In order to enter the World Salsa Federation's 2nd annual World Salsa Championships, you will need to qualify at your local (okay, maybe reachable is the better word) Salsa Congress. While it's too late for some venues, there are still a lot of contests coming up the rest of the year.

This year, the World Salsa Championships will be held on December 14-16. It's time to put on those dancing shoes and show the world your sizzling, salsa moves!

May Salsa Congress Schedule -Sophia, Los Angles:

• International Fanta Salsa Fiesta
  May 12-14 Sophia, Bulgaria
• 8th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress
  May 25-28 Los Angeles, California

June Salsa Congress Schedule - DC, Istanbul, Philadelphia, Barcelona, Las Vegas:

• Washington D.C. Salsa Congress
  June 9-11 Washington, DC
• Turkey Salsa Congress (contact: mundolatino@mundolatinodance.com)
  June 16-19 Istanbul, Turkey
• Philadelphia Salsa Congress
  June 23-25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spain Salsa Festival
  June 29-July 2 Barcelona, Spain
• June 30 - July 2, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada

July Salsa Congress Schedule - Seoul, Orlando, Hamburg, San Juan:

• Korea Salsa Congress
  July, 2006 Seoul,Korea
• Orlando Salsa Congress
  July 7-9 Orlando, Florida
• International Salsa Festival in Hamburg Germany
  July 21-23 Hamburg, Germany
• 10th Annual Puerto Rico Salsa Congress
  July 24-30 San Juan, Puerto Rico

August Salsa Congress Schedule - Beijing, Miami, New York,:

• China Salsa Congress
  Beijing, China
• Annual Miami Salsa Congress
  August 3-6 Miami, Florida

• New York Salsa Congress
  August 31 - September 3 New York, New York

September Salsa Congress Schedule - Burgis Regis, Houston, :

• UK Salsa Congress
  September 12-14 Burgis Regis, UK
• Houston Salsa Congress
  September 28-30 Houston, Texas

Oct. Salsa Congress Schedule - Vancouver,Gothenburg, Atlanta, Tokyo, San Diego:

• Vancouver International Salsa Congress
  October 5-8 Vancouver, Canada
• Canada Salsa Congress
  October 5-9, Toronto, Canada
• Sweden Salsa Competition (contact: adrianasambamendes@hotmail.com)
  October 14 Gothenburg, Sweden
• Atlanta Salsa Congress
  October Atlanta, Georgia
• Japan Salsa Congress
  October 26-29 Tokyo, Japan
• San Diego Salsa Mambo Congress
  October San Diego, California

November Salsa Congress Schedule - Miami, San Francisco, NY/NJ, Acapulco:

• ]Salsa Rueda Congress
  November 9-12 Miami, Florida
• San Francisco International Salsa Congress
  November 16-19 San Francisco, California
• NY/NJ Salsa Festival
  November 23-26
• Acapulco]Mexico World Salsa Congress
  November 30-December 3 Acapulco, Mexico

2006 World Salsa Congress Championships:

• 2006 World Salsa Championships
  November 3-5 Miami, Florida