Why do people enjoy salsa dancing so much?

[Charli]

I'm studying salsa for my Social Anthropology degree and was wondering what are people's inspiration for taking up salsa or carrying it on?

What does this dance form have that others don't?

If anyone could give me their salsa stories or stories of others that would be great!

Many thanks

[kayak]

What does this dance form have that others don't?

I don't think Salsa is any different. There are people in every dance that absolutely love their form of dance. For example, many swing dancers think they have a lock on dance love.

[Apache]

I don't think Salsa is any different. There are people in every dance that absolutely love their form of dance. For example, many swing dancers think they have a lock on dance love.

For some of them its not even a think, its a "know". Hahaha.

[wonderwoman]

It's definitely more energetic and fun than others. And more social and playful. When my salsa lessons end I feel like a little kid when recess is over and I have to go back to boring school. Hehe. Esp. when he decides to switch to.. tango.. :P

[etp777]

Welcome to DF, Charli. Sorry I'm a bit late. :)

[tangotime]

It's definitely more energetic and fun than others. And more social and playful.
P

No more than R and R.. I teach both and the enthusiasm is about equal, maybe even more so in RandR...

[wonderwoman]

It is my personal opinion that is better than the rest (What's R&R?) but I am certainly biased.

[etp777]

Rock & Roll

[suburbaknght]

It's not that people enjoy salsa so much more than other dances, but they enjoy it more now. Dances are often fads, and right now we're in a salsa fad (the tail end of one, I believe, but that remains to be seen). A dance fad may be kicked off by any number of factors: being prominent featured in a movie, a band that plays that style may be kicked off, or an underground movement explosion, are some of the most prominent. The end result is that a lot of people who'd previously rejected dance are exposed to a new dance.

Because the dance is new, it doesn't carry the same baggage and associations that follow classic ballroom and Latin dancing. Although a salsa club and a studio's Latin party will feature the same music and the same dancing, they go by very different social rules, and many people will be more familiar with the club or appreciate its other amenities (such as alcohol). Furthermore, because people are aware that the fad is new, they often feel that it is more acceptable to be a beginner. Because the fad dance is seen as part of popular culture rather than dance culture, it is a more accepted tool to meet people for romantic or sexual pursuits. All of these combine to make the fad dance seem more appealing and acceptable to the dancing public than classic ballroom or Latin.

Note, however, that fad dances are not limited to salsa. Before salsa there was a huge swing fad, and before swing there was hustle. Tango goes through a resurgence every few years, usually in conjunction with a movie reminding the public about its existence.

[wonderwoman]

It could be a fad, but if people go and learn every style of dance in a sort of sheltered environment where there's no emphasis put on particular trends, and you just found salsa to be the most fun, and if many people fall in love with it the same way... then it has to be something more than a passing fad.

I do agree about tango, someone comes along and makes it look cool, the difference is, in my experience it's an uphill climb to get to where it is enjoyable. Just my two cents.

[tangotime]

It's Because the dance is new, it doesn't carry the same baggage and associations that follow classic ballroom and Latin dancing. Although a salsa club and a studio's Latin party will feature the same music and the same dancing, classic ballroom or Latin.



New ??... its been going since the 70s and is just now picking up steam !.. and that carried over from Mambo.

As to studios playing the same music in latino clubs...none Ive worked in, they tend to play " commercial " salsa( salsa Romantica ) as opposed to Dura , and the dance styles are totally different between club and B/room .

[JasonOne]

I started a salsa dancing class at the beinging of the year and i’m really enjoying it. It’s helping my confidence and it’s great mixing with a group of people who are all really nice. It helps that they are at the same level of experience as me so no one is trying to show off. :) Time will tell if i’m actually any good but i’m trying.

[suburbaknght]

And during the previous fad the "new" dance was a dance from the '30's. The mainstreaming of a dance effectively makes it new from most people's perspective. Compare the experiences of a salsero who's been dancing since the '70's (or mambo since the '50's) with a dancer of any level who's just started in the past five years.

And to respond to a previous poster, there will always be some dancers who respond better to some dances than to others, for no discernible reason, if they're all exposed equally, but that doesn't create dance crazes or it wouldn't be a craze - it would be an ongoing favoritism. Personally, I'd love a waltz fad, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Wolfgang]

The 'fad' concept rings true.
In this area, Salsa is one of 3 dance styles you are likely to encounter on a social/ night club level.
(Hip-Hop and Country being the other 2).
Pretty hard to find a club where they play Foxtrot, Waltz or Tango........

