At the very beginning of the evening on the New Haven Green on Friday night, percussionist Nino Ciampa asked a fundamental question: what is salsa? “Salsa is flavor and spice,” he said. “Salsa is ...

Kids and conga were right on beat Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Conga Kids spring Dance Championship moved its way through downtown’s Microsoft Square, where Conga Kids danced away using their ...

On a recent Monday morning, as most fifth graders were studying math and English, a group of 10- and 11-year-olds at Knox Elementary School in South L.A. were learning something else: how to train and ...

Tumbao is a good feeling. When dancers have tumbao, they move with grace and ease. When musicians have tumbao, they feel the groove of the music, and know how to enjoy playing with it. Tumbao is a ...