SALSA DANCE

Beliefs And Values Seen in Contemporary Salsa Dancing
Salsa culture is being consumerized throughout the world and with it the ideals of Latin culture are being spread. Salsa is being,
transferred, translated, transculturated and sold all over the world via multinational corporations (Cultural Studies, pg.1).

With the massive spread of popularity and the mainstream commercialism Salsa dancing has been molded to every different “walk” of life. Even though the Latin ideals still link the dancer to the past, each new community brings something distinct to the dance. Salsa dancers adapt the culture to new environments while retaining some of their traditional ideals and values because those ideals are based on acceptance of new influences.
The Salsa community has the principle of inclusiveness on the dance floor; this is the main reason why Salsa dancing has become so popular. The attitude on the dance floor is always accepting no matter how advanced and intimidat...