[bas]

The 'fad' concept rings true.
In this area, Salsa is one of 3 dance styles you are likely to encounter on a social/ night club level.
(Hip-Hop and Country being the other 2 ).

I don't see the link between something fad and the fact that you encounter it in a social/ night club setting.

At the time when lambada was popular I didn't encounter that (aside from the occasional song ) in social /night club setting. If we reason along this train of though that means Lambada was not a fad.

Hip hop has also been around since the 70s so I don't think we can quite call that a fad either.

And just because English is not my first language I decided to check http://dictionary.com

fad

  /fæd/ Show Spelled [fad] Show IPA
–noun a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., esp. one followed enthusiastically by a group.

fad (fād)
n. A fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; a craze.

[Possibly from fidfad, fussy person, fussy, from fiddle-faddle.]
fad'dism n., fad'dist n., fad'dy adj.

I realize 'temporary' and 'brief period of time' are relative but as 40 years is longer than I have been on this planet I find it a bit hard to see that period of time as temporary :)

[BD-DV07]

because my wife says I look like sex-on-a-stick when I do dance, and that usally turns into a "great" evening of Marrage :raisebro::raisebro::raisebro:

[suburbaknght]

A fad doesn't mean it goes through a period of existence but a period of increased popularity. Salsa has been around since the 70's (or the 50's if you count mambo) but it has surged in popularity in the past couple of years (five years to a decade depending on how you clock it). How long it needs to remain before it stops being a fad is a matter for debate, but I'd say ten to twenty years.

It would be interesting to get into a studio's inquiry sheets and chart which dances were the most requested by new students each year.

[bas]

A fad doesn't mean it goes through a period of existence but a period of increased popularity.Thanks. Sometimes the intricacies of a language are harder to grasp unless you have spoken it all your life.

Wouldn't that make all dances a fad though? After all, all of them have gone through a period of increased popularity before settling down at a certain level.

Salsa has been around since the 70's (or the 50's if you count mambo) but it has surged in popularity in the past couple of years (five years to a decade depending on how you clock it). It has surged in popularity before but the fact remains that it is still growing in popularity, worldwide, despite having been around for more than 20 years.

I'll gladly admit that there is one very big problem though. The dance has evolved... a lot.

Salsa today is nothing like it was 20 years ago. Just like salsa 20 years ago was completely different from salsa in the 50s (mambo and rueda).

How long it needs to remain before it stops being a fad is a matter for debate, but I'd say ten to twenty years.Just looking at LA Style salsa it has been around for more than 10 years now but, as we know it today, less than 20. NY style though has been around longer and is still popular worldwide today. Actually, it's popularity, at least in Europe, is rising again as well as a lot of more experienced On 1 dancers also want to learn to dance On 2 around here. As for Cuban, well that's an entirely different story again that I have never really looked in to.

All in all I think it's too easy to write salsa off as a fad but then, I'm biased ;-)

It would be interesting to get into a studio's inquiry sheets and chart which dances were the most requested by new students each year.Although I agree it would be interesting, I'm not sure it would help.

It seems salsa is not very popular within 'traditional' studios whereas other dances are not that popular in 'salsa' studios.

If I look at studios in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium that have diversified almost all of them have failed but at the same time studios focusing exclusively on salsa continue to soar which makes me believe it will be very hard to get an accurate view of the situation.

[tangotime]

Salsa has been around since the 70's (or the 50's if you count mambo)



40s.. but whos counting ? ...:rolleyes:

[Wolfgang]

Some 'fads' last longer than others.
Some, sadly, outlive their welcome......

Salsa as a form of dance isn't a fad, Salsa as one of the most popular nationwide (possibly even worldwide) dances is.

Waltz has been around for roughly 200 years and popular worldwide for much of that.
I guess Foxtrot has been around for about 80 or so, and while not necessarily a currently 'popular' dance, it survives quite well in the form of 2-Step, which is very popular indeed.

I'm hoping Hip-Hop won't be around for quite that long......

