Salsa Dance as it Demonstrates nonverbal imagry

Salsa is a dance that is deeply rooted in the Latin culture and expressed physically in its movements and one’s individual take on the dance. This type of dance, more than most others, can be seen as a nonverbal form of discourse through which each dancer must communicate with his or her partner without words but through his or her movements, actions, and facial expressions. According to Cynthia Harper, UCLA Salsa instructor, contemporary dance as seen on the dance floor can also be viewed as an “evolution of emotion, movement, and technique expressed on the dance floor.” (Interview 11/10/03) These three aspects, combined together, need to be translated into words and verbal discourse. The lead needs to communicate to the follow and in turn the follow needs to respond to the lead. Through their body language, dancers communicate to each other in a way that allows not only other dancers but also the audience to observe and interpret each gesture on the dance floor as a signal of communication.

Dancers use their bodies to communicate with each other, using their hands and eyes in place of their mouths. Since dancers don’t have a chance to speak to each other while th

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