22 Interesting facts about salsa dance

Bruce Lee danced perfectly Latin Dances and at age of 18 years became Hong Kong’s Cha Cha Champion. Tweet This

A Tango dancer decided to “shine” his dirty shoes on his trousers, while dancing in a competition. The “shine” was born as everybody thought it was a new dance move and started replicating it. Tweet This

Despite being both called Latin dances, Jive came from the U.S. and Paso Doble actually originated in Spain. Tweet This

American soldiers were the first U.S. citizens who became aware of Salsa during the Cuban War of 1898. Tweet This

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In 1909, first radio recordings of what would be later known as Salsa came out of Cuba. Tweet This

Salsa style “casino” derived from the name of the Cuban social club El Casino Deportivo where the dance began. Tweet This

In 1960s, Fania Records – a small music studio in New York – reshaped Cuban music to match the tastes of Latin New York, and called the sound “Salsa.” Tweet This

Most salsa dances performed by professionals and on TV shows such as Dancing with the Stars, come from the LA Style. Tweet This

Cuban Style Salsa is quite popular in the Middle East. Tweet This

The movie “Dance with Me” first featured Cuban Salsa (Rueda) dancing and thus popularised the dance in the U.S. Tweet This

Santiago de Cali, Columbia is known as the “Capital de la Salsa.” Tweet This

Dark colours are preferred for costumes as they hide sweat and deodorant stains, while making the sequins more visible. Tweet This

Men’s clothing should not compete with female partner’s costume as the lady has to be the star of the dance. Tweet This

Elvis Presley, The Diamonds, Sam Cooke, Johnny Otis, Nat King Cole and Bo Diddley helped popularising Latin music by implanting Cuban music elements into their hits. Tweet This

Bolero is the slowest among all Latin dances. Rumba is just a bit faster. Tweet This

The first Bachata was recorded in 1961. Tweet This

In the beginning, Bachata was danced as a slow Dominican Bolero, in a very close position. Tweet This

Until early 1990s, when it turned towards more romantic lyrics, Bachata was associated mostly with crime and prostitution, and just one national radio station would play it. Tweet This

The dance Lindy Hop was actually named after the aviator Charles Lindbergh. Tweet This

In 1989, Kizomba started in Angola as a fusion of Semba (the precursor of samba) with the French Caribbean Zouk music. It became extremely popular in all Portuguese speaking countries. Tweet This

Purportedly, Tango was born in the brothels of Buenos Aires, in early 20th century. As women were scarce, a man could approach one either through prostitution or while dancing. Tweet This

In 1913, Tango became the dance that virtually everybody worldwide wanted to learn. Tweet This