Title: Who Invented the Salsa Dance? | Our Pastimes
Headings: Who Invented the Salsa Dance?
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Who Invented the Salsa Dance?
Diverse Ethnic Origins
1950s
New York Style
Los Angeles Style
Cuban Style
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Content: Although salsa is a common Latin ballroom dance formed by couples, it can also be done solo or as a line dance. As with many art forms, no one person invented the salsa dance. Different people played a role in molding salsa. Diverse Ethnic Origins
The person who invented the salsa dance cannot be easily identified, because salsa combines various Latino, European and Afro-Caribbean dances. As far back as the 1700s, these cultural differences formed a distinctly North American music landscape. 1950s
Salsa dance grew out of the popularity of mambo in North America, due to the rise of Cuban and Puerto Rican communities in New York City. These two communities created their distinct versions of salsa dancing and became a part of the New York club scene. New York Style
The New York style of salsa dancing is the most popular one around, because this is the city of salsa’s origin. Eddie Torres, the King of Mambo Dancing, performed with Tito Puente, the Mambo King, and his mambo influence helped form modern salsa dancing. Los Angeles Style
The inventor of salsa dance in Los Angeles used the basic concept of the New York style of dance.