[suburbaknght]

Again, I don't mean to imply the existence of the dance is a fad but the increased popularity. Consider a the American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have been around since 1933. They are regularly featured in the sports section of all the local, and most regional, newspapers. Games are nearly always sold out and even the cheapest of seats sell for a minimum of $60 from the box office. Nearly everyone who lives in Philadelphia is aware of the Eagles and has probably seen a game on TV.

Then, in 2008, the Eagles win their divisional playoffs and wind up in the conference championship. Suddenly, the whole city is filled with Eagles fans Everyone knows the players, everyone has plans for game day, everyone has Eagles paraphernalia. Go Eagles! They lose the championship, however. Many of those rabid followers may watch the Superbowl, but hardly with the same enthusiasm. Some will come back to watch the new season, but most will drift away, and within a year or two popularity will be down to pre-division playoff levels.

This is a fad. The Eagles, and Eagles culture, existed before the fad and continue to exist afterward. The fad refers purely to the nearly-universal surge in popularity. The fact it is a surge does not negate the team's validity. You can see similar surges in many other areas, and cultural movements, including art, fashion, and yes dance, are particularly susceptible. A fad is measured not by the core adherents of its subject, but by those who jump on the bandwagon.

At the height of what I refer to as the salsa fad, salsa was everywhere. Most nightclubs began putting a salsa night into their mix - a still popular form of scheduling but hardly as ubiquitous as it was but a few years ago. Salsa spin-offs were extremely popular, such as salsa-based exercise classes. There were excuses to feature salsa dancers in movies and dance performances. None of these are bad things but they are signs of a mainstream flirtation with salsa and, as the mainstream moves on, they are left behind, all without affecting the long-term viability or integrity of salsa as a dance or culture.

I'm interested in examining studio inquiries not as a way of gauging the strength of the salsa community but of measuring mainstream interest. If you pull Joe Bagofdoughnuts and Susie Creamcheese off the street and tell them they need to learn to dance, they'll probably look in the phone book or search Google for dance lessons and end up calling a ballroom studio. Whether they actually take lessons there is irrelevant; they begin their search at such a studio. Most couples rarely progress beyond that initial inquiry, but that initial inquiry will record the interest in salsa, and records of such inquiries can reveal a mainstream interest in a particulra dance.

Perhaps I should stop saying "fad" as it implies superficiality. "Trend" might be better. Regardless, this is not intended to be an attack on the salsa community. I believe the salsa community has done a wonderful job making dance accessible and attractive to the popular culture, and though I believe it will end up being a temporary thing, that is because popular culture has an incredibly brief attention span. Those who have come to love the dance will remain behind.

[dancin/dj]

Again, I don't mean to imply the existence of the dance is a fad but the increased popularity. Consider a the American football team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have been around since 1933. They are regularly featured in the sports section of all the local, and most regional, newspapers. Games are nearly always sold out and even the cheapest of seats sell for a minimum of $60 from the box office. Nearly everyone who lives in Philadelphia is aware of the Eagles and has probably seen a game on TV.

Then, in 2008, the Eagles win their divisional playoffs and wind up in the conference championship. Suddenly, the whole city is filled with Eagles fans Everyone knows the players, everyone has plans for game day, everyone has Eagles paraphernalia. Go Eagles! They lose the championship, however. Many of those rabid followers may watch the Superbowl, but hardly with the same enthusiasm. Some will come back to watch the new season, but most will drift away, and within a year or two popularity will be down to pre-division playoff levels.

This is a fad. The Eagles, and Eagles culture, existed before the fad and continue to exist afterward. The fad refers purely to the nearly-universal surge in popularity. The fact it is a surge does not negate the team's validity. You can see similar surges in many other areas, and cultural movements, including art, fashion, and yes dance, are particularly susceptible. A fad is measured not by the core adherents of its subject, but by those who jump on the bandwagon.

At the height of what I refer to as the salsa fad, salsa was everywhere. Most nightclubs began putting a salsa night into their mix - a still popular form of scheduling but hardly as ubiquitous as it was but a few years ago. Salsa spin-offs were extremely popular, such as salsa-based exercise classes. There were excuses to feature salsa dancers in movies and dance performances. None of these are bad things but they are signs of a mainstream flirtation with salsa and, as the mainstream moves on, they are left behind, all without affecting the long-term viability or integrity of salsa as a dance or culture.

