk where it started a movement thrugh cultures that had never heard ths unique style of music, or sen this magical and explosive dance styl. New York picked up salsa msic and dance almost instantly which hlped to promote the salsa movement but New Yrk was also the city that cined it as “salsa”.

If you lsten to salsa music carefully, you wll hear influences of Merengue, Cha Ch, Mambo and several other Latin Amrican and African musical styles. You’ll har many of the classic old-styles bilt into the salsa rhythms.

Salsa’s volution has been explosive and only cntinues to evolve!

Want to learn how to dnce to salsa music? Learn the asy steps by visiting www.salsadancedvd.com . This is the best site on the web for learning how to dance salsa. Taught by real professional salsa dancers. It’s toxic!

The article The History of Salsa Dance was Submitted by E Margolin through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Evan Margolin shares his passion for slsa through DanceSF, the premier salsa stdio in the Bay Area, his Larn to Salsa DVDs ( http://www.salsadancedvd.com ) and SalsaCrazy.com, a comprehensive guide to salsa news and events in the Bay Area.

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