OF ALL THE things I thought I might like about salsa — and I liked many things — holding hands with a stranger while learning new dance steps together was not one of them. I thought I might hate that.

Donald Saldana (in white) teaches a basic salsa step on a makeshift dance floor in Dolores Park. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere.

Dance instructor Rachel Chinn and her co-instructor Dan Carro dance on Wednesday at Oeno. The pair will be giving free salsa lessons to start an evening of Latin music on Fridays at the club. The ...

On a Tuesday night at Linwood’s Body in Balance studio, Santiago and Frost are practicing basic salsa steps, mouthing an eight count while they listen to instructor Michele Acito. At one point, Steven ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Professional salsa dance teachers from across the Pacific Northwest will help beginners learn to heat the dance floor tonight and Saturday at the Madrona Mind-Body Institute. The ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Wednesdays, SALSAthens hosts Cuban salsa dancing lessons at El Carretonero event ...

STUTTGART, Germany -- As the business day winds down at the USO front desk, Laura Keadle is about to heat things up in the lounge. Keadle, a volunteer club salsa instructor, is demonstrating what she ...