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Working from his laptop, Norberto "Betto" Herrera plays video and audio clips to show how salsa music and dance developed in Cuba and elsewhere in the Caribbean.

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Norberto "Betto" Herrera taps out some rhythms on the bongos during his presentation at Central Carolina Community College explaining the evolution of salsa music.

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Norberto "Betto" Herrera, director of the Mambo Dinamico dance company, demonstrates some common steps in Latin American salsa and explains how they derived from storytelling.

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Norberto "Betto" Herrera from the Mambo Dinamico dance company interprets motion in Latin American salsa as part of his presentation at Central Carolina Community College showing how different cultures combined to create an entirely new genre.