Good luck! ����

Check out Dancer University in Westwood, their teachers are super solid and I always see them out dancing and walking the walking so to speak. Great spot if you want to push your dancing past the basics.

for social dancing or for performing

Check out On2ourage in Torrance.

What studio did you just finish taking courses at

If you want to get really clean on technique and fundamentals, Dancer University in Westwood is solid — their teachers train internationally and bring back new material all the time. I'd recommend Gerardo and Nikki or William and Eden for the best technique and good combos. If you’re more into socials, try the Victorian in Santa Monica, dancing there regularly will push you fast.

El Floridita. Monday nights.

Curious too. Any good places on weekends?

The Granada in Alhambra.

I took a class through the community college once. They were held near the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center so maybe through El Camino?

The Granada LA, they also have beginners boot camps occasionally

Dawg, I literally boutta drop a recipe 💀💀💀

i just buy the jarred stuff

BlenBlen at Soho dance is having an event this Saturday at 8pm, and they’ll be teaching beginner Salsa with a social after. I’ll be going. Feel free to PM me for more details. Also the Granada is popular

El Pollo Inca in Gardena, Fri, Sat., Sun. Alpine village in Torrance, We’d and Sun. The Granada, at Alhambra Floridita, at Hollywood

La Descarga... You're welcome ��

Las Perlas

Los Globos

La Cita

La Cita

If it's for a Friday night, The Warehouse in Marina Del Rey is hands down. They have a salsa class and then it turns into open salsa dancing all night. It's also a beautiful restaurant/bar right on the water.

la descarga! they have salsa classes weekday nights and then live music on most weekends? IIRC

The Granada LA in Alhambra is always happening

King taco has good salsa the red ones spicy lol

https://elfloridita.com/

Not always Salsa but there's Cumbia Thursdays at "La Cita" on Hill between 3rd and 4th St. Right next to Grand Central Market. Down the street from Persian square.

Hello. It is best to search directly on Google Maps and be guided by the reviews. On Instagram there are also many private tutors who will make your level advance faster. My recommendation? An academy type place, where you can meet people to go dancing after training. If you have a lot of money and can combine both modalities, even better. Of course, be that as it may, you must go dancing and put into practice what you have learned, otherwise you will quickly forget what you have taught. Enjoy your classes!

Never been but I know of people who hit the Victorian for salsa on Thursday nights

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I found Cali Colombia to be overrated. The salsa classes are expensive and there are wayyyy too many gringos because it is known as the “salsa capital of the world.” The teachers weren’t that great at all, they just teach the basics and that’s it. Because there are so many gringos who show up for just a week who want to learn “salsa” the schools just hire any random teacher to teach basics. And Cali is really hot.

I recommend Medellin, Colombia. The salsa dancers are better and cheaper and it is a much more beautiful city to live in. I took a shit ton of private classes here and they were so cheap and the teachers were so good.

While Cuba was cool, I would NOT live in Cuba for more than 2 weeks. The lack of internet (you have to use internet only in parks after buying an internet card from the government) just makes it a pain in the ass to communicate. And it’s a socialist country that has a lot of shortages and is falling apart. It’s just not that fun of a place to live. I also think the Cuban salsa taught in Medellin is better than the salsa taught in Cuba. There are also just more salsa teachers and more salsa clubs and people in Colombia.

Omg I’m so jealous! Definitely go to Cuba and immerse in the culture. Salsabor, Casa del Son, Baila Habana mentioned above are all excellent! Go deep to the roots, learn Rumba and AfroCuban with Raices Profunda, they’re the best school in Havana for it. Hang out with the dancers, go out drumming, socialise in Callejon de Hamel, enjoy amazing live bands at Casa de la Musica. Travel to Trinidad and Santiago. Learn Son in Santiago! Go with an open mind, serendipity is a wonderful word! It’ll be the experience of your lifetime. You will be surrounded by music all the time literally everywhere! You’ll be learning so much more than just the dance, you will ‘understand’ the dance. I can talk all day about learning to dance in Cuba lol ������

Havana now has a lot of great restaurants! You might also want to look at baila Habana, and casa del son (I took classes with the first and found them good). It’s a great city to immerse yourself fully in music and dance. But it helps if you are open to timba music and timba/casino dancing which is way beyond salsa - salsa is somewhat fixed in the past whereas timba is the evolution of son since the revolution incorporating outside influences from jazz fusion, hip hop, regueton, salsa, funk, etc. I believe this is more likely the kind of thing you will be more exposed to in Cuba.

For salsa you might consider Cali Colombia known as the world capital of salsa?

Or closer to home, I found Paris had an amazing salsa (and Cuban/casino/timba) scene.

Bad advice. Colombian salsa and NY style are not even close to similar. Colombian salsa and Cali style are mostly danced in Colombia. Good luck finding a follower or leader to dance with outside Colombia.

NY style or on2 is different and you can find fellow dancers in the USA, any big European city and Asia.

New York City .

Man join a dance school there.

You will be set.

The talent level in NYC is out of this world.

So thankful for this thread. 34 and looking to do the same thing. Torn btwn Spain or Colombia.. seems like you chose Cali? Would appreciate any pointers.. and your thoughts on Cali vs Medellin.. or even Spain.. my goal is to learn and get really good at salsa.. while working remote for 2-3 months