It is said that salsa dance first appeared in Cuba. At that time, Cuba was a transit point for the African slave trade to North America, and those slaves with poor health were left there. Although these slaves had to work in shackles, they did not forget to dance, and often danced simple dance steps while farming. At that time, the instruments they used to accompany the music were very simple, just daily utensils. After continuous evolution, salsa dance basically formed its current dance movements in the 1820s. In the late 1960s, salsa dance was integrated with jazz dance styles in the United States, becoming more entertaining and expressive, and began to become popular around the world.

Salsa originally refers to a kind of sauce in Spanish. It is a spicy tomato sauce that is particularly loved by Latin Americans. The use of salsa in Latin music dates back to 1933, when Cuban composer Ignacio Pinero was inspired to write the song "Add a Little Sauce" after eating food that lacked Cuban-style spiciness and became tasteless. Bar! 』The song "Echale Salsita" started a new era of salsa in the Latin American music and dance circles. The spiciness of salsa sauce has transformed into people's daily spoken language, and combined with music, it has become a catalyst for enthusiasm. After the 1960s, several well-known composers and singers such as Cal Tjader, La Fania and Santana released records with the name salsa, describing the dance as being as wild as salsa sauce. The lyrics sung that the dancers should dance with hot The whole audience was filled with enthusiasm, and from then on Latin music was labeled as salsa. Salsa music and dance flourished throughout the Americas and even around the world.

Salsa dance combines Latin and jazz dance steps. The hips, waist, buttocks and inner thighs are the most important body parts exercised. Dancing salsa can not only strengthen cardiopulmonary function and improve body flexibility, but also enhance the modification of the curves of the buttocks and legs. For beginners, the first thing to do is to relax your whole body and don't compete with your shoulders and hips. As long as you keep up with the instructor's beat and pace, you can dance beautiful salsa dance steps. Don't underestimate the training of basic steps. Whether you can get out of the salsa feeling depends entirely on this first level.

In salsa dancing, music and dance steps are equally important. Twist your body to the rhythmic music and feel the integration of dance steps and music. At this time, the dance posture is not particularly important, what is important is the mood. When you feel joy, you realize the true meaning of this dance.