Title: Salsa - History of the Salsa Dance
Headings: History of Salsa Dance
History of Salsa Dance
Content: It was during that  time that visitors to Cuba first became aware of this new musical and dance style, bringing to their home tales of the incredible Latin culture. Expansion of Salsa to the United States represents one of the most important points in the history of this dance. American soldiers were first who became  aware of Salsa during Cuban war of 1898. After that, Cuba was regularly visited by countless famous American jazz musicians who incorporated Latin styles  into their performances. By 1909, Cuban musicians started creating their first radio recordings, which quickly found their way to the North America, where  they coined the term “Salsa” that described majority of up-beat Latin music that was imported to the US. Infectious mix of tango, mambo, and flamenco and other dance styles began spreading across Caribbean during 1920s, often with innovations coming from night  clubs in never sleeping Havana. As America went through turbulent changes with the age of Prohibition, tremendous influx of American tourists to the  Caribbean countries enabled rapid spreading of new musical styles across western hemisphere. In mere years, Cuban salsa music became popular on US radio  stations. Salsa dance entered into peak of its popularity in 1970s when the influx of Dominican and Puerto Rican workers to the continental US. Their new dancing style was  popularized with the exploits of the musical stars Johnny Pacheco, Fania All-Stars, Willie Colon and Reuben Blades.