UPDATE: See here for the 2015 World Latin Dance Cup results. Click here for the full results of the 2013 World Latin Dance cup. Also, check out our live coverage for the 2014 World Latin Dance Cup. The World Latin Dance Cup is one of the largest salsa competitions in the world, and it’s taking …

Does your child want to be a Salsa Star? Montuno Dance Company is having open enrollment for their kid’s Latin dance team “Montuno Stars” this month. Lessons are every Tuesday from 7:30pm – 9pm at KB Fitness Studio in San Jose. If you are interested in enrolling your child in the program, please contact Marianela …

Were you inspired by any of the shows at the SF Salsa Congress? Have you ever wished you could perform on stage? Well if you want to join a salsa team, now’s your chance because many of the dance teams in the Bay Area are holding auditions this month! Here are the dates for the …

Every year the SF Salsa Congress is the host to a number of salsa dancing competitions, and this year was no exception. There were 3 competitions on Sunday of the Congress: the Open Jack & Jill, Masters Jack & Jill, and World Salsa Challenge. Here are the results from this year’s competition: Open Jack & …

The biggest salsa extravaganza of the year is coming this weekend, and the party starts tomorrow! The Congress kicks off tomorrow at Cafe Cocomo in San Francisco, where dancers from around the world will gather for a night of dancing, live music, and performances. The party then moves to the Oakland Marriott Hotel, where there …

Want to win a free event pass for the 12th Annual San Francisco Salsa Congress? Well, here’s your chance! We are running a contest right now on our Facebook page. To enter, all you have to do is like our page and share this photo for the upcoming SF Salsa Congress. One lucky winner will …

I hope you have a dozen Halloween costumes ready, because this year there are more Halloween salsa parties going on in the Bay Area than there are pumpkins in a pumpkin patch! No matter if you’re in the South Bay, San Francisco, or East Bay, there are a dozen Halloween salsa events going on that …

Did you see today’s Google Doodle? It’s none other than the famous Cuban salsa singer, Celia Cruz! Even if you’ve don’t know who Celia Cruz is, you’ve probably heard her music. Celia was one of the most well known salsa singers of her day, and she was a member of the Fania All-Stars, one of …

Labor Day Weekend is coming up, and what better way to celebrate it than with some salsa dancing! Here are some of the top salsa events that are coming up this weekend. If you know of any salsa events that aren’t listed below, please leave a note in the comments, and I’ll add it to …

Mambonova Dance Company, one of the top ‘On2’ salsa dance teams in the South Bay, is hosting auditions for their training and performance teams this Sunday. The auditions will be held at Cheryl Burke dance studio in Mountain View, which is also where the team practices. The auditions begin at 1pm. Mambonova has multiple levels …

Want to star in a reality TV show? Here’s your chance! An TV production company is working on a reality TV show based around competitive salsa dancers in the Bay Area. Sound interesting? The details are below:

Montuno Dance Company, a salsa team based in San Jose, is hosting auditions on Saturday, July 20th. The auditions run from 11am – 4pm at the KB Fitness Exercise Studio in San Jose, and will be for Montuno’s Student, Amateur, Semi-Pro, and Men’s Footwork teams. No experience or partner necessary. You should wear comfortable clothes …

The US Salsa Open Championships are coming in just 2 weeks, starting Friday, July 12th at the Oakland Marriott Hotel in downtown Oakland. The US Salsa Open is largest salsa competition in the Bay Area, and one of the largest in the US, featuring over 100 different divisions to compete in, ranging from solo footwork …

The finals of MamboNova’s Salsa Dance Competition took place this past Saturday, and the results are in! 7 couples competed against each other at Dance Boulevard in San Jose, with $900 in cash plus prizes including free passes to the SF Bachata Festival and the Las Vegas Salsa Congress up for grabs. These were the …

The finals of the “So You Think You Can Dance” Jack & Jill competition at Hot Salsa Saturday took place this weekend, pitting a dozen couples against each other in a freestyle dance competition in salsa, bachata, chachacha, and merrengue. After 3 rounds of random partner switches, the winners were as following: 1st place: Vmal …

The final round of Hot Salsa Saturday’s annual “So You Think You Can Dance” Jack & Jill is coming up on Saturday, June 15th! If you’ve never seen a Jack & Jill competition before, it’s a freestyle dance competition where the guys and girls are paired off with a random partner, and have to dance …

Have you ever wanted to watch a live dance competition? Or are you the competitive type that likes to compete? If so, you’re in luck, because there are a number of salsa competitions coming up in the following weeks. Here’s a quick guide to the competitions that are coming up in the Bay Area if …

Are you familiar with the history of salsa? Check out this cool infographic that’s making the rounds on Facebook (originally from a presentation at Johannes Gutenberg University): (Click for full-sized image) One of the meanings of the word salsa is “mixture” and salsa is indeed a mixture of various different music and dance forms, including …

Missed the competition at the SF Salsa Festival this past weekend? Here are the results for the top 2 winners in each division, who qualified for the World Latin Dance Cup coming up in December: Amateur Couples: 1st Place – Jeremy Martinez & Olaia García Alvarez (video) 2nd Place – Derek Marrero & Keesha Roberts …

In case you haven’t heard yet, the 5th Annual San Francisco Salsa Festival is coming up this weekend! The SF Salsa Festival is a 3-day long salsa extravaganza that brings some of the best salsa instructors and performers in the world to San Francisco for 3 nights. The party begins on Thursday night at Cafe …