In 2008, “Salsa” Sarah Haykel, Director of Salsa for the Soul, a part of Love Is Real LLC., set out to create an energetic salsa scene in Buffalo. Eleven years ago, she established a dance series in ...

Until recently, Jema Kellum had never danced salsa. She was more into Reba McEntire and line dancing at the local VFW in Dallas, a northwestern exurb of Atlanta. But then something changed. She went ...

The salsa music blares from the stereo as four couples shimmy into a tight ring. "Sombrero!" calls out their leader, Gary Pennington, circling his hand above his head in the shape of a hat. The men ...

The Saturday night dance floor at Hotel Louisville is peppered with whispers of apologies from smiling first-timers, shuffling forward and backward and stepping on toes. There's no judgment from dance ...