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	Salsa
	Salsa is taking the world by storm! The richness of the Latin rhythms are intoxicating. The simplicity - and the opportunity for endless creativity and complexity - of the dance will keep this dance alive forever. Also, the presence of a culture whose children grow up immersed in the rhythms... Salsa literally means "sauce" in Spanish. There are several stories about where the name Salsa comes from. Some say that a DJ in the 60's used to the word to describe music that was hot!, some say that the first use of the term was by Fania records in the 1970's to promote their Latin artists. Cubans say that Salsa encompasses all the popular dances and music; Son, ChaChaCha, Mambo, etc. Salsa is an evolution of these rhythms, a playful mixture of all of these rhythms - a blending of African rhythms, Spanish melody, and island heat. We prefer to dance the Cuban style of Salsa; we find the music richer, more layered and textured than much of the modern salsa music (although there is good stuff coming out of Peru, Colombia, New York, LA, and many other spots these days). The Cuban style of dancing Salsa is smoother, more circular, and less flashy than other styles.