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NEW YORK STYLE SALSA TO THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND ONE JASMINE PANTOJA IS AN AFRO-LATINA DANCER, BORN AND RAISED IN THE BRONX. COMING FROM A MUSICAL FAMILY, SHE QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ART OF ...

Jennifer Samaniego, 23, grew tired of watching from the sidelines as her boyfriend, who's of Puerto Rican descent, dances salsa, a Latin genre that developed in New York from Spanish Caribbean rhythms ...

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 ...

Younger Latinos from the Caribbean fight to preserve salsa music and dance. The deep thump of the bongos, the scraping of the guiro, and the loud chirp of the trumpet -- the pulse of salsa would get ...

People dance during a salsa class Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, run by Inés Maldonado of Lehigh Valley Salsa Social, which runs classes for all experience levels in rented space at the Lehigh Valley Active ...

In a hallway dotted with office spaces on the fourth floor of the Field House, a small, hot room comes alive with explosive salsa music and dance on Friday nights. The room is lined with mirrors and ...

In the working-class city of Commerce, where cars speed past on highways and the Citadel Outlets tower over neighborhoods, there is a steakhouse named Stevens. By day, it’s a classic and charming old ...

The Saturday night dance floor at Hotel Louisville is peppered with whispers of apologies from smiling first-timers, shuffling forward and backward and stepping on toes. There's no judgment from dance ...

I’m Iris Carrero and I am a New York City passionate salsa dancer for over twelve years. Here in La Marqueta, there’s always a good time. I was born and raised in the Bronx. So, as a little girl, my ...