Stepping into a world of salsa, salsa dance steps that is, locals tried their moves at Cubanissimo Cuban Coffee House & Cafe on a recent evening. The dance class, held Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m ...

OF ALL THE things I thought I might like about salsa — and I liked many things — holding hands with a stranger while learning new dance steps together was not one of them. I thought I might hate that.

Salsa dance is everything I am and everything I am not. Salsa is passionate, sensuous, rhythmic, social, creative, flirtatious and intimate. Somewhere inside me, I feel all these things, like quiet, ...

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 ...