Editing Salsa (dance) (section)

==Styles==
[[File:India International Salsa Congress Bangalore, 2004.jpg|thumb|left|200px| International Salsa Congress, 2004 at [[Bangalore]]]]
[[File:Salsa Dancing Fundamentals.webm|thumb|Video demonstrating salsa dancing fundamentals]]
Over the years, many different styles of salsa dancing have evolved around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-15 |title=Most Popular Types of Salsa Dance – The Modern Dancer |url=https://themoderndancer.com/types-of-salsa-dance/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> Many of them are compatible with each other, but others are different enough to make dancing between dancers of different styles difficult.

Salsa has many similarities with other partner dances, the styles and skills learned in salsa can be applied to other partnered dances like [[Bachata (dance)|Bachata]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salsa or Bachata, Which is Easier to Learn? |url=https://www.moversandshakersdance.com/post/salsa-or-bachata-which-is-easier-to-learn |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=Movers and Shakers Salsa & Bachata Dance Academy|date=26 September 2023 }}</ref> or [[West_Coast_Swing|West Coast Swing]]. Incorporating other dance styling techniques into salsa dancing has also become common, with dancers incorporating styles and movements from dance styles such as ballet and hip hop to create new fusions of dance styles.

===New York style===
"On 2" style salsa originated in New York and is often referred to as New York style. It is a linear form of salsa, where dancers dance in a slot, similar to LA style salsa. Unlike other styles of salsa, however, New York style is danced on the second beat of the music ("on 2"), and the follower, not the leader, steps forward on the first measure of the music. There is also often a greater emphasis on performing "shines" in which dancers separate themselves and dance solo with intricate footwork and styling—a phenomenon that likely has origins from Swing and New York Tap.

New York style is the first style of salsa to emerge following the birth of salsa music in New York, and is a mixture of Cuban dances, such as [[mambo (dance)|mambo]], [[Son_cubano|son]], [[pachanga]], and [[Cuban rumba|rumba]] as well as American dances such as [[Swing (dance)|swing]] and [[Tap dance|tap]].

One of the most influential figures in New York style salsa is [[Eddie Torres]] (known as "the Mambo King"), who is credited with helping to formalize the on 2 salsa timing (based on the [[Tumbao|tumbao rhythm]]) and helping to popularize it by teaching it in dance studios in New York and through early instructional tapes.

===Los Angeles style===
[[File:Salsa Basic Steps, LA-style.png|thumb|150px|Basic step for LA style, with leader's steps in blue]]
[[File:LA SALSA STYLE PIONEERS.jpg|thumb|alt=LA SALSA STYLE PIONEERS|Luis Vazquez, Rogelio Moreno & Francisco Vazquez]]
[[File:Troupe salsa.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Salsa show dancing]]

[[Los Angeles]] style salsa (LA style) is danced "on 1" where dancers break forward on the first beat of the [[music]], in contrast to [[New York City|New York]] style which is danced on 2. LA style salsa is danced in a line or "slot" with dancers exchanging positions throughout the dance, unlike Cuban salsa which is danced in a more circular fashion.

The two essential elements of this dance are the forward–backward basic step and the cross-body lead. In this pattern, the leader steps forward on 1, steps to the right on 2–3 while turning 90 degrees counter-clockwise (facing to the left), leaving the slot open. The follower then steps straight forward on 5–6 and turns on 7–8, while the leader makes another 90 degrees counter-clockwise and slightly forward, coming back into the slot. In total, the couple turned 180° with the follower and leader switching places.

The "Vazquez Brothers" (Luis Vazquez, Francisco Vazquez, Johnny Vazquez and Rogelio Moreno) are credited for the early development and growth of LA Style. <ref>{{cite book |last1=McMains |first1=Juliet |title=Spinning Mambo Into Salsa |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199324644}}</ref>

Luiz Vazquez was the co-founder of Los Angeles's first salsa dance team, Salsa Brava. The Vazquez Brothers drew influence from stage dances such as [[tap dance]] and helped develop LA style's reputation for flashy moves and acrobatics.

