Salsa Dance

Salsa, Spanish for “sauce,” belongs to no single culture as it was broadly influenced by multiple. However, its origin may be traced back to Cuba. When some French fled to Cuba, they brought Contra-Danze, the country dance of France and England, with them. Later known as danzon, it mixed with rhumbas of African origin. After yet another global spread of this dance, different places and countries all over the world gradually tinkered and changed the style to their liking, but kept the partner dance and tempo the same. The dance later received the name “salsa” in New York, given that it was a mixture, like the sauce “salsa”, of different styles of dance and music. Thus, salsa may be considered the product of many varying cultures, their music …show more content…
Courtney and Carolyn choreographed the dance, using several moves provided from videos that Christina and Katie researched. Carolyn demonstrated patience while teaching the dance and is a stable dancer, rarely making mistakes. She researched and described the physical movements used in our salsa choreography. Katie has shown great effort and significant improvement with diligent practice. She researched the applications of dance to fitness and health. Anita started off later than the rest for the group and was unable to make some sessions, but still prevailed during the final presentation. She helped research muscles involved in salsa moves we used in our choreography. Courtney is also an excellent teacher, transitions well between moves, and is responsible for keeping us on beat. She researched the history and background behind salsa. Christina is a quick learner and memorized the dance in a short period of time, and helped fellow learners become familiar with the steps. She helped write the conclusion and edit. Cooperation is important when dancing in a group, because everyone must be in sync with both the music and the other dancers. Every member is responsible for the performance of the group as a whole, and must interact positively with the other dancers, helping them with the choreography and supporting them as they learn and improve. A dance group must move as one and think