Women in high strappy sandals and men in dress shirts all groove to the same rhythm of blasting trumpets and soul-shaking drums. Even the most timid pull their hands out of their pockets and break ...

Holy City Salsa hosts monthly social dance events for beginners and experienced dancers alike. The evening starts with a crash course in salsa basics, followed by hours of free dance to Latin music.

Strains of Latin music float out of the Washington Fruit Community Center on a recent Tuesday evening as people hurry inside, the music serving as a school bell signaling class is about to begin.