Classes & Social
Bank Holiday Monday 1st May Special : Afternoon Social!
An afternoon of dancing at our NEW afternoon social venue
Hutton Community Centre, CM13 1LP
Full event details available here
Classes & Social
Classes & Social
SALSA CHILLOUT CLASSES OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF EXCITING DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Having learned with Salsa Chillout, you’ll have so many options to make your social life even more fun and exciting, for example, you could party at a salsa event in London, or join us abroad on a salsa holiday:
SALSA CHILLOUT CLASSES OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF EXCITING DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Having learned with Salsa Chillout, you’ll have so many options to make your social life even more fun and exciting, for example, you could party at a salsa event in London, or join us abroad on a salsa holiday:
SALSA CHILLOUT CLASSES OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF EXCITING DANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Having learned with Salsa Chillout, you’ll have so many options to make your social life even more fun and exciting, for example, you could party at a salsa event in London, or join us abroad on a salsa holiday:
EVENING SCHEDULE
Mondays 7:30 pm – 7:50 pm
REGISTRATION, GET YOUR DANCE SHOES ON!
7:50 pm – 8:00 pm
WARM-UP
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SALSA FOOTWORK & PARTNER WORK – 4 LEVELS
1. Beginner – La Finca*
2. Improver – FUNdamentals**
3. Intermediate – The Belvedere***
4. Advanced – Marconi****
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING WITH TOP GUEST DJs
100% Salsa, Romantica & Mambo
11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING ENDS, UNTIL NEXT WEEK, ADIÓS!
EVENING SCHEDULE
Mondays 7:30 pm – 7:50 pm
REGISTRATION, GET YOUR DANCE SHOES ON!
7:50 pm – 8:00 pm
WARM-UP
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SALSA FOOTWORK & PARTNER WORK – 4 LEVELS
1. Beginners – La Finca*
2. Improver – FUNdamentals**
3. Intermediate – The Belvedere***
4. Advanced – Marconi****
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING WITH TOP GUEST DJs
100% Salsa, Romantica & Mambo
11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING ENDS, UNTIL NEXT WEEK, ADIÓS!
EVENING SCHEDULE
Mondays 7:30 pm – 7:50 pm
REGISTRATION, GET YOUR DANCE SHOES ON!
7:50 pm – 8:00 pm
WARM-UP
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
SALSA FOOTWORK & PARTNER WORK – 4 LEVELS
1. Beginners – La Finca*
2. Improvers – FUNdamentals**
3. Intermediate – The Belvedere***
4. Advanced – Marconi****
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING WITH TOP GUEST DJs
100% Salsa, Romantica & Mambo
11:00 pm
SOCIAL DANCING ENDS, UNTIL NEXT WEEK, ADIÓS!
Introducing Your Floor Filling Salsa DJ’s
2 March
2-march-international-salsa-sirli-jurgita
with DJ Terry
2-march-international-salsa-sirli-jurgita
with DJ Terry
Introducing Your Floor Filling Salsa DJ’s
6 February Launch Party with DJ Julian the Duke
13 February St.
Valentine’s Party
with SharkyDJ