Other prominent figures in LA style salsa include salsa promoter [[Albert Torres (salsa promoter)|Albert Torres]], who created the LA Salsa Congress, the first [[salsa congress]] in the United States and for many years one of the largest salsa events in the world. Other well-known LA-style dancers include [[Alex Da Silva (dancer)|Alex Da Silva]] and [[Liz Lira]], who have choreographed for [[Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_TV_series)|Dancing With The Stars]].

===Cuban style===
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In Cuba, a popular dance known as Casino was marketed as Cuban-style salsa or Salsa Cubana abroad to distinguish it from other salsa styles when the name was popularized internationally in the 1970s. The name ''Casino'' is derived from the Spanish term for the dance halls, "Casinos Deportivos" where much social dancing was done among the better-off, white Cubans during the mid-20th century and onward.

Historically, ''Casino'' traces its origin as a partner dance from [[Son cubano|Cuban ''Son'']], Cha Cha Cha, Danzón and Guaracha.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lloyd |first1=Rebecca J. |last2=Smith |first2=Stephen J. |date=February 2024 |title=Salsa Rhythms and Soul Connections |journal=Qualitative Inquiry |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=175–181 |doi=10.1177/10778004231176094 |issn=1077-8004 |pmc=10849889 |pmid=38344057}}</ref> Cuban salsa dancers also often incorporate Afro-Cuban dance movements such as [[Guaguancó]] and Columbia into their dancing, a practice which has grown in popularity in other salsa dance styles as well.

===Rueda de Casino===
{{Main|Rueda de Casino}}
In the 1950s, Rueda de Casino (also known as "Salsa Rueda") was developed in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. Pairs of dancers form a circle ("Rueda" in Spanish means "Wheel"), with dance moves called out by one person. This style of salsa is danced as a group, rather than as just a couple, and many of the moves involve rapidly swapping partners.

There are different forms of Salsa Rueda, the most prominent being "Rueda de Miami" which originated in the 1980s from Miami. The style mixes Rueda de Cuba and North American dance styles, with some calls reflecting American culture (e.g. Coca-Cola, Dedo, Adios) which are not found in the traditional Cuban-style Rueda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-stories/article131785764.html|title=Longtime dance instructor talks salsa, both 'Cuban style' and 'Miami style'|last=Amanda Rosa|website=miamiherald|language=en|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>

===Colombian / Cali style===

Cali-Style Salsa, also known as Colombian Salsa and Salsa Caleña, originated in the Colombian City of [[Cali]]. Cali is also known as the "Capital de la Salsa" (Salsa's Capital); due to salsa music being the main genre in parties, nightclubs and festivals in the 21st century. It is also worth noting that Cali's style of Salsa has been heavily influenced by the nature of its social scene, where in the 90s most nightclubs, named Disoctecas after the record discs used to play older Salsa music, had a period of time where they would transform into a Viejoteca, a nickname for point of time in which nightclubs would play the Salsa equivalent of Golden Oldies.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Waxer |first=Lise Aerinne |title=The city of musical memory: salsa, record grooves, and popular culture in Cali, Colombia |date=2002 |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |isbn=978-0-8195-6441-2 |series=Music/culture |location=Middletown, Conn}}</ref>

The elements of Cali-Style Salsa were strongly influenced by dances to Caribbean rhythms which preceded salsa, such as [[Pachanga]] and [[Boogaloo]]. Cali has the highest number of salsa schools and salsa teams in the world. Many of the competitions are held in Colombia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salsavida.com/sf/colombian-style-salsa/|title=Colombian Style Salsa|website=Salsa Vida SF|access-date=27 July 2020}}</ref>

The central feature is the footwork which has quick rapid steps and skipping motions called "repique". Colombian salsa performers are also known for including various acrobatics and stunts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombian Style Salsa |url=https://www.salsavida.com/salsa-dance-terms/colombian-style-salsa/ |website=Salsa Vida |date=10 January 2025 |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>