Salsa

Salsa in Colombia varies from the typical salsa most know, Colombian salsa is very unique on the way it's portrayed and its very influenced much like cumbia by the African culture as well as the traditional culture. The main way of dance of colombian salsa is done by quick feet and a steady upper body, involving to go either back to center or back to the side. Unlike other salsa types colombian salsa involves very little spinning and there’s no turning…

To me, genius is finding your base as an artist, then bringing and accepting the world around you, then finally using what the world gives you to your own advantage with your base as an artist in mind. Looking back through out history of all art, all geniuses do this which sets them apart from everyone else. Their impact, whether it’s negative or positive, will have a huge impact and change the course of their art form. For the Latin community, this impact sometimes came with a invigorating…

Atlanta is a large city that is made up of several smaller cities and separated by imagined communities labeled Midtown, West End, Five Points, and others. The skyline of Atlanta is slightly separated among each area, and all over the city mingle homeless individuals and general city-goers such as shoppers and workers. If you drive north from Downtown Atlanta, you will pass through Peachtree Hills, Garden Hills, and up into a community called Buckhead. Driving through the streets, the expensive…

Schneider’s Salsa, language and transnationalism gives a deep insight into the language ideologies of three separate salsa dance communities of practice - one in Frankfurt, Germany, and two in Sydney, Australia. Besides adopting post-structuralist conceptual framework from prestigious scholars in the field of language and identity studies such as Blommaert, Pennycook, Bourdieu, as well as many others, Schneider also applies the method of rich discourse analyses in the context of salsa enclaves…

On the night of September 30th, I was able to attend the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra’s concert at Baldwin Wallace University. A feature that made them unique was their ability to arrange modern songs into a salsa format. It was a lively performance where many audience members danced along with the band, demonstrating the danceable feature of the music. The orchestra used many of the traditional salsa instruments, including timbales, conga drums, a cowbell, and a guiro. Mambo influences were…

I attended the 7th Baltimore Salsa Bachata Congress. It is the premiere Salsa event held in Maryland during a weekend in April. There were salsa dancers from across the country to celebrate their passion for Salsa, Bachata, Zouk, and Kizomba. The dancers represented different Latin ethnic groups. There were several dance performances, pool parties, dance workshops, dance class instructors and different type of vendors selling various things such as clothing, food, and musical cds. There were…

Here, it is useful to turn to Cruz’s positioning—both as a gendered and racialized subject—in the salsa industry to understand the factors which led to her recognition, and the tensions inherent in her success and visibility. Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, women have been influential to the production and development of salsa, especially as the genre struggled to enter a new era of Latin musical production in the U.S. (Aparicio 2002, 136). Artists like Celia Cruz, Yolanda la Duke, and La…

For centuries, song and dance have been a vital part in creating and expressing a community’s sense of identity. Through each, members are able to pass on traditions, make political statements, and express themselves. The tango and salsa styles of music and dance are prime examples of mobilities in Latin American music that help foster a sense of identity among the smaller communities, although each required international attention before earning recognition from its home country. Each style of…

proved a winner especially with the kids. YOu lay out all the prepared ingredients and guests can build their own fajitas. If you are a health conscious mom like me then at least you know you're getting a few veggies into your kids' diet. Using bottled salsa is a good time saver but making your own is healthier and probably nicer tasting. Chicken Fajitas Ingredients - Serves 4 4 chicken breast fillets 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 cup (60 ml) lime juice 2 cloves garlic, crushed …

In the book Sonnets and Salsa by Carmen Tafolla and the play In the Heights by Quiara Alegría Hudes, both writers emphasize the productivity and perseverance of Latino immigrants in America. Carmen Tafolla delights us with captivating poetries brimming with musical rhythms of Latino culture, language, and experience. In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, which premiered on Broadway in 2008. It focuses on the experiences of Latino immigrants living in the…