anon118691. Post 8. Thermal energy is not chemical energy. Thermal energy is the internal energy of a substance; the sum of the random kinetic energies and potential energies of all the particles (atoms) that make up the substance. Heat is not necessarily the same as thermal energy.
The salsa originates from cuba like many other latin dances and music. 7 people found this useful. Edit. Share to: The question and answer are locked and cannot be edited.
The modernization of the Mambo in the 1950s was influential in shaping what would become salsa. There is debate as to whether the dance we call Salsa today originated in Cuba or Puerto Rico. Cuba's influence in North America was diminished after Castro's revolution and the ensuing trade embargo. New York's Latino community was largely Puerto-Rican.