To become proficient in the salsa dance forms requires instruction, practice, and commitment. They blended in the mambo movements to create a new style in West Coast Swing dancing and they received an outstanding ovation. This is a good example of the acceptance of Latin dance movements. In the 60's Tito Puente introduced the Mambo to Japan. The Japanese liked the rhythm and movements even though they didn't understand it.
Today there are many salsa bands in Japan.
Two of the best in Japan are Orquestra del Sol which is 10 years older than Orquestra de la Luz. Recently, the Orquestra de la Luz received the Peace Medal from the United Nations for promoting unity. Tango is the dance of Argentina, but it was only accepted by the middle and upper class after world wide acceptance. When greater America recognizes and accepts our salsa music and it becomes main stream then Hispanos will achieve true recognition. This will help the Latino upward movement.