The Magic of Salsa

The first time people got together to celebrate salsa is not written in the pages of history and probably nobody actually knows when this happened. However, the first time people officially gathered to celebrate salsa is a date no salsa lover will ever forget. This marked the beginning of the salsa frenzy. The first such official celebration happened in the year 1997 in Puerto Rico and it was the first step that had to be taken so people all over the world could see the beauty of salsa.At first, only nineteen countries participated at this salsa congress, but as it turned out over the years, that was only the beginning. Nowadays, there are few countries all over the world that do not hold a salsa congress. Although salsa, as the name indicates, is a hot, spicy Latin dance, countries like Germany or Switzerland adopted this amazing dance and started to celebrate it. Salsa festivals soon turned into salsa congresses and eventually we could talk about world salsa congresses, due to the fact that more and more countries started to participate in such events and more and more dancers were willing to show how amazing salsa really is.

One of the best salsa congresses in the world is Salsorro. Although at first this congress did not actually celebrate salsa, but a website dedicated to salsa music, it soon turned into one of the most incredible salsa congresses in the world. Since its first edition in the year 2002, this Spanish salsa congress managed to gain ground and today all salsa lovers know that Galicia is the greatest place to visit, especially in November. Besides the number of famous salsa couples and dance companies that come to delight the eyes of the spectators, this celebration of dance and music allows people to taste a piece of what celebrating salsa means.

After going to such an event, people can only be impressed by salsa and wish they could learn this great ballroom dance. Luckily for them, there is always a way to do that. In fact they have more than option. After being charmed by a salsa congress, you can take salsa lessons or you can learn this dance yourself with salsa DVD’ s . Although it will take some time and effort to master this dance, to be able to salsa is worth all the effort. The basic salsa step can actually be learned in about ten minutes, which is very encouraging for most people. The movement of the hips, the shaking and shimming is going to take more time to learn, but with a great teacher or a great salsa DVD you are on the right way to becoming a salsa dancer.

If you find that dancing is not for you, but you still love salsa very much, there should be no reason not to enjoy a salsa DVD as well. Even if you cannot dance it, that does not mean you cannot still love it. You can buy salsa DVD’ s with all the salsa congresses that take place all over the world and be part of that amazing atmosphere, you can buy salsa DVD’ s with all the great salsa dancers and enjoy this form of art, because if you cannot salsa that does not mean you have to give up your admiration and love for this dance.

By: Groshan Fabiola