Article: buenas NOCHES; Local fans of Latin dancing can salsa, merengue or cha-cha-cha any night of the week.(VARIETY / FREETIME)

Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer

Chalk it up to the growing Latino population, smart marketing, Ricky Martin or some kind of universal desire to touch other people in these impersonal times.

Whatever you believe, though, don't call the Twin Cities' booming Latin dance scene a trend, like swing, line-dancing or the worst dance development in the history of mankind.

"This is not the Macarena," said Hugo Camacho, a regular at many of the Latin nights around the Twin Cities.

The Mexico City native, 25, was standing beside the motion-filled dance floor at the Mpls.? Cafe on a recent Saturday night, trying to talk over the ...

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