ABOUT THE PROJECT
As an organization, the Texas Salsa Congress has spent more than a decade helping create partnerships and establishing events in Houston and its surrounding communities that are open to the public and designed specifically to highlight both local and world-renowned dancers, performers, musicians, and DJs. The Texas Salsa Congress curates a variety of music and dance events throughout Houston for all ages. The Texas Salsa Congress is best known for producing seasonal weekly events such as Latin Beats at the Downtown Aquarium and its yearly Salsa music and dance event in March. These events have been produced for more than a decade and are open to the public and all ages.
The Texas Salsa Congress is passionate about engaging across art genres and loves collaborating with and partnering beyond the local Latin dance community to include local visual (through art exhibition and mural tours), spoken word, and musical artists (including local salsa, mariachi, Latin jazz bands from local high schools and universities), as well as local documentarians to increase the reach and appeal of the Texas Salsa Congress. Each of these events hires local bands, DJ’s, dancers, performers, photographers and continues to support, grow, and highlight our dance, music, and artistic community.
Over the past eighteen years, the Texas Salsa Congress has consistently hosted the top names in salsa, Latin music and dance that draw attendees to the Congress from all over Texas and the United States to watch them perform. The Texas Salsa Congress has also hosted many renowned musical artists, including FANIA All Stars Joe Bataan, Adalberto Santiago, Roberto Roena and Latin music artists Tito Puento Jr., Grammy Award winner Marlow Rosado, Alfredo de la Fe, and more.