Salsa Classes and Club

Salsa classes and events in the Cambridge area. Beginners welcome! Please see all details below.

For information about our other services, please click here: DJing, sound system hire, corporate events, weddings, hen/stag nights

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Contact us

Email: CambridgeCubanSalsa@gmail.com
Mobile: +44 (0)79 03 828 017
Facebook: Cambridge Cuban Salsa FB group
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Salsa classes in the Cambridge area

Update 01/12/2023:

SATURDAY DECEMBER 2nd – STREET RUEDA at the Mill Road Winter Fair!
We will start at 13:30. We usually set the sound system at the crossing of Mill road and Mackenzie road if space permits, but we might have to move depending on space – please find us by hearing the salsa music, or give us a call if you get lost.

CLASSES DURING HOLIDAY PERIOD – We are planning to stay open during the holiday period except on Dec.10th, Dec.24th and Dec.31st.
However the Lab Bar may have last minute bookings for private Christmas parties – if that is the case then those would override the salsa, so please check back the website and our private social network before coming!

  • Sun. December 3rd – OPEN
  • Sun. December 10th – CLOSED
  • Sun. December 17th – OPEN – Christmas special with Secret Santa
  • Sun. December 24th – CLOSED
  • Sun. December 31st – CLOSED
  • Sun. January 7th – OPEN
  • Then open weekly as normal.

We are open every week as normal on Sundays from 19:30 at The Lab Bar, 90 Regent Street, CB2 1DP.

Beginners are warmly welcome!

  • No previous dance experience needed.
  • No special dress code, just wear comfortable shoes and come as you are.
  • Each class has a separate teacher for beginners so the level of challenge will be appropriate for you.

Just show up for a class and we will get you started in a friendly, safe and inclusive environment!

Sundays – Evening class and social

  • 19:30 – Casino Cuban Salsa partnerwork / Rueda, 2 levels, each with their own teacher.
    Beginners: Make your first steps in salsa: basic footwork, bodywork, lead/follow, musicality/catch the beat.
    Progressive: start easy then gradually raise the challenge, basic casino moves then more complex combinations, footwork, bodywork, lead/follow, musicality, AfroCuban, Rumba.
    It helps if you come with a dance partner, but if you don’t have one no worries, just turn up and we will pair you with other dancers. Feel free to use our private social network to coordinate with a dance partner ahead of time!

  • 20:30 – Social Dancing until 22:30 with the famous DJ Sacha from Cambridge!
    The best sound system and the best salsa tunes in Cambridge, unarguably.
    Please wash your hands, use hand gel provided, masks recommended.

    Location:
    The Lab Bar, 90 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP – google Maps.
    Parking options:
    • single yellow line along Regent street free from 7pm
    • then along Park Terrace
    • then Queen Anne Terrace covered pay park (but can be expensive)
    • Harvey Road free Sunday whole day, 4min walk to The Lab
    • Gresham Road free after 5pm
    • along Lensfield road.

Book online here

The fee is £8, which includes a 1hr class from 19:30 followed by two hours of social dancing until 22:30.
If you are only interested in the social, the fee is £5.
It is recommended to book online in advance with the PayPal button below.
We are also able to take card payments at the venue.
Cash payments are not accepted. Thank you!

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YOU DO NOT NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT: to pay with a credit card, please select the grey button “Check Out – Pay without a PayPal account” at the bottom right of the PayPal checkout page. Your PayPal receipt email is your booking confirmation and proof of purchase. Your name will automatically appear on our lists after booking the classes. We do not send an additional booking confirmation message unless you request one from us.

We look forward to meeting you! 😀

Why our salsa classes are the best:

  • The classes are about you, not about us: we care about helping you to progress with your dancing in a safe, fun and friendly environment.
  • It is not the olympic games: you progress at your own rhythm, no competition, you do it for your own personal growth and enjoyment – it is about discovering your inner dancer while having pleasure in the practice and making new friends in the process!
  • Quality everywhere, no compromise on anything. Our teachers are trained with referenced professional masters and have full liability insurance.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any question!

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We also have an active facebook group and facebook page for the latest info.

Meet our teaching team

Our salsa teachers are fully trained and insured - they are also fun and friendly people to be with! :-D

DJ Sacha

Lead Salsa Instructor

Since falling in love with Cuban salsa in 2004, Sacha has trained intensively with top international salsa teachers including Alberto Valdez, Yeni Molinet, Luanda Pau and more. In 2008 he decided to share his love of salsa and has since developed a unique and very effective teaching style taking inspiration from Cuban traditions, martial arts and mindfulness. He is also well known internationally as a salsa DJ.

Kellie

Salsa Instructor

Kellie started training with Sacha in early 2013 and has since attended many international festivals and training camps, including RuedaFest, SBK and more. Her explanations are superclear, she is a mover with an amazing positive energy and her footwork choreographies have made a name for themselves. She is also the group's master decorator and cake-maker. (Yum!)

Rachel

Salsa Instructor

Rachel joined the group in 2017 after being intrigued by the music and the dance at one of our street demos. With an extensive background in ballet dancing since childhood, the raise in her salsa dancing abilities has been absolutely stellar! For the past couple of years she has been following intensive AfroCuban training as one of Luanda Pau's Performance Group students. As a former school teacher, her teaching style is patient, supportive and loads of fun!

Luanda Pau

Cuban Master

We refer to Luanda Pau as our Cuban salsa master. Since there is no official federation of Cuban salsa, it is important to check that your teachers are affiliated with a trained professional teacher. Luanda started her dance career from the age of eight and has trained professionally in classical, contemporary and AfroCuban dancing at Havana's National School of Arts. For most of her professional career, she has been one of the lead dancers of the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba, Cuba’s most famous dance company to tour internationally. In 2017, she settled in the UK to open her own dance school and to keep teaching at Cuban festivals around the world. Whenever possible we invite Luanda to deliver workshops in Cambridge, and we always check with her that our classes respect the highest Cuban dancing and teaching standards.

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Email: CambridgeCubanSalsa@gmail.com

Mobile:

+44 (0)79 03 828 017

Facebook: Cambridge Cuban Salsa FB group

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