I'm interested in examining studio inquiries not as a way of gauging the strength of the salsa community but of measuring mainstream interest. If you pull Joe Bagofdoughnuts and Susie Creamcheese off the street and tell them they need to learn to dance, they'll probably look in the phone book or search Google for dance lessons and end up calling a ballroom studio. Whether they actually take lessons there is irrelevant; they begin their search at such a studio. Most couples rarely progress beyond that initial inquiry, but that initial inquiry will record the interest in salsa, and records of such inquiries can reveal a mainstream interest in a particulra dance.

Perhaps I should stop saying "fad" as it implies superficiality. "Trend" might be better. Regardless, this is not intended to be an attack on the salsa community. I believe the salsa community has done a wonderful job making dance accessible and attractive to the popular culture, and though I believe it will end up being a temporary thing, that is because popular culture has an incredibly brief attention span. Those who have come to love the dance will remain behind. Im from philly area too, many years ago i wrote it"s a fad pretty much in the same vein that you wrote,many salseros did not like what i said(I was also part of the salsa scence at its height here in philly& south jersey) Its a fad to me in the sense that its a hot dance and was sold well around here, but most people came and went and the die hards are more latinos, than non latinos- which is a fad for some of them and for many others they grew up with it in there households as far as the music goes so that"s NOT a fad, but the dancing part all kinds of latinos jumped on the band wagon, just like any other race would who started the music and dance - ethnic pride sure who would not? of course, anyway its calming down here and in other parts of the world, that normal , time will tell( we wont be here-if salsa has the stamima of waltz, or ballroom in its total package, swing dancing has died down from 10 years ago when it was super hot in philly .

[bas]

Salsa as a form of dance isn't a fad, Salsa as one of the most popular nationwide (possibly even worldwide) dances is.Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.

[bas]

At the height of what I refer to as the salsa fad, salsa was everywhere. Most nightclubs began putting a salsa night into their mix - a still popular form of scheduling but hardly as ubiquitous as it was but a few years ago. Salsa spin-offs were extremely popular, such as salsa-based exercise classes. There were excuses to feature salsa dancers in movies and dance performances. None of these are bad things but they are signs of a mainstream flirtation with salsa and, as the mainstream moves on, they are left behind, all without affecting the long-term viability or integrity of salsa as a dance or culture.And thanks to you as well for the extra clarification. I somehow managed to read Wolfgang's reply before I read your's but as soon as I had I realized this must have been what you meant as well. I'm just going to claim the 'second language' excuse card once again ;-)

I'm interested in examining studio inquiries not as a way of gauging the strength of the salsa community but of measuring mainstream interest. If you pull Joe Bagofdoughnuts and Susie Creamcheese off the street and tell them they need to learn to dance, they'll probably look in the phone book or search Google for dance lessons and end up calling a ballroom studio. Whether they actually take lessons there is irrelevant; they begin their search at such a studio. Most couples rarely progress beyond that initial inquiry, but that initial inquiry will record the interest in salsa, and records of such inquiries can reveal a mainstream interest in a particulra dance.Good point. I might have reasoned too much from my own perspective here as I tend to narrow my searches down as much as possible before calling for info.

that is because popular culture has an incredibly brief attention span.No argument from me there. Heck, given the fact that I have ADHD I'm probably a poster boy for brief attention spans so I don't think I'm even allowed to disagree :)

Those who have come to love the dance will remain behind.True as it is with so many things. As a kid I did ballroom dancing (international standard and international latin) and I the dances I liked back then I still enjoy now, even though I have forgotten most of the steps (I should really start taking lessons again but somehow there are not enough hours in a day to do all the things I 'should' do)

[Wolfgang]

For those looking for a 'workout' dance, I'd suggest Samba, Polka, Viennese Waltz or CW Swing/Jitterbug.
All of those will make Salsa look downright sleepy.

