His name is synonymous with the business of salsa dancing. Albert Torres is a former drug addict and petty criminal who escaped from a dead-end life by becoming a music entrepreneur -- please don’t ...

Two of the greats of Afro-Caribbean music--Cuban bassist Israel “Cachao” Lopez and Puerto Rican percussionist Roberto Roena--will be featured this week during the four-day West Coast Salsa Congress, ...

It’s the “Coachella of Salsa” and this weekend the 15th annual Los Angeles Salsa Congress comes to downtown L.A., showcasing Latin and American styles like bachata, merengue, kizomba, hip-hop, ...

70 “This year we’re bringing in about 70 dance teams from around the world,” Strager says of this year’s edition, Las Vegas’ sixth annual. “A congress is when you bring people from different states or ...

There’s a Disney World for salseros, and it doesn’t take four hours to get there. The Miami Salsa Congress, now in its 18th year, is back with a salsa extravaganza July 20 through 28. The event, which ...

As incongruous as it may sound, a salsa congress is actually a thing. There’s nothing legislative about it, nor is it an event where men and women wearing power suits shimmy to the beats of Afro-Cuban ...

Everyone has a story that brings them to the dance floor. Beautiful women, boredom, perhaps a need to reconnect with Latin roots. Some just want to be the best. But once they start, they don’t leave.

As founder of one of Miami’s most popular Latin dance studios, Rene Gueits just might be the Magic City’s number-one salsa lover. But in 2001, Gueits took his pasión del ritmo and his dance company ...

Latin dance enthusiasts and performers have arrived in Miami from across the globe for the 16th annual Miami Salsa Congress. It's one of the biggest events of its kind, with participants coming from ...

OAKLAND (CBS SF) - Thousands of salsa dancers from all over the world are converging on the Oakland Marriott City Center this weekend for the 10th annual San Francisco Bay Area International Salsa ...

Social distancing is making way for social dancing in the heart of Manhattan. Salsa music lovers are once again gearing up for one of the largest and longest-running celebrations of Latin dance, music ...