WELCOME to PM SALSA

Welcome to the salsa lovers connection to all things salsa in the Greater Portland area of Maine.
 

This site is for new and seasoned salsa dancers. Here you will find information on classes, dance events, bands, and links to other sites that will help you furthur your love of the dance, skills, ability, knowledge, and appearance (nothing like a sharp pair of shoes!).

 
I have been living and loving salsa for over fifteen years and trying to cultivate a salsa community in the Greater Portland area... and its working! I do this by continuing to practice and explore the dance and share what I know with others through teaching classes, organizing salsa dance events and by connecting people to other dances events in the area. 

I hope to facilitate, inspire and encourage salsa dancing in the Greater Portland Maine area. Salsa dancing is a fun, athletic, and passionate expression of music which liberates the soul. It is a social, healthy activity which allows for personal growth, confidence building and self expression.

Visit the site often for the latest salsa news for Portland Maine! That's right there is Salsa dancing in MAINE!

Where better to practice one of the hottest dances than in one of the coldest states?!

Thanks for visiting my site!
                                                                                                                                                                                   -Wendy Edwards

VISITING THE PORTLAND AREA?

Give us a heads up and we'll be sure you have a welcoming crew to greet you when you get to the club! 

  

WHAT IS SALSA

History

The history of "Salsa" dance is peppered with hearsay and contradiction. Although few would disagree that the music and dance forms originate largely in Cuban Son. In the 1970s, adoption of the term "Salsa" reduced the linguistic and cultural barriers to mainstream adoption of Latin music and dance.

The modernization of the Mambo in the 1950s was influential in shaping what would become salsa. There is debate as to whether the dance we call Salsa today originated in Cuba or Puerto Rico. Salsa is one of the main dances in both Cuba and Puerto Rico and is known worldwide.

Salsa Styling

Incorporating styling techniques into salsa has become very common. For both men and women shines, leg work, arm work, body movement, spins, body isolations, shoulder shimmies and rolls, and even hand styling have become a huge trend in the salsa scene. Hip hop, jazz, flamenco, belly dancing, ballroom, bboy, popping and locking.

  source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_(dance)

NEWS and HIGHLIGHTS

Details can be found on the classes and events pages
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Snapshot

• PM SALSA NIGHT @ Avant is on Summer Vacation
• Salsa in the Park is Friday Aug 25th 6-8pm
• Latin Fiesta Sunset Cruise, Thursday Aug 3rd 6-9pm  ( lesson included w/adv purchase)
  SOLD OUT !!!!
• Latin Dance CAMP, Warwick RI, Aug 6-11
• Continuing Classes 

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PM SALSA in the PARK
2017 (Aug 25th)

4th Fridays, May-Sept! 6-8pm Congress Square Park

for possible raindates visit the event on facebook!
www.facebook.com/pmsalsa 

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SAY WHAT!!!!!???
A PM SALSA Debut Event:
Latin Fiesta Cruise(21+)
@ Sunset aboard the Casablanca

***SOLD OUT***

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Latin Dance CAMP
Warwick RI, Aug 6-11th
Instructors: 
Edwin Rivera
Lori Ann & Kelvin Roche
Wendy Edwards 
see tab under Dance Events for details
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No Classes for August