Absolute Beginners Cuban Salsa Class
Learn the basics of salsa ryhthm, footwork and partnerwork in our Absolute Beginners Cuban Salsa & Rueda Class
It’s ideal if you’re completely new to Cuban Salsa, returning after a break, coming from another Salsa or Afro-Latin style, or exploring a new dance role.
After the class there will be a FREE SOCIAL where you can meet and dance with more of the Queer Salsa community.
Timings
7:00 - 9:00 Absolute Beginners Cuban Salsa & Rueda Class
9:00 - 11:00 Free Social
💛 About Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino
Salsa was born in Cuba, created by enslaved African people and their descendants. Rooted in African rhythms, movement, and ways of dancing together, Salsa is a dance of joy, survival, resistance, and collective celebration. It carries histories of struggle alongside playfulness, creativity, and deep community connection.
Cuban Salsa, also known as Casino, developed in Havana’s social dance halls. It’s a circular, grounded style that emphasises rotation, rhythm, improvisation, and shared connection. Unlike Cross-Body Salsa, which travels along a line, Casino moves around a common center.
Rueda de Casino grew out of social Casino dancing in Havana, when groups of friends began dancing together in a circle and playfully changing partners. Using simple called moves, Rueda turns salsa into a shared group experience.