Los Angeles-based dancer Bex Nitti never felt comfortable with the rules of Latin dance. The traditional set-up for partner work in Latin competitions, festivals and classes requires one male “lead” ...

DiDi Lund founded Shenandoah Latin Dance in Staunton, Virginia, to create a multicultural community space. The studio offers a variety of Latin dance styles, including salsa and Rueda de Casino, for ...

Shelbee’s Vintage Café, a small restaurant located a short distance from the Paramount Theater on State Street, has been hosting Latin dance lessons for nearly three months. The dance lessons are ...

When Ivan Flores was a child living in Mexico City, his mom took him to festivals where he said, “There was always dancing.” She also took him to a Tae Kwon Do class, where Latin dancing just happened ...

Cristina Vega, 28, left, dances cumbia with Giancarlo Rinaldini, 24, during a performance by cumbia group Sabor Puro, at La Pesca Market on Jefferson Boulevard in Dallas, on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Ben ...

A crowd vies for space under festive strings of lights at one of 55 picnic tables near the dance floor, or sets up on the sand with folding chairs and coolers, awaiting the start of the music. By 7 ...