Our Salsa Classes 
Take a structured Salsa class with our experienced and highly motivated instructors. They are committed to helping you achieve the best results with your dancing during five week blocks.

Our emphasis is on ensuring our students fully understand the basic elements, fundamental step patterns and solid lead / follow techniques. So you will be dancing LA Style Salsa in no time.

Our fee structure is based on a pay-as-you go system. We do not charge our students block fees as we understand that you may often have other commitments that keep you from attending some classes.

Our classes follow a level structure. Below is a description of what you can expect to learn in each of the levels.

Beginners LA STYLE Salsa Classes (AVAILABLE NOW)
This is a set syllabus for absolute beginners (no experience required), or for those transferring from another beginner course. You will learn the basics and fundamentals that are required to dance LA Style Salsa. It should take 10 weeks to learn the beginner LA Style syllabus, however there is no pressure to move to the next level. Feel free to repeat the syllabus until you feel comfortable to progress. As a guide this level may include:         

• History of Salsa
• Types of Salsa dancing
• Understanding Salsa music
• Rhythm and timing
• Basic body movement
• Partnering techniques
• Basic core step patterns
• Basic freestyle footwork (shines)
• Basic styling

Beginners Casino de Rueda Classes (AVAILABLE NOW)
This is a set syllabus for absolute beginners or those transferring from another beginner rueda course. You will learn the basics and fundamentals that are required to dance rueda. It should only take one block (5 weeks) to learn the beginner syllabus, however there is no pressure to move to the next level. Feel free to repeat the syllabus until you feel comfortable to progress.

Some salsa dance experience will help you learn these beginner rueda skills but it is not essential. You must complete our beginner rueda level before attempting to join our rueda drop-in class. As a guide this level might include:

• History of Casino de Rueda
• Types of Salsa dancing
• Understanding Salsa music
• Rhythm and timing
• Rueda rules and etiquette
• Partnering techniques
• Basic core step patterns
• Progressive core step patterns

Improver Casino de Rueda Classes (AVAILABLE NOW)
This is a drop-in class for those who have completed our beginners rueda syllabus. Brand new, more complex combinations will be taught frequently to help build your repertoire. This will will a multi-level class.

You can join this class anytime because different steps will be focused on each week so it does not matter what week you join. As a guide this level might include:

• Body movement (Cuban motion)
• Hand hold variations
• Variations on core step patterns
• Brand new step patterns
• Introduction to dips
• Turn variations and drills including double turns
• Haircombes
  Musicality
• Arm and leg styling for leaders and followers
• More complicated shines footwork including syncopation
• Improvements on partnering techniques
  

Improver 2 / Intermediate Bridging LA STYLE (CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE)
This is a set syllabus for those who have completed our beginners and improvers 1 syllabus. It is highly recommended that you fully understand the fundamentals learnt in the other levels before attempting this level. This level moves along a bit quicker then the previous two and has a strong focus on the following:

• Combinations of step patterns
• Transitions in and out of step patterns
• Styling for leaders and followers
• Musicality (breaks & the highs and lows in the music)
• Lead and follow technique
  

Intermediate Salsa Classes LA STYLE (CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE)
This is an open syllabus class for those who have completed our first three levels. It is recommended that you fully understand the fundamentals learned in the other levels as they will not be re taught in this class. Brand new, more complex combinations will be taught frequently to help build your repertoire. Also in this class you will learn styling, musical interpretation, how to transpose your ON1 salsa to popular ON2 and we will also show you some Cha Cha. As a guide this level may include:

• Body Movement (Cuban motion)
• Hand hold variations
• Double Spins for leaders and followers (e.g. New York Prep)
• More complicated leading and following techniques
• More complicated step patterns
• Styling for leaders and followers
• Musicality (e.g. understanding the highs and lows in the music)
• Rotating cross body leads
• Full Dips
• Introductions to other dance styles