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	You've got things the wrong way round here. New York is where Salsa is from and all these other things which call themselves Salsa are the ones jumping on the bandwagon. You are, of course, totally correct that the name was changed from Mambo to Salsa for marketing reasons, but that was 30 years ago and that's when the term Salsa was invented. Since that time when New York invented Salsa, it is the other forms of dance which have appropriated the name (like Son and Cumbia). If any form should have the word Salsa in its name, then it is the New York form and not the other forms!
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I don't think you should be writing that with such certainty as its well known that where the term Salsa came from is a little unclear and up for debate. I read an article from Latin music historian that showed that the Mexicans were using the word Salsa to describe the music before it hit NY and the likes of Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto and Johnny Pacheco.

I disagree that the word Salsa belongs to Mambo although i agree that Salsa is a fusion of many folkloric music styles. As far as the dance is concerned is down to the knowledge of the teacher I believe, because for example Cumbia as you mentioned is still very much danced in Colombia as is the Pachanga for example. And I have also just returned from Cuba where the people there are very knowledgeable about their own folkloric dances, as you would expect, even though i got the impression they all preferred to listen and dance to Reggaeton which was a shame.

So basically its the lack of knowledge by the teachers that really create the confusion, if they don't know how can you expect the rest to know.
     

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	f the Salsa Scene. So stop calling it New Except it's not Mambo - it's Salsa. The other forms should start using their proper names instead.
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I disagree, NY Style is Mambo....fact! ... But I suppose we could accept the argument that Mambo music could come under the Salsa umbrella since Salsa music is a fusion of different folklore music styles.

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	But it's not opinion that you've got wrong here, it's facts.
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Many facts are opinions which are cohesive.

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	dG
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