Derived from the Spanish word for "sauce," the salsa is aptly named for the flavour or "spicy" technique it centres upon. With room for both partners to strut their stuff, salsa is becoming increasingly popular throughout dance institutions and afternoon school programs across the world.

In a world where leg and arm work, mesmerising movement, isolated body positions, shoulder shimmies and rolls serve as romantic, passionate displays of emotion, salsa dancing works with music designed with two bars consisting of four beats. Generally, the patterns of salsa dance highlight the use of three steps during the four beats with the skipping of one beat. Often, the skipped beat represents the natural shifting of weight from one foot to the next.

As you start to feel the rhythm of salsa music, an intricate exhibition of percussion begins to unfold.