Title: What is Salsa Dance | Salsa Dance History
Headings: What is Salsa Dancing?
What is Salsa Dancing?
A Short History of Salsa Dancing
Different Styles
Basic Movements

Content: There are also solo forms of Salsa, such as Salsa suelta and Rueda de Casino where a number of couples dance and exchange partners in a circle. A Short History of Salsa Dancing
Cuba is where most of the Latin music that we hear today originated. Around 1898, when the Cuban war was on, American soldiers got to hear and developed an interest in Cuban music. This interest grew further during the Prohibition as Americans visited Cuba where there was no such restriction on drinking. This spread even further with radio recordings from Cuba. The Orquesta Anacaona, an all-female orchestra, was the first orchestra in Cuba who played percussions, horns and other instruments out in the open. Ironically, this was fostered all the more by the war when they had nothing to do but be restricted to the interiors of their homes. All they did was practice music. Soon they reached the top of the billboards, even in New York. Steadily their influence began to be become visible in the American music.