Welcome and thank you for visiting the Salsa Spirit website.  Our mission is to nurture, educate and cultivate the lives of the people in the community and abroad with the latest style of salsa dancing.

SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A GREAT, SAUCY SALSA?

IT`S QUITE SIMPLE ACTUALLY….NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED,JUST COME WITH THE FOLLOWING – COMFORTABLE UNRESTRICTIVE CLOTHES, PARTNERS ARE OPTIONAL,AN ABLITY TO WALK IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND COUNT TO SEVEN, AND ABOVE ALL A DESIRE TO HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 2 3 ... 5 6 7 … 1 2 3 … 5 6 7 …

DANCING IS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE WAYS TO GET THE BODY MOVING AND TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.IT`S A GREAT WAY TO GIVE THE BODY A TOTAL AEROBIC WORKOUT WHILE BURNING THOSE UNWANTED CALORIES.

AND THE MOST AMAZING THING - YOU WONT EVEN REALIZE YOU ARE BURNING CALORIES AND TONING BECAUSE IT`S SO MUCH FUN.

• WHAT A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO GYM!!!!!!!
• CARDIO WORKOUT, FAT BURNING,
• IMPROVED POSTURE AND CO-ORDINATION, NATURAL REMEDY TO BEAT STRESS AND DEPRESSION, 
• AN UNDEMANDING MANNER IN WHICH TO RELEASE YOUR INHIBITIONS.
• DON`T YOU THINK IT`S TIME YOU SET YOUR LATIN SPIRIT FREE!!!!!!
  
  What you will learn here at Salsa Spirit will astound even yourself as we take you from the very basics of the dance to the full fledge advent of dancing.

What you will find yourselves doing is what you have probably seen at some nightclubs.  All of the fancy turn patterns, footwork, dips and body movements are what we offer here for your learning experience.  Both men and women will learn the basics of dancing.  We will help you to grow and shape yourself into that extraordinary dancer you've always wanted to be.  Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced dancer we invite you to come and join us for your dancing needs.

We are conveniently located@ Izzy`s Cafe`, Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria
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So come down to Salsa Spirit and get ready to Salsa!

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Brief History of Salsa

Salsa is a fusion of many different dance and music styles including African tribal dances, Caribbean slave and country dances, Native South American dances and old European, especially Hispanic, courtly and country dances.

Originally the Caribbean and South America was colonized by European settlers who brought their dance with them. This was a mixture of courtly and country dance. These settlers introduced African slaves who brought their own music and dance traditions with them and local native tradition in both the Caribbean and South American had their own way of dance too. These developed gradually over time in the 19th Century into Cumbia (in Colombia), Merengue (in Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Danzon, Guajira, Guaracha, Merengue, Rhumba and Son (in Cuba). In the 20th Century the strong Cuban tradition, together with Colombian, Dominican and Haitian influences produced Mambo which was popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Salsa grew from this in the 1960s and it is based on Mambo, but with many other, particularly Cuban, influences too. It spread rapidly because of it's lively, simple and all inclusive style. It became popular across the Caribbean and then spread with Hispanic immigrants into the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. then went worldwide in the 1980s. Salsa is danced in a number of styles today, though Cuban remains the most popular. It continues to develop with newer forms such as Timba and many more.

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