More than just a dance, salsa helps Latino community feel at home on P.E.I. [Video]

For years, Victoria Lange was focused on competitive figure skating. But deep down, she always wanted to do something that connected her to her Latin American roots.

Her father is originally from Peru, and growing up she listened to a lot of salsa music. She often watched her parents dance salsa around the house.

“I had a strong connection to it from a really young age,” she told Mainstreet P.E.I. host Steve Bruce.

Still, Lange said she never truly learned how to dance salsa until after her family moved from Germany to Prince Edward Island in 2018. That was when, at DownStreet Dance in Charlottetown, she took her first salsa lessons.

We hear how P.E.I.’s growing Latin community is coming together now more than ever through dance. Some say salsa classes and Latin social dances are filling a void in the community. We pop into a salsa class to find out more. 

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