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 ...

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 ...

Miami and salsa have been intertwined since the dance form emerged in the 1970s. Although there have been familial arguments about where it originated — Cuba? Puerto Rico? Colombia even? — it doesn’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

LAKE GENEVA -- Students from Lake Geneva Badger High School will put on their dancing shoes this weekend as the only student group from Wisconsin accepted to perform at the prestigious Chicago ...

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 ...

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Chicago International Salsa Congress is heating up Chicago this weekend. Co-founder of the Chicago Salsa Congress, Rosita Ragin-Alamin, stopped by "Windy City LIVE" with some of ...

Members of the New York International Salsa Congress dance during People en Español's Hispanic Heritage Month festival in 2019. The congress has collaborated with the International Salsa Museum in the ...

Eight years ago, John “Choco” Knight was a clubgoer in love with house music. When some DJs started mixing in salsa with their house and reggae, he took notice. And when couples started dancing to ...