Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – May 3, 2025 – The Brazilian Cultural Arts Center of Santa Barbara (BCACSB) is thrilled to announce the ...

The dance that began as a folk tradition has exploded into the mainstream, from nightclubs to performance halls, senior centers and salsa schools. Today, histories and traditions are recounted on ...

Salsa’s reign in Miami didn’t happen overnight. It was forged in the sweaty intimacy of Calle Ocho clubs, the open-air stages of Little Havana, and the endless migration of rhythms from Cuba, Puerto ...

Jennifer Samaniego, 23, grew tired of watching from the sidelines as her boyfriend, who's of Puerto Rican descent, dances salsa, a Latin genre that developed in New York from Spanish Caribbean rhythms ...