Explore the evolving role of language in transnational cultures with this incisive study. Investigate language ideologies within German and Australian Salsa dance communities, examining how participants identify with languages beyond traditional affiliations. Using ethnographic methods, this work decodes the symbolic power of language in globalized, non-ethnic social contexts, offering profound insights into the interplay of local and transnational discourses. It’s essential reading for postgraduate students, sociolinguists, linguistic anthropologists, and scholars of cultural studies and sociology keen on understanding identity formation in the modern world.