Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico's storied dance halls The Salon Los Angeles has been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling on the dance floor to mambo, chachacha, salsa and danzonMEXICO CITY -- The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. Mexico City's other dance halls face similar dire circumstances amid a pandemic that has hit Mexico particularly hard, with the world's fourth highest total confirmed COVID-19 death toll. The owner of another dance hall, the Salon La Altena, died during the pandemic. “If this tradition of the Salon Los Angeles were to be lost, it would be very serious, right? It would be something very sad for me.”Romero has been to other dance halls, but says he doesn't like any but the Los Angeles: “This has been like a second home for me.

Source: ABC News September 08, 2020 14:03 UTC