Holy City Salsa hosts monthly social dance events for beginners and experienced dancers alike. The evening starts with a crash course in salsa basics, followed by hours of free dance to Latin music.

Until recently, Jema Kellum had never danced salsa. She was more into Reba McEntire and line dancing at the local VFW in Dallas, a northwestern exurb of Atlanta. But then something changed. She went ...

In the working-class city of Commerce, where cars speed past on highways and the Citadel Outlets tower over neighborhoods, there is a steakhouse named Stevens. By day, it’s a classic and charming old ...

The dance that began as a folk tradition has exploded into the mainstream, from nightclubs to performance halls, senior centers and salsa schools. Today, histories and traditions are recounted on ...

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Jennifer Samaniego, 23, grew tired of watching from the sidelines as her boyfriend, who's of Puerto Rican descent, dances salsa, a Latin genre that developed in New York from Spanish Caribbean rhythms ...

The Saturday night dance floor at Hotel Louisville is peppered with whispers of apologies from smiling first-timers, shuffling forward and backward and stepping on toes. There's no judgment from dance ...