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 ...

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 ...

The Saturday night dance floor at Hotel Louisville is peppered with whispers of apologies from smiling first-timers, shuffling forward and backward and stepping on toes. There's no judgment from dance ...