Title: Where Did Salsa Dance Originate From? - WorldAtlas
Headings: Where Did Salsa Dance Originate From?
Where Did Salsa Dance Originate From?
5. Overview and Characteristics -
4. Origins -
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2. Notable Practitioners -
1. Greater Significance and Legacy -

Content: The style is more relaxed with very intricate footwork compared to other styles. In America the three main styles of salsa are the New York style, Miami style and the L.A. style. The American styles are all more extravagant than South American styles of the dance, featuring more twists and has acrobatic aerial moves in it. 2. Notable Practitioners -
Eddie Torres who was born in 1950 is known by his title of "The Mambo King." He was born in Harlem and is one of the famous dancers of the New York style of salsa, as well as being an instructor in salsa dancing. Torres has been immersed in the salsa world for more than four decades, having taught many dancers that would also go on to become famous. Magna Gopal is a mostly self-taught salsa dancer, who has only taken basic Cumbria classes, having been inspired to learn the dance after seeing the 1998 movie Dance with Me. Gopal was born in India, but grew up in Canada and she now travels all of the world as a famous performer and teacher of salsa. Frankie Martinez was born in New York and learned salsa under the tutelage of Eddie Torres after wanting to learn the dance after seeing it done at nightclubs.