Salsa dancing draws tourists to Cuba

Tourists head to Cuba for salsa

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Many European and Asian visitors are traveling to Cuba to improve their salsa technique
  
• Licensed dance instructors offer lessons for about $5 an hour
  
• Cuba's Culture Ministry also offers salsa package tours
  
• Because of U.S. travel restrictions, very few American tourists make it to Cuba
  

Havana (CNN) -- Young and old burn up the dance floor at Havana's Las Canitas nightclub every weekend. On a recent Saturday night, half of the dancers twirling to the latest salsa hits were from Switzerland.

Cubans pride themselves on their intricate, hip-swiveling moves and can usually tell the difference between locals and foreigners.

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