Are you looking for that extra feeling of joy, connection, freedom, and smoothness? Look no further! Your class is led by two teachers, with an equal focus on leaders and followers. Besides dance patterns we focus on connection and technique. This means you get to truly enjoy dancing salsa!

This class is for:
– everybody visiting us for the first time.
– you have danced Salsa On1 (Los Angeles Style) or Cuban before, but now you want to try Salsa On2 (New York Style).
– you are in the process of internalising the On2 timing.
– you are in the process of mastering the basic steps and standard turns on On2 timing.

👉 What you will learn:
– Become comfortable with On2 timing
– Develop a good frame and fundamental techniques
– Basic step, crossbody, inside turns, outside turns, copa, titanic variations, etc.

Many salsa schools in Bristol, Gloucester, Bath, and Cardiff teach “Salsa On1”, sometimes also called “Salsa LA Style” or “Linear Salsa” or just “Salsa”. On the other hand, many urban centres with thousands of high-quality dancers, such as London, Amsterdam, Berlin and many other places on the world have huge Salsa On2 communities.

👉 Did you know that most famous salsa superstars that you see on Youtube, Tiktok, Instagram, and Facebook actually dance Salsa On2?

So, what is Salsa On2 all about? The typical “1, 2, 3 – 5, 6, 7” is the same. However, Salsa On2 is different in that the forward/backward step is not on 1 and 5, but on 2 and 6. This changes much more than you think!
– For example, it means that many turns get prolonged “across” the common resting beat 4 or 8. In other words, Salsa On2 often gives you a full beat extra to execute the exact same turn. Many followers find this much nicer and smoother.
– Another huge difference is that the forward/backward step on beat 2/6 means you connect much more with the dynamic music instead of the typically static beats.
– Finally, in Salsa On2 many follower turns begin on beat 1 instead of beat 5 (check it yourself: when does the follower right turn actually begin in Salsa On1? Indeed, beat 5!). This often intuitively makes more sense for both followers and leaders.

You can purchase tickets on our Tickets page [HERE].

This class is for you if you already have danced some Salsa On2 (New York Style). You are familiar with the timing and are ready to practise more techniques and various types of partnerwork patterns. This class always begins with a warming-up first. After that, we may also spend another few minutes on some footwork or doing a specific exercise.

Please note: if we feel that you are not yet ready for this level, then we may ask you to attend the 19:15 class instead.

👉 What you will learn:
– Become confident in various turns, consistently having the right tension, never collapsing the frame, and other higher improver techniques.
– Longer and more creative partnerwork patterns and turns, including an occasional change of direction, swapping places, and sometimes a less common turn.

If you are comfortable dancing Salsa On2 (New York Style) and already know quite a few turn patterns, but want to take your dancing to the next level, then this class is for you! You will learn faster & more challenging dance patterns.

Please note: if we feel that you are not yet ready for this level, then we may ask you to attend the 20:00 class instead.

👉 What you will learn:
– Become confident in double turns, S-turns, and single-beat-turns, finishing them all without stability issues.
– Develop a natural awareness about your posture and positioning at all times, enabling you to lead & follow faster & more complex patterns.
– Becoming confident in changing directions, swapping places, stepping left/on/right of the line, dancing solo, etc.
– More challenging partnerwork variations, typically incorporating double turns, positional changes, things behind the back, etc.