[bas]

For those looking for a 'workout' dance, I'd suggest Samba, Polka, Viennese Waltz or CW Swing/Jitterbug.
All of those will make Salsa look downright sleepy.
From various websites:



The tempo of salsa music is typically 180 to 210 beats per minute"



POLKA MUSIC (100 - 135 bpm)

Polkas are a good practice speed for Beginners or "relaxed dancers" from 100-110
(Garth Brooks "Neon Moon" at 105 bpm)
a perfect speed for experienced dancers from 110-120
(George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning" at 117 bpm)
exercise at 120-126
(Suzy Bogguss' "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart at 126 bpm)
heavy breathing from 126-135
(Brooks and Dunn's "My Maria" at 129 bpm and
Charlie Daniel's "Devil Went Down to Georgia" at 135 bpm)
and sheer stupidity above that
(The "Orange Blossom Special" is 177 bpm. Now that isn’t fast, that’s ridiculous !) *




SWING MUSIC

Jitterbug/Lindy (132 - 150 bpm)




Viennese Waltz music (such as the well-known "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss Junior) is typically in the range of 120-180 bpm.


Seems like Salsa has got them all beat on BPM so I guess it all depends on what kind of steps you end up doing. That said, in my opinion, you can get a good workout from any and all of them.

[Josh]

Seems like Salsa has got them all beat on BPM so I guess it all depends on what kind of steps you end up doing. That said, in my opinion, you can get a good workout from any and all of them.

bas, first of all, welcome to DF!!

As you said, any dance done well is likely to give the dancer a bit of a workout... however, tempo has very little to do with it.

At beginner levels of dancing, the faster dances will win in this area, because the person just has to move more. The fact that the person is not doing it well may actually contribute to the workout achieved, or at least the sweat produced, since the dancer's movement is not efficient and lots of effort is wasted.

But dances that move more would tend to produce more of a workout, IMO, and slower dances require very controlled movement. Slow foxtrot is probably the dance that makes me sweat the most. Viennese waltz may be fast, but it's the most relaxed of all the ballroom dances.

Done at a high level of energy, all the dances can be a good workout, and salsa/mambo is no different!

[bas]

I just realized I've been rude in my eagerness to reply... Thanks for the welcome everyone!

[bas]

But dances that move more would tend to produce more of a workout, IMO, and slower dances require very controlled movement. Slow foxtrot is probably the dance that makes me sweat the most. Viennese waltz may be fast, but it's the most relaxed of all the ballroom dances.
This is actually a very good point. For a cardiovascular workout (which is the first thing that came to mind for me) high RPM is likely to work better. However, if we look at workouts in general then slow, controlled movements definitely do a lot for muscle building/toning.

[LatinDancer006]

... However, if we look at workouts in general then slow, controlled movements definitely do a lot for muscle building/toning.

Welcome to DF. I have to disagree with this statement. Slow, controlled movements [with appropriate amount of resistance] is a method to anearobic exercises and does more for muscle buidling/toning. But without the proper resistance, it is an aerobic exercise that burns more fat.

[Josh]

Welcome to DF. I have to disagree with this statement. Slow, controlled movements [with appropriate amount of resistance] is a method to anearobic exercises and does more for muscle buidling/toning. But without the proper resistance, it is an aerobic exercise that burns more fat.

Isn't that what he said?

[bas]

Isn't that what he said?
It's what I meant, not what I said :)

I didn't mention 'resistance' but that's because I always add resistance when I do slow, controlled movements. So even though it is implied for me it is not implied for everybody.

[taylor1990]

Salsa is probably my favorite dance, but it doesn't mean I don't enjoy the other dances. It's just the community I grew up in I think. I'm white, but I happen to always become friends with latin people. I would see my friends doing the latin dances that they grew up with and I wanted to do it with them. I involved myself in the latin dances so much, especially Salsa, because of my friends. People love to dance, and depending on where you are and who you're around, you'll fall in love with different dances.

[Flat Shoes]

Jitterbug/Lindy (132 - 150 bpm)

More like 120-200.

And it is of course much more than just the bpm that can make a particular dance an exercise. Compare collegiate shag to pure balboa for example. They are both danced to fast jazz/swing music, but shag is much much more demanding.

[tangotime]

More like 120-200.


Compare collegiate shag to pure balboa for example. They are both danced to fast jazz/swing music,


Beg to differ.. Balboa was originally danced to a med. tempo ( I chor. a formation to Green Onions in 62 ). it was on our (A/M ) gold level syllabus ( W.Coast ) .

[Flat Shoes]

The point was not the original tempo of these dances, but that Pure bal and Collegiate shag can be danced to much of the same music, but shag is much more exhausting than bal.

[tangotime]

The point was not the original tempo of these dances, but that Pure bal and Collegiate shag can be danced to much of the same music, but shag is much more exhausting than bal.


No.. what you said was .. they can both be danced to "fast " swing music.

Having lived and taught in the south ( states ) for many yrs in and around Shag "country", i can assure you, its not danced to fast tempos .Med type blues is very common

[Flat Shoes]

Just search for collegiate shag on youtube, and you'll find plenty of examples of the dance being danced to fast swing music.

The first hit, for example, is around 240bpm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnxCBfOcNU

And the first I found when searchin for Balboa dance (to avoid hits on rocky balboa, balboa island etc.) was around 220 bpm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiZMV8xuKNw

So as I said, they both can be danced to fast swing music.

[CyberKnight]

It's not that people enjoy salsa so much more than other dances, but they enjoy it more now. Dances are often fads, and right now we're in a salsa fad (the tail end of one, I believe, but that remains to be seen). A dance fad may be kicked off by any number of factors: being prominent featured in a movie, a band that plays that style may be kicked off, or an underground movement explosion, are some of the most prominent. The end result is that a lot of people who'd previously rejected dance are exposed to a new dance.

Because the dance is new, it doesn't carry the same baggage and associations that follow classic ballroom and Latin dancing. Although a salsa club and a studio's Latin party will feature the same music and the same dancing, they go by very different social rules, and many people will be more familiar with the club or appreciate its other amenities (such as alcohol). Furthermore, because people are aware that the fad is new, they often feel that it is more acceptable to be a beginner. Because the fad dance is seen as part of popular culture rather than dance culture, it is a more accepted tool to meet people for romantic or sexual pursuits. All of these combine to make the fad dance seem more appealing and acceptable to the dancing public than classic ballroom or Latin.

Note, however, that fad dances are not limited to salsa. Before salsa there was a huge swing fad, and before swing there was hustle. Tango goes through a resurgence every few years, usually in conjunction with a movie reminding the public about its existence.
You think this is a new fad?

[wonderwoman]

Huh. How'd we veer off to a swing discussion? ;)

[Flat Shoes]

Huh. How'd we veer off to a swing discussion? ;)

Hehe, I'm sorry. :)

These discussions seems to have a life on their own sometimes. You make a comment, a small correction, but never expected it to become a topic for discussion. :D

[tangotime]

So as I said, they both can be danced to fast swing music.


Yes, and I can "dance " Salsa to Cumbia music ... and what the vids show is NOT pure Balboa, its a hybrid Swing /Balboa, hence the musical style . Its like saying Jive and Lindy are the same dances.

[Flat Shoes]

What tempoes balboa and shag is danced to were never the point for bringing this up. The point was simply that it is not only the tempo that decides how exhausting a dance can be. Collegiate shag is much more exhausting than balboa, if done at the same tempo.

Arguing about what tempo balboa and shag is commonly danced to never had relevance to this.

Since this is the Salsa corner of the forum, I've moved the rest of my comment here: http://dance-forums.com/showthread.php?t=33160

[tangotime]

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The point was simply that it is not only the tempo that decides how exhausting a dance can be.

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true .. mentally.. yes

[wonderwoman]

Haha! So true! It can be really exhilerating but really tiring too!

[bjp22tango]

I'm just putting in here that Collegiate Shag and Carolina Shag are two completely different animals before returning you to your regularly scheduled Salsa discussion.

I dance Salsa because of the music. The dance that has evolved with the music fits it. The music is fun, energetic, and happy and so is the dance.

That's why i like it and why I dance it.

It's pretty much why I dance all the dances I do. They music they were developed for lets me express my personality in different ways.

[charmia]

I guess it's easy to get to a place where you can dance with a partner - not necessarily dance particularly well - but well enough to have fun. Also I'd say the music is playful rather than super-serious or sophisticated, which makes it more accessible. If it's just a trend it's certainly become a long-lasting one!

[tangotime]

Snip....
The music is ... snip... happy and so is the dance.




You obviously do not understand the lyrics.. not ALL salsa is about happiness..there has been a discussion on Salsa Forums about this very topic... the music can be very mis leading( no pun )