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💃 HAVE FUN, GET SPUN! 🕺
📅 NOVEMBER SALSA COURSES — FINAL COURSES OF 2026!
Join This Is Salsa UK for our final progressive salsa courses of the year in Central London!
November is a 3-week course block, with no classes during the final week of the month. We'll then take a break in December before returning in January 2027.
Whether you're developing your foundations, improving your turns or refining more advanced partnerwork, November is a great opportunity to finish the year progressing your salsa dancing!
We specialise in Crossbody Salsa On1 with Cali-style fusion, helping you develop strong technique, musicality, confidence and real partner connection so you can dance socially anywhere.
Unlike large drop-in classes, our courses follow a structured progressive curriculum. You'll train with the same group each week, allowing you to improve consistently, build good habits and develop your dancing over time.
💃 WHY JOIN THIS IS SALSA UK?
- Structured progressive curriculum
- Focused class sizes
- Strong technical foundations
- Personal feedback and guidance
- Crossbody Salsa On1 with Cali-style fusion
- Friendly, supportive community
- Opportunities to practise socially
- Clear pathway towards confident social dancing
Many of our students go on to dance regularly at London salsa socials and events.
Have Fun, Get Spun! 💃🏽🕺🏽
🟢 BEGINNERS LEVEL 2
Build Your Crossbody Foundations
Tuesdays | 7:00–8:15pm | Aldwych
Our Beginners group is now progressing into Level 2!
This course is designed for students who have already learned their basic salsa steps, timing and fundamental right and left turns.
Our main focus this month is Crossbody Lead and Crossbody Turns, helping you develop smoother movement and greater confidence dancing with a partner.
You should already be familiar with:
- Basic salsa steps and timing
- Finding the 1 in the music
- Basic right and left turns
- Basic lead and follow connection
You will develop:
- Crossbody lead technique
- Crossbody turns for leaders and followers
- Clear preparation and communication
- Partner positioning and movement
- Frame and connection
- Timing, coordination and confidence
We'll continue reinforcing the foundations from Level 1 while introducing new partnerwork techniques.
Please note: This is not a new Complete Beginners intake. If you've never danced salsa before, contact us before booking so we can recommend a suitable starting point.
🟡 IMPROVERS LEVEL 2
Develop Your Partnerwork & Turning Technique
Wednesdays | 7:00–8:15pm | Marylebone
Our Improvers group is progressing into Level 2, introducing Open Breaks while continuing to develop the turning techniques learned previously.
This month we'll focus on creating stronger partner connection, control and smoother transitions between movements.
You should already be familiar with:
- Crossbody lead
- Crossbody lead with turns
- Basic right and left turns
- Fundamental partner connection
You will develop:
- Open breaks and their applications
- Crossbody lead with checks
- Double travelling right turns
- Improved preparation and turn control
- Stronger lead and follow communication
- Smoother transitions and partnerwork combinations
- Timing, consistency and confidence
We'll continue practising existing techniques so dancers can become more comfortable and consistent before progressing further.
🟠 INTERMEDIATE
Develop Your Technique & Partnerwork
Tuesdays | 8:15–9:30pm | Aldwych
Our Intermediate group continues building on double turns, open breaks and increasingly complex partnerwork.
The focus remains on improving consistency, technique and control rather than simply learning more complicated combinations.
You should already know confidently:
- Crossbody lead with inside and outside turns
- Crossbody lead with checks
- Open breaks
- Double right turns for followers
You will develop:
- More complex partnerwork combinations
- Greater consistency with double turns
- Flow, timing and musical awareness
- Improved partnerwork dynamics
- Stronger preparation and connection
- More advanced turn combinations
- Greater control and adaptability
🔴 ADVANCED
Refine Your Dancing
Wednesdays | 8:15–9:30pm | Marylebone
Our Advanced group continues refining challenging turn combinations, precision and partnerwork technique.
This level is designed for experienced dancers who are already comfortable with strong Crossbody foundations and multiple turns.
You should already know confidently:
- Double right turns
- Open breaks
- Strong Crossbody variations
- Reliable timing and partner connection
You will refine:
- Triple travelling right turns
- Double left turn technique
- Advanced combinations and sequencing
- Precision, efficiency and control
- Musical interpretation and styling
- Advanced partnerwork dynamics
📍 NOVEMBER COURSE DATES & LOCATIONS
All November courses run for 3 weeks.
TUESDAYS — ALDWYCH
3rd, 10th & 17th November
King's Sport & Wellness Centre
Bush House North West Wing
57 Aldwych, London WC2B 4PA
🟢 Beginners Level 2: 7:00–8:15pm
🟠 Intermediate: 8:15–9:30pm
WEDNESDAYS — MARYLEBONE
4th, 11th & 18th November
St Marylebone School
64 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5BA
🟡 Improvers Level 2: 7:00–8:15pm
🔴 Advanced: 8:15–9:30pm
No classes on Tuesday 24th or Wednesday 25th November.
Our regular progressive courses will resume in January 2027.
🎟️ IMPORTANT BOOKING INFORMATION
Each ticket covers the full 3-week November course.
- Courses are progressive and not pay-per-class.
- Classes are limited in size to maintain quality and balanced partners.
- Leader and Follower tickets are role-specific.
- Some Follower tickets may sell out.
- No partner is required to join.
- Please select the level that matches your current ability.
Before booking, please check:
- Your correct level
- Your role (Leader / Follower)
- Your correct day, time and location
Your ticket is valid only for the course shown on your booking.
If you're unsure which level is suitable, please contact us before booking.
🌎 JOIN OUR SALSA COMMUNITY
Once you sign up, you'll receive a link to join your private class WhatsApp group, where you'll receive:
- Class updates and announcements
- Access to class resources
- Information to help you practise between lessons
You'll also have the option to join our wider This Is Salsa community, including:
🎥 Video Hub — Class recordings, demonstrations and learning resources.
🎉 Socials & Dance Events — Discover London salsa socials, meet other dancers and find opportunities to practise.
Private course groups are separate from the wider community. Joining the additional community chats is optional.
We encourage everyone to take what they've learned in class onto the social dance floor!
Let's finish 2026 dancing and come back even stronger in January! 💃🏽🕺🏽
HAVE FUN, GET SPUN!
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