Dancing on the promenade. (Courtesy Solange Castro)
Solange Castro has been dancing salsa for the past 15 years. She was excited to release a memoir of her experiences in the Los Angeles salsa scene and published the book on March 5, 2020, just before the world shut down.
Even with the pandemic shutting down in-person events all over the city, there s still salsa dancing happening right now, according to Castro. But she s opting out until after she gets the vaccine, and probably for a while after that. I don t know if I m ever going to a social event again for a year or two it s gonna be a long time, Castro said. I feel like, for the younger dancers, it s much more of a loss.