Nobody can deny the happy energy and vibes Salsa gives to you! Playful, uplifting and vibrant. The of origins of salsa date back to the 1900s in Eastern Cuba, where musical elements and rhythms from various styles were combined. Cuban son and Afro-Cuban rumba, the two main styles, used diverse musical instruments to create the basis of a rhythm that would later become known as salsa. Having a mixture of Latin American cultural influences, salsa has evolved over the years leading up to having a great variety of styles such as : Cuban Style, Afro-Latino style, Miami style, New York style, Colombian style and Rueda de Casino style. Besides having much of fun while dancing, there are numerous benefits coming from this dance. The dancing is done on eight-beat music, with dancers moving on three beats, pausing for one beat, dancing for three beats, and pausing for one beat. During the pause some sort of flourish can be utilized, be it a stomp of the foot, casting out the hand or kicking the lower leg.

-To start with, it's easy to learn. And by practicing and dedicating a little bit of your time, you could be really confident on the dance floor and stand out.

- Secondly, salsa is forcing you to get out of your comfort zone by becoming truly social. It is a partner dance, and interacting with lots of different people is all part of the fun. The salsa community is friendly and welcoming to newcomers, making it a great way to connect with people, make friends, or meet that special someone! Also socializing, makes you happier. In addition to the partnered movements of salsa dancing, dancers may incorporate solo breaks known as shines into their dancing.

- In addition to this, salsa improves your memory skills. By having so many combinations, steps, routines and patterns in order to dance you need to quick, alert and focused it motivates your memory and skills to be sharp.

- Moreover, it improves your emotional health. By dancing, endorphins are being released and this makes you happy pushing away stress and depression.

- Besides this, by dancing there is an increased blood circulation. It helps us burn those calories away, while improving our stamina.

- Not to mention that it shapes you, due to focusing in all major muscle groups.

Now, lets have fun together by dancing salsa!

Bachata

Bachata is a genre of Latin American music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the first half of the 20th century with Indigenous, African and European musical elements. The genre comes from a mixing of the pan-Latin American style called bolero with more elements coming from Son, and the troubadour singing tradition common in Latin America. Contemporary Bachata emerged from guitar music tradition that was often accompanied by percussion instruments, for example, maracas, clave, and guira at that time. Moreover, in the beginning, Bachata songs were as romantic, sentimental melodies similar to Cuban bolero

It is danced in a couple and its characteristic movement is the Cuban hip motion.

The newer fusion style, arose probably around 2005. This style is widely considered to have originated in Spain. The basics are the same as traditional Style Bachata, but with added dance elements and styling from Salsa, Tango, Zouk-lambada and Ballroom.

Another style of Bachata which is very popular now is sensual Bachata. It is again considered to be originated in Spain. Bachata Sensual is a mix between dance and theatre with strict follow and lead principles. The dance is an interpretation of the music with mostly circular movements and body waves, except when the music has stronger beats, when the dance uses isolations and dips.

Dancing bachata is dancing with emotions, dancing with your feelings, caring for your partner. Is to disconnect from the rest of the world during the time you are dancing, and travel with your mind elsewhere. Through this dance you are going to explore your emotions, explore your sensuality and don't forget that it is going to be a medicine through any hard time and make you feel uplifted and happier. It is going to give you confidence, bring you closer to other people and thus make you more social.

Come and dive into this world of emotions!