And the best salsa dancers showcase their interpretations at highly anticipated events known as salsa congresses, the leading expos of salsa dance on an international scale.

Traveling with the Salsa Congress, according to DeLorenzo, is a floating roster of 25 dancers "from different styles of salsa in different areas. It's exciting to see how it differs in Puerto Rico and ...

“This is the first time La Salsa has ever traveled beyond Harvard, so it’s really exciting for us to go to Chicago and also to see a level of dancing that we’ve never been exposed to outside of ...

Socials For the no-frills, expert salseros, the dance social scene may be the best option. Socials are meetups for salsa and bachata dancers, often at a studio or venue.

“That’s the best thing about salsa,” said Kimberly Kantor, who organizes the event with fellow salsa dancer Janet Neuschatz. “We have new people coming in in their 20s and 30s, 50s, 80s.