"Salsa"

Ok, as some of you might  have read in my previous post, I tried out for the talent show and I'm happy to say that I made it. From now on I've decided to spend the next couple of weeks talking about typical dances and music from all over the world. This week I will talk about the continent of South America. South America is a very diverse and interesting continent. Music and dances vary from country to country, but there are definately some types of music and dances all these countries have in common. Today I will talk about the "Salsa." Salsa originated from the mixure of African and Caribbean dances with the help of American instruments, but was officially recognized as Salsa in the city of New York. Even though Salsa wasn't a latin dance, it soon became very popular in latin countries. Although this type of dancing is known all arount the world, some of the countries that are known for their Salsa are Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and many more countries. Some people think dancing salsa is too hard, but it's actually not. Like any other kind of dance out there you have to start with the basic steps, but as you progress you can spice it up by adding dips, turns, flips, lifts and many more tricks to your dance.

Click this link to see the begginer steps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfDVnX4j3-w
Also check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1KuA-sc7sw&feature=related