WELCOME to PM SALSA

Welcome to all things salsa in or near Portland Maine!

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?!

Thanks for visiting!
                                                                                                                                                                -Wendy Edwards

WHAT IS SALSA

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.

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

NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

 Details can be found on the classes & EVENTS pages

COVID-19 Update:
updated 09/02/2020

All activities 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 fall...small classes, no switching partners..spaced out, that sort of thing.

Privates are also an option:)!
 

It's OFFICIAL!
I WAS AND AM committed to

TWO

LATIN FIESTA CRUISES !

THIS SUMMER
didn't quite work out (thanks Covid), but I already have next summer's date's penciled in!!!!

2021

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

Escencia Latina Night
Every First Wednesday of the Month
Next Date:
March 4th,
April 1st (No Joke)

Pearl Lounge, 442 Fore St. Portland
Lesson @ 8, Dancing @9, $5

Intermediate Salsa

Mondays  7-8 / ongoing
Adv Beginner Salsa
Tuesdays 7:45-8:45 

see class page

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