MEXICO CITY – Mirna Torres salsas with a gray-bearded man for $1.50 a dance in the Barba Azul, a dark yet garish cabaret decorated like an erotic carnival fun house. The place is nearly empty, looking ...
From the moment I stepped into Salon Los Angeles, a cavernous pink auditorium decked out in shimmering streamers and neon Art Deco signage, thrumming with a crowd that could really move, I knew I had ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. Everyone from slum-dwellers to movie stars and ...
The life expectancy of a dance company has always been a matter of luck. Those surviving for centuries — the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Danish, and the Mariinsky of St. Petersburg – have been ...
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Melding tradition with modernity, a folk dance troupe is making waves in Mexico by welcoming all comers, letting its dancers smash taboos and perform in whatever ...