Editing Salsa (dance) (section)

===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]].