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🔥 Spice up your evenings with Salsa 🔥

Salsa Intermediate

Here are the details for this class

Where?Pasila Shuffle Studio, Opastinsilta 8e, Helsinki-Pasila
How often?Every Friday at 20:00, 1h 30min
Who is teaching?Fabian, Anastassija
How much it costs? Drop-in 1x 1h30min class 25€. Package 4x 1h30min class 79€ (youth≤26 69€)
Why should I be there?To get out of your comfort zone, meet new people, and develop you Salsa skils while having a lot of fun.
What's it all about?This course focuses on body movement, variations of basic steps to keep the dance dynamic, different techniques and new combinations. You will further develop your skills and diversify your dance techniques.

Get to know the instructors

True dancer by his body and soul Fabian Arocha 🇨🇺 Fabian is from Cuba, where he studied from a childhood at Ballet dance academy. He's a professional ballet dancer and certified Ballet teacher. In addition to Ballet, and thanks to his origin in Cuba, he has been dancing on pretty much daily basis all Latin American dances - Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Son, Reggaeton and others.

Before coming to Estonia he worked in Teatro America - one of the most prestigious dance companies - teaching students as well as making shows. He moved to Estonia 4 years ago and since then he has been teaching Latin dances on regular courses as well as on special events and workshops. Last few years he has been working as dance performer on the cruises, where he fully applied his dancing as well as choreography skills. As well as teaching on international events. 😎


🧡Anastassija is an inspiring woman who not only teaches dancing but also makes a significant contribution to the development of Latin dance scene in Estonia. After discovering a huge social dance world at the age of 16, she started to practice a lot with the best European instructors and take part in many international congresses.

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During the Trial Class You Will

  • Learn musicality & new combinations. Enrich your dance musicality with new moves that you can use in your social dancing.
  • Work on basic steps techniques, body coordination and rhythm. This is the base of everything. 
  • Learn different styling and footwork variations. 
  • Meet new people. Social dancing is truly for everyone looking to build new amazing connections. 
  • Build up your confidence and improve your skills.
  • Relieve stress and anxiety. Studies show that people who are dancing live a longer and happier life. Why is that, you might ask? Dancing helps to reduce stress, make you sleep better, and release a lot of "happiness" hormones to your body. Combining fun physical exercise with some mind work can do wonders.

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What People Say

What surprised me most about learning salsa was how many different dance styles are mixed into traditional salsa elements, especially in Cuban salsa. There are elements from rumba, cabaret, and many other dances. Additionally, when joining the dance class, I thought it would be purely about learning dance steps and movements, but as a positive surprise, you also learn a lot about the history of the dance and its movements. For example, where certain movements originated from or why they need to be done exactly in a certain way. All of this together makes the learning process a very exciting journey and creates a clear overview of why this dance is danced the way it is. Salsa, and dancing in general, has brought freshness, energy, and motivation to develop into my daily life. While previously I would go home quite tired on Monday evenings, after salsa practice I always have a good mood and energy for the whole week ahead. I've also found new friends in classes. Additionally, dancing used to seem like something you'd only dare to do alone at home, but with continuous development and attending classes, I've gained confidence that there's no need to hide my dance skills in the corner of the room. To someone who wants to start salsa, I definitely say: choose a class, show up, and dance! The music is very cheerful and rhythmic. It always creates a desire to move your hips, even if just a little. You can't just sit still. Class is always fun, and even if you don't have friends to come to class with, you'll definitely find new friends/acquaintances in class right away!

Liis

I’ve loved Latin rhythms since I was little! The first song that got me hooked was Tengo la Camisa Negra 😄. Over time, I explored many styles—cumbia, reggaeton, bachata—but when I finally tried salsa, it just clicked. Salsa feels like it matches my energy perfectly: it’s fun, playful, and full of life. It has some structure and rules, but still leaves plenty of space for creativity and your own flair. It’s the best of both worlds! My favorite part about salsa is definitely the rhythm—it’s impossible not to move when the music starts! What I love most, though, is that you can just be yourself and have fun. Salsa feels relaxed and playful, with no pressure to be overly sensual, fancy, or smooth like in other dances. It’s all about enjoying the moment and the music, with a great community to share it with!

Darja

We are waiting for you! 🧡

Join our special 4 weeks Salsa course and level up your dancing!

In this 4 weeks course we will work on various footwork combinations, RUEDA de casino and figures for social dancing. We will add other Cuban dances that merge perfectly like mambo, rumba, Afro Cuban between others. As well as learn the importance of solo dancing and how to use it. 🔥
C-level courses are suitable for dancers with at least 6 months of Salsa experience.✨
 
Prices:
👉 Drop-in 1h30min class 25€ (you can decide for the package option after the first drop-in)
👉 4x (1h30min) class package 79€ (youth ≤26 69€)
👉 Check out all the package variations here
  

 

🤍 Bring your clean indoor shoes, comfortable clothes and your preferred drink (for example water).

🤍 Parking information:

  • Studio is located in Parking zone 2 with paid street parking until 21:00, 2€ per hour.
  • Tripla Shopping Mall: 1st hour free; 20:00-00:00 price 0,5€ per 30 min.
  • Closest free public parking is 700m (approx. 9 min walking) at Isonniitynkatu.


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or email info@dancesocial.fi

Join us on Friday evenings, and LET'S DANCE!