| The history of salsa dancing traces it's roots to | | | | Learning to dance the salsa and you've got something |
| Spanish speaking colonies in the Caribbean but proving | | | | to replace gym workouts. Instead of sweating yourself |
| it's exact starting point cannot be done. It is a lively | | | | out on a gym by running on treads or lifting weights |
| fusion of music, tones, and beats from Africa and | | | | where no result, aside from sweating, can be easily |
| Europe. | | | | seen, why won't you just learn dance the salsa |
| As history recounts, the salsa dance was brought to | | | | instead? Engaging yourself in an activity like this can |
| us by Cuban or Puerto Rican immigrants, but no one | | | | easily help you in shedding some pounds off, plus, you |
| really knows how it became so popular so quickly. The | | | | can also be hitting two birds with one stone as you are |
| important thing, though, is that it is created by the | | | | learning a new skill as well. With salsa dancing, you can |
| Spanish speaking people of the Caribbean and that it is | | | | already be multi-tasking even without you knowing it. |
| a lively fusion of beats and music from the Latin | | | | Confidence is also a big factor in salsa. However, if |
| culture. | | | | one is unsure whether one can perform the dance in |
| Salsa has a wonderful and colorful history. Although it | | | | front of an audience, practice can become the best |
| is still undetermined who or where the salsa dance has | | | | tool. Whenever possible an unsure salsa dance |
| originated, it is still, undeniably, a plus point for the dance, | | | | student should practice in groups, the larger the better, |
| making it highly attractive for everybody and also very | | | | in order to accustom the student to dancing while |
| popular among non-dancers. The fact that it doesn't | | | | other people are present in the room. With enough |
| exactly have a culture that it can be identified with | | | | practice, salsa dancing can build the confidence |
| allows it to be as free as a bird - no inhibitions, no | | | | needed not only in dance, but also in life. |
| cultural backgrounds to respect and stick with. May be | | | | Salsa dancing attire should always be functional, |
| it is even the very reason why you can improvise with | | | | meaning that the salsa dancer should always be |
| salsa as long as you have the dance's basic principles. | | | | comfortable enough in the clothing to perform all of the |
| There are a couple of things to remember when | | | | moves and steps needed in salsa flawlessly. The |
| seeking to learn how to dance the salsa. First is | | | | aesthetic properties of the attire are only secondary |
| elegance. Salsa is an elegant dance and every | | | | but the more a piece of clothing can help focus the |
| movement must be executed elegantly. Being able to | | | | audience on the each movement of the body, the |
| move comfortable in whatever dress, suit, or costume | | | | better. |
| you are planning to use during the dance is one of the | | | | You see, in salsa dancing, there is nothing to lose, but |
| most important considerations in salsa dancing. | | | | there is a lot to gain. |