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 June 23rd 6-8pm
• Latin Fiesta Sunset Cruise, Thursday Aug 3rd 6-9pm 
• Latin Dance CAMP
• Continuing classes
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PM SALSA in the PARK
2017
  June 23rd
Lesson w/ PM Salsa @ 6:00
Bachata performance by Alma Cubana @ 6:30!
Live music by Primo Cubano till 8:00
Dance Floor Provided 

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 (Sunset) Cruise

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Latin Dance CAMP
Warwick RI, Aug 6-10th
Instructors: 
Edwin Rivera
Lori Ann & Kelvin Roche
Wendy Edwards 
see tab under Dance Events for details
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Current/Continuing PM Salsa Classes

No Classes Monday July 3rd

Ladies Salsa Styling
Mondays 6:30-7:30, MBD

Intermediate Salsa
Mondays 7:30-8:30 

More Details on Class INFO page