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This site is for new and seasoned salsa dancers. Here you will find information on classes and dance events. Let us help you develop or furthur your love of the dance!
Visit this 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?!
Salsa dancing is a fun, athletic, and passionate expression of salsa music which liberates the soul. It is a social, healthy activity which allows for personal growth, confidence building and self expression.
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.
COVID-19 Update:
updated 11/09/2020
Private lessons for couples are available.
All group classes and social dances are suspended.
I wish that social partner dancing was not such a high risk activity... but it is.
It's been a long haul of being distanced from my community but I cannot in good conscience carry on'business as usual (YET).
I hope to be taking some babysteps this soon...small classes, no switching partners..spaced out, that sort of thing.
Look forward to seeing you all soon!
Summer 2021
(2)
LATIN FIESTA CRUISES !
Covid put this event on hold for 2020 but 2021 is penciled in!
Thursday Aug 5th 6-9pm
AND
Sunday Aug 29th 2-5pm
SAVE THE DATES
(details coming)
NEW Monthly Event!
PM Salsa Happy Hour
at the Point
at Stroudwater Distillary
PM Salsa Hosts
Intermediate Salsa
Mondays 7-8 / ongoing
Adv Beginner Salsa
Tuesdays 7:45-8:45
see class page
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Portland Maine Salsa
wendy