“Roses are red. Salsa is hot. Chocolate has calories. Dancing does not” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying plays on the word “salsa,” which can be a food and also a dance.
 
“Roses are Red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate Has Calories, Dancing does Not” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Upper Montclair (New Jersey—ed.) on January 11, 2013. “Roses are red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate Has Calories, Dancing Does Not.  Give. Love. Dance. ($99 Gift… http://fb.me/1UZ3X0ius” was posted on X/Twitter by CareNJ on January 11, 2013.
 
“Zumba” (a fitness program that involves cardio and Latin-inspired dance) is sometimes inserted in the rhyme. “ROSES ARE RED, SALSA IS HOT, CHOCOLATE HAS CALORIES #ZUMBA DOES NOT” was posted on X/Twitter by Christine Powers on February 14, 2020. “Roses are Red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate has Calories, Zumba does Not !!” was posted on Facebook by Grace Eggleston on February 23, 2024.
 
“Roses are red. Salsa is too. I want to drink Margaritas with you” is a related saying.
       
   
Wikipedia: Roses are red
“Roses Are Red” is the name of a classic children’s rhyming poem. It is also a class of poems inspired by that poem. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19798. It is most commonly used as a love poem.
 
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet;
And so are you
     
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Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Upper Montclair
January 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM ·
Roses are red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate Has Calories, Dancing Does Not. Give. Love. Dance. ($99 Gift Certificates) Fred Astaire - 604 Valley Road
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Roses are Red
Salsa is Hot
Chocolate Has Calories
Dancing does Not
 
Give. Love. Dance!
Dance Lessons Make the Perfect Gift!

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CareNJ
@carrie2point0
Roses are red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate Has Calories, Dancing Does Not.  Give. Love. Dance. ($99 Gift… http://fb.me/1UZ3X0ius
12:41 PM · Jan 11, 2013
 
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Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Upper Montclair
January 22, 2014 at 5:27 PM · Cedar Grove, NJ ·
— with Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Upper Montclair at Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Upper Montclair.
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Roses are Red
Salsa is Hot
Chocolate Has
Calories
Dancing does Not
 
Give. Love. Dance!
Dance Lessons Make the Perfect Gift!
   
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Smart Arts
@SmartArts423
“Roses are Red, Salsa is Hot. Chocolate has Calories, Dancing does not.” #valentinesday **Private couple classes ONLY $30.00 per class**
9:00 PM · Feb 3, 2014
 
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Arsenal
@DuncanGichana
Roses are red, salsa is hot, chocolate has calories dancing does not. #salsa
9:12 AM · Jul 30, 2014
 
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Illumination Real Workout Real Results
@ZumbawILL
Roses are red Salsa is hot Chocolate has calories Dancing does not. #zumba #letitmoveyou #Zelfie
I love Zumba and 3 others
1:55 AM · Dec 29, 2014
 
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DrBill Clearfield
@drclearfield
Roses are Red
Salsa is Hot
Chocolate has Calories
Dancing does Not
#drbillclearfield #drbillbotox #drbillbrotoxf… http://fb.me/3EAY2TKOU
7:05 PM · Apr 15, 2015
 
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DANCEBLEND - Wedding Dance Lessons
@DANCEBLEND
“Roses are Red, Salsa is Hot, Chocolate has Calories, and Dancing does not” - Unknown
6:54 PM · Apr 6, 2018
   
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Christine Powers
@cosheapowers
Thank you @weymouthclubma for an awesome night with these #rockstars
ROSES ARE RED, SALSA IS HOT, CHOCOLATE HAS CALORIES #ZUMBA DOES NOT.  See you all next Friday at 5:30 pm. @ Weymouth Club https://instagram.com/p/B8kTHrBF1Ej/?igshid=ohopkqf4s9rq
7:19 PM · Feb 14, 2020 from Weymouth, MA
 
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LauraSandham #ballet
@LSSchoolOfDance
Roses are red
Salsa is hot
Chocolate has calories
Dancing has not
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#laurasandhamschoolofdance #lancaster #dance #danceschool #ballet #lovetodance #ballroom #thestorey #latin #danceclass #dancers #heysham #lancashire #morecambe #balletbefit #adultclasses #childrensclasses
8:10 AM · Feb 12, 2021
 
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ashleitom
February 14, 2024
Roses are red
Salsa is hot
Chocolate has calories
Dancing does not!!
 
Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
DC @ashleitom @soulful_self
 
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Grace Eggleston is in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
February 23, 2024 at 4:02 PM ·
Roses are Red
Salsa is Hot
Chocolate has Calories
Zumba does Not !!