Some would refer the etymology of salsa dance to the sauce because of its mixture of ingredients. It is indeed a combination of several elements. Son for example, inherited from both the Spanish and the African cultures, is the traditional Cuban dance that emerged at the end of the 19th century and that, it is said, was first recorded in 1917 as a symbol of nationalism against the Spanish oppressor. Son, mainly combined to rumba (which will become the national official dance in the 1950’s supplanting son), and with the influence of swing, mambo (which was born out of the marriage of son and swing) and later cha cha cha, will give birth to another dance called salsa. The rhythmic dance, known for its sensuality and enflamed turns, has evolved in Latin America, in countries like Cuba, Columbia, Puerto Rico and surrounding islands as the Dominican Republic. However, salsa was popularized in New York’s USA by the Latino community living there as the Cuban musicians Frank Grillo, Celia Cruz, or Eddie Palmieri who introduced Latin Jazz to the mix, and Puerto Ricans as the dancer Pedro Aguilar or “the King of Latin Beat”, the singer Hector Lavoe and the musicians Ray Baretto and Tito Puente or “the Musical Pope”.