As a lifelong salsa lover‚ I can tell you that anyone who is driven by passion and knows how to enjoy a few good beats can dance it. Salsa is a popular dance that initially arose in New York City during the 1970s. It is the product of various musical genres. Nowadays‚ people dance salsa at competitions‚ parties‚ and even on the streets. However‚ if you want to excel at dancing it‚ you have to know a few basic things. First‚ you need to have a partner. You can ask your relatives or your friends to
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Salsa dancing is an exciting‚ sensual‚ and fun style of dance that is practiced throughout the world on both professional and amateur dance floors. Although salsa-style dancing fun‚ it is highly technical and that can intimidate both amateur and immediate dancers—especially if you have what is called "two left feet." If you are dying to learn how to salsa dance‚ consider following these four tips to help you concur this beautiful and intimate form of dance: 1. Take Salsa Classes If you do not understand
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Beliefs And Values Seen in Contemporary Salsa Dancing Salsa culture is being consumerized throughout the world and with it the ideals of Latin culture are being spread. Salsa is being‚ transferred‚ translated‚ transculturated and sold all over the world via multinational corporations (Cultural Studies‚ pg.1). With the massive spread of popularity and the mainstream commercialism Salsa dancing has been molded to every different "walk" of life. Even though the Latin ideals still link the
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people think when you say “salsa “most people think the hot sauce but I’m talking about the dancing culture! Salsa also known as “Casino” in some places‚ It’s mixture of many different styles and different music all combined into one‚ developed in Cuba. A land that is was home of multiple Latin dances and music styles. After salsa started to develop more‚ it made its way to United States and slowly but surely started getting popular and never stopped ever since. Salsa origins can be traced by other
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From: National Geographic The word "salsa" is a perfect metaphor for a genre of music that emerged as a result of mixture: Cuban-based rhythms played (mainly) by Puerto Ricans in New York City! What salsa is—a sauce—helped to describe the cultural and musical make-up of New York City during the 1960s and 1970s; what it is not is a rhythm. Before they called it salsa‚ many musicians in New York had already explored the possibilities of blending Cuban rhythms with jazz‚ such as legendary Cuban brothers-in-law
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I History of Salsa Salsa is a dance form with origins from the Cuban Son (circa 1920s) and Afro-Cuban dance (specifically Afro-Cuban Rumba (dance)).[citation needed]. It is generally associated with the salsa music style‚ although it may be danced under other types of music with an 8-count rhythm. Before and around the time of World War II‚ the music traveled to Mexico City and New York. It was in New York where the term "Salsa" was created. In fact‚ the use of the word salsa for danceable
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Salsa Salsa! Music I can’t imagine myself living without. I grew up listening to salsa music and from a very young age I learned to love it. I remember growing up and on Saturday mornings my mother would put on her salsa CD’s as she cooked and cleaned and delegated chores to my sister and me. Salsa can be fast paced and danceable or a bit slow and more romantic. Salsa is a mix of afro-Caribbean beats or as best described a modern technique of performing Guaracha‚ Son Montuno and Cuban son. The
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course here 17th June 2008 Salsa – as a dance‚ its history and culture Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean especially famous in Cuba and Puerto Rico‚ Latin and North America. The dance originated through the mixture of a variety of dance forms like Mambo‚ Danzón‚ Guaguancó‚ Cuban Son‚ and other typical Cuban dance forms. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence in the music as well as the dance. Derived from the Spanish
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Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially in Cuba and North America). The dance originated through the mixture of Mambo‚ Danzón‚ Guaguancó‚ Cuban Son‚ and other typical Cuban dance forms. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence in the music as well as the dance. Salsa is a partner dance‚ although there are recognized solo steps and some forms are danced in groups of couples‚ with frequent exchanges of partner (Rueda
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“Dance” If you are looking for an activity which allows you to obtain many benefits at the same time‚ you can think on “Dance”. Most people believe that dance is just a way to have a good time with friend and relatives‚ but it also could be consider a job‚ form of workout your body and your mind. There are different styles of dance with excellent benefits and also disadvantages. We can dance different styles involving different techniques with uncountable emotions and inspiration for
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