Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in Cuba and Puerto Rico, with influences from various countries in Latin America. Using the name "salsa" for the dance started in New York during the 1970's. The movements of salsa have their origins in Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo and other dance forms, and the dance, along with salsa music, originated in the mid-1970s in New York.