Title: Salsa - History of the Salsa Dance
Headings: History of Salsa Dance
History of Salsa Dance
Content: 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. As decades went on, several distinct styles of Salsa appeared. Here are some of the most popular ones: Los Angeles (“L.A.”) Style
New York Style
“Casino" style
Miami-Style Casino
Colombian / Cali style
Rueda de Casino
Ballroom Salsa