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2. Salsa (dance) - Wikipedia

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   The term "salsa" was coined by Johnny Pacheco in the 1960s in New York, as an umbrella term for Cuban dance music being played in the city at the time. [2] Salsa as a dance emerged soon after, being a combination of mambo (which was popular in New York in the 1950s) as well as Latin dances such as Son and Rumba as well as American dances such as swing, hustle, and tap.

3. Latin dance - Wikipedia

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   Latin dance is a mix of various dance styles from cultures around the world, creating a dance style encompassing this new age of Latin culture. [9] Influences deriving from West African, African American, and European dance styles were all comprised in the making of many of these Latin dances such as: Salsa , Mambo , Merengue , Rumba, Cha-cha ...

4. Salsa music - Wikipedia

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   While the term salsa today is a rebranding of various Latin musical styles, the first self-identified salsa band is Cheo Marquetti y su Conjunto - Los Salseros which was formed in 1955. [15] The first album to mention Salsa on its cover was titled “Salsa” which was released by La Sonora Habanera in 1957.

5. Mambo (dance) - Wikipedia

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   Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuba which was developed in the 1940s when the music genre of the same name became popular throughout Latin America. The original ballroom dance which emerged in Cuba and Mexico was related to the danzón, albeit faster and less rigid. In the United States, it replaced rhumba as the most fashionable Latin dance. Later ...

6. Cuban salsa - Wikipedia

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   Salsa dancers in Havana, Cuba. In Cuba, a popular dance known as Casino was marketed abroad as Cuban-style salsa or Salsa Cubana to distinguish it from other salsa styles when the name was popularized in the 1970s. Dancing Casino is an expression of popular social culture in Cuba and many Cubans consider casino a part of their social and ...

7. Salsa congress - Wikipedia

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   A Salsa congress is a multi-day dance festival featuring workshops, ... in the UK for instance is the Teesside Latin Festival (started in 2009) in the north east of ...