mikka (t) 2 July 2005 17:24 (UTC) In Spain, salsa dancing is often learnt in lessons. You are making all false noise, and politicizing dance and music is disgusting indeed. If music is branded as salsa, it is salsa, even it is pachanga. They probably don't dance foxtrot much in Peru, but it is not because Peru is not under US influence. They dance/play salsa in cuba, and it is no way a "US influenced world". Learning steps by heart by americans is just ike learning spaninsh language and it is not a cause of insult or outrage. learning steps by heart among latinos happens in early childhoood, just like learning mother languages. I don't see gringos dancing with robotized sync at parties. elpincha 2 July 2005 15:23 (UTC) I see plenty of latinos in concerts dancing with robotized sync. if history is any guide, German and Japanese people could do much worse. this is about dance, not politics, and c. Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.77.46.96 ( talk In latino countries you do not need to know someone to go to a party, and the locals will be always glad to show you what the real thing is like. Travel there, go to any wedding or birthday party, and ask if can take a look. ![]() To make things worse, music branded as salsa and danced in other countries, like colombia or mexico, does not come from salsa music, it is the other way around. By the way, you will never see male latinos wearing shiny red shirts, glossed lips and dancing with robotized sincronization. ![]() Dancing is something you learn at home and with your sweetheart, and not paying for it. For us latinos, taking dancing lessons is as weird as going to kissing or walking school. The way it is danced is an US-american invention, and the concept of learning the steps by heart is by no means a hispanic tradition. We should make it clear that salsa is not danced in spanish speaking countries, only in the USA and countries where it has a greater cultural influence, like europe and japan.
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