Group Classes
Every class we teach
Classes are one hour and run every week, Monday to Thursday. Join any week: each month builds on the last, and your teacher catches you up.
Level 1 · New dancers start here
Salsa
Intro to Basics
Your very first Salsa class. We start from zero and build one step at a time, so by the end of the month you can dance a full song with a partner.
What you learn
- The basic step, on time with the music
- How to hear the count in a Salsa song
- Your first turns, for leads and for follows
- Easy partnerwork: the cross body lead and the right turn
Who it is for
People who have never danced, or who have not danced in years. No partner needed.
WhenMonday 8:15pm
RoomUpstairs Studio
TeacherHayley Teague
Level 2
Salsa
Fundamentals
You know the basic step. Now we make it clean and add the patterns you see at every social.
What you learn
- Cross body lead variations and turn patterns
- Cleaner spins with better balance
- Leading and following with a light, clear connection
- Short combinations you can use on the dance floor
Who it is for
Dancers who finished Level 1 or can already dance the basic step on time.
WhenMonday 7:15pm
RoomUpstairs Studio
Level 3
Salsa
Social Dance Lab
The class for dancing with anyone. Longer combinations, musicality and styling, practiced the way you actually dance at a social.
What you learn
- Longer combinations and how to build your own
- Musicality: breaks, accents and changing your timing
- Styling for leads and follows
- Dancing with new partners, not only your classmates
Who it is for
Dancers who finished Level 2 and want to feel good at socials.
WhenThursday 7:15pm
RoomStudio 5
Level 1 · New dancers start here
Bachata
Individual and partnerwork
Bachata from your very first step. Smooth, romantic and easy to start, and you can dance it on your own or with a partner.
What you learn
- The basic step and the tap on four
- Side, forward and back basics, and the box step
- Body movement that makes Bachata look like Bachata
- First partner turns and a simple combination
Who it is for
Anyone. No partner and no experience needed.
WhenWednesday 7:15pm
RoomStudio 4
TeacherMorgan Sanchez
Level 1 · New dancers start here
Mexican Folklore
Ballet Folklórico
The dances of Jalisco, skirts and all. Footwork, faldeo and the joy of dancing to mariachi.
What you learn
- Zapateado: the basic footwork patterns
- Faldeo: moving the skirt with the music
- A traditional Jalisco dance, learned in parts
- Posture and presence for performing
Who it is for
Anyone who loves Mexican music and wants to dance it. Sneakers are fine to start.
WhenTuesday 7:15pm
RoomDownstairs Studio
TeacherHector Aranda
Level 1
Cumbia
Back in November
Easy to pick up, impossible not to smile. Cumbia is on a break and comes back in November.
What you learn
- The Cumbia basic and side steps
- Turns that work with any partner
- Dancing to classic and modern Cumbia
- A fun combination for parties
Who it is for
Anyone who wants the easiest way into Latin dance.
On a break until November. Text us to hear when it starts.
WhenBack in November
RoomTriangle Dance Studios
TeacherHector Aranda
Parents & Babies
Baila Babies & Toddlers
1st & 3rd Sunday · at Beyond Birth
Dance with your little one to Latin music. A gentle workout for you and music, movement and bonding for them. Two classes a month.
What you learn
- Baila Babies, 9:30am: babies 1 to 12 months, worn in a carrier
- Baila Toddlers, 10:30am: 1 to 3 years, moving with you, in socks
- Easy Salsa, Bachata and Cumbia steps for parents
- Songs, rhythm and play for the little ones
Who it is for
Parents and caregivers. No dance experience needed.
WhenSunday 9:30 & 10:30am
RoomBeyond Birth, 1911 Hillandale Rd #1010
TeacherAnnie McCollum
