Salsa is a partner dance form that corresponds to salsa music, however it is sometimes done solo too. The word is the same as the Spanish word salsa meaning sauce, or in this case flavour or style. Salsa Music , According to testimonials from musicologists and historians of music, the name salsa was gradually accepted among dancers throughout various decades. The very first time the word appeared on the radio was a composition by Ignacio Pieiro, dedicated to an old African man who sold butifarras (a sausage-like product) in Central Road in Matanzas. It is a song titled chale salsita, wherein the major refrain and chorus goes Salsaaaaa! chale salsita, chale salsita. During the early 1950s, commentator and DJ bigote Escalona announced danceables with the title: the following rhythm contains Salsa. Finally, the Spanish-speaking population of the New York area baptized Celia Cruz as the Queen of Salsa. More Info below.