Salsaville Dance Studios offers new weekly dance classes starting at the beginning of every month here in Boulder, Colorado.
Directed by Boulder’s world-renowned salsa dance instructor, Eric 'El Cubanito' Freeman, Salsaville offers every level of salsa dancing from the absolute "scared-to-try" beginner through the super-advanced dancer. We usually run three or four courses each month. Since we have most levels running each month, you can easily progress through the classes and be out dancing like a pro quickly. We teach all the major styles of salsa: Latin American style, New York style, Los Angeles style and Cuban style.
No previous experience is required to join our Boulder salsa dancing classes. All you need are your normal comfortable street clothes, some non-stick shoes, and a willingness to learn, have fun, and meet new people! Come join the hundreds of other satisfied Salsaville students who have learned salsa dancing from us since 1999, and have gone on to make dancing a major part of their lives.
Please see below for details on all of our course offerings and how to sign-up. We also have several options for private dance instruction.
You can reach us by phone at 303-440-8398 or via email at eric@salsaville.com.
Eric "El Cubanito" Freeman gives Gina from Active Cities Magazine a lesson in salsa dancing and then we visit Eric's advanced class at Kakes Studios.
Eric talks about how salsa is the world's most popular partner dance, how it is great for meeting other people, how it helped him to completely overcome his fear and embarrassment of dancing in front of others, and some of its health benefits.
Private Lessons
$75 for one hour for one person or one couple ($60 for the second hour during the same lesson)
Package prices (for one person or one couple):
3 lesson package: $70 per hour for three one-hour lessons ($210)
5 lesson package: $65 per hour for five one-hour lessons ($325)
10 lesson package: $60 per hour for ten one-hour lessons ($600)
Call for prices for private classes (more than one couple) or any other special arrangement.
For women taking private lessons, I normally dance with you the whole time and constantly provide you with feedback.
For men taking private lessons from me, there are three choices:
You and I dance. Some men are fine with this, others are not. Sometimes this is good, as I can give you direct feedback on your leading skills.
Bring a partner to dance with. However, if you want the lesson to focus on your dancing, then this partner should be at least your level or higher so that you can progress as quickly as possible.
I supply you with an excellent dance partner for the lesson. This will be one of my paid assistants. This way, we can focus exclusively on your dancing skills and you can get feedback from both of us. There is an extra charge of $10-$15 per hour for this.
Click here to order private lessons. (Lessons can also be paid for by check in person.)
Email me to schedule private lessons.
Private lessons are recommended for:
learning faster than group classes
learning material taught from a missed class
learning material from a class level that you would consider too easy but
need in order to advance to the next level (for example if you have a good
feel for dancing and think the beginner class would go too slow for you,
you could take one lesson to learn the stuff taught in the beginner class
and then be ready to take the intermediate class.)
cleaning up any bad habits you may have (in the group classes there is
very little time to work on individual bad habits that are not directly related
to doing the move currently being taught.)
dancing with someone with whom you don't have to compensate for their bad
habits
Getting an ear for the music is as important as
learning the dance steps themselves. The more time spent listening
to the music the better. Whether you are cooking, cleaning, or even
jogging, it is good to get this music "into your blood."
The following is a short list of recommended CDs
for the above purpose. There are thousands of CDs of Latin music.
Since I always get asked what CDs are good for practicing and listening,
here is a short list:
Salsa
1. "Antología", Grupo Niche (Sony, 2000)
2. "Salsa Fresca!, Dance Hits Of The '90s" (Rhino/Sony, 1996)
3. "El Verdadero Leon", Oscar D'Leon (Discos Musart, S. A. De C.V.)
(This Oscar D'Leon CD contains many of his classic songs.)
4. "Back To The Mambo, Tribute To Machito", Jose Alberto (RMM, 1997)
5. La Combinacion Perfecta (RMM, 1993)
Merengue
1. "Grandes Exitos de Juan Luis Guerra",
Juan Luis Guerra (Karen Publishing, 1996)
145 Favorite Songs
For a more extensive list of my favorite salsa music (listed by individual songs, not by complete album), please click here.
