Step into Salsa: QUEER Salsa Workshop for Beginners

Step into a salsa space where confidence, community, and self-expression come first.

Our QUEER Salsa Beginner classes are designed for complete beginners as well as dancers who want to strengthen their foundations in a supportive, inclusive environment. Whether you’ve never danced before or you're returning after a break, this course will guide you step by step while helping you feel comfortable on the dance floor.

At Sanura Dance, salsa is about more than learning steps. It’s about creating a space where everyone can feel welcome, empowered, and free to move.

A Feminist & Inclusive Approach

Our classes are proudly feminist, FLINTA-centred, and LGBTQ+ inclusive. If traditional dance spaces haven’t always felt comfortable for you, you might find your place here.

Everyone learns both leading and following, breaking away from rigid gender roles and allowing dancers to experience the full conversation of partner dance.

Learning from the Ground Up

The beginner level focuses on building strong fundamentals, including:

• Salsa timing and rhythm

• Basic step and weight transfer

• Partner connection

• Leading and following fundamentals

• Turns and simple combinations

• Dancing with different partners

Confidence is something we build from day one. Our teaching approach focuses on encouragement and empowerment so that everyone can enjoy the dance without pressure or judgment.

Social Dancing from the Start

We encourage beginners to start exploring social dancing early. Sanura hosts monthly queer salsa social events, giving you a welcoming space to practise, meet other dancers, and enjoy the music together.

More Than a Class

Classes take place in a professional dance studio and are followed by our favourite tradition: heading to the pub together after class. It's a great way to relax, chat, and build connections within the community.

Join us and discover salsa in a space where everyone is welcome, everyone can lead and follow, and everyone can shine.

LEVEL OVERVIEW

BEGINNER LEVEL
Example of 4 classes 

💃 Week 1: Foundation Building 🕺

• Introduction (5 min): Meet your fellow dancers and share your experiences. 🤝

• Warm-up (10 min): Prepare your body with isolations and movement exercises. 🏋️‍♀️

• Learning Salsa Rhythm (10 min): Understand the basic salsa beat. 🎶

• Posture in Salsa and Basic Steps (20 min): Learn fundamental steps and focus on posture. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

• Partnerwork (20 min): Practice connection and basic steps with a partner. 👫

• Stepping Technique for Open Salsa and Turns (20 min): Refine stepping technique for open positions and turns. 🔄

• Partnerwork (20 min): Reinforce skills with partnerwork exercises. 💑

• Questions and Answers / Recording Video (5 min): Clarify doubts and record progress. 📹

• Free Dancing and Personal Feedback (10 min): Dance freely and receive feedback. 💬

🎵 Week 2: Musicality and Footwork Expansion 👣

• Warm-up (10 min): Start with a dynamic warm-up. 🌟

• Musicality (10 min): Develop sensitivity to music. 🎵

• Footwork Revision and Turns (15 min): Review footwork and turns. 🔁

• New Footwork (15 min): Learn new steps to expand your repertoire. 🆕

• Partnerwork Revision (15 min): Review and refine partnerwork. 💃🕺

• New Partnerwork (20 min): Learn new partnerwork moves. 💑

• Technique Drilling / Exercises (15 min): Drill techniques for precision. ⚙️

• Questions and Answers / Recording (10 min): Address questions and record progress. 🎥

• Free Dancing (10 min): Dance freely to practice. 💃🕺

🌟 Week 3: Refinement and Integration 🔧

• Warm-up (10 min): Begin with a thorough warm-up. 🌅

• Footwork Revision (10 min): Review footwork patterns. 🔄

• New Footwork (20 min): Learn advanced footwork techniques. 🆙

• "First Dance" (5 min): Apply learned skills in a guided dance. 💫

• Partnerwork Revision and New Variations (20 min): Review and introduce new partnerwork variations. 💃🕺

• New Partnerwork (20 min): Learn new partnerwork combinations. 👫

• Routine Integration (15 min): Integrate footwork and partnerwork into a routine. 🔄💃

• Questions and Answers / Recording (10 min): Discuss questions and record progress. 📝

• Free Dancing (10 min): Dance freely to practice and enjoy. 💃🕺

🎉 Week 4: Mastery and Celebration 🎓

• Warm-up (10 min): Prepare for the final session. 🌟

• Footwork Summary (20 min): Review all footwork covered. 📝

• New Footwork (10 min): Learn final footwork elements. 🆕

• Routine Practice (10 min): Practice a short routine. 💃🕺

• Partnerwork Summary (20 min): Review all partnerwork moves. 💑

• New Partnerwork (20 min): Explore advanced partnerwork. 💃🕺

• Musicality (20 min): Explore musicality in footwork and partnerwork. 🎶

• Questions and Answers / Recording (10 min): Address final questions and record progress. 🎥

• Circle Dance (5 min): Participate in a collective dance. 👫🔄

• Free Dancing (5 min): Celebrate your progress with free dancing. 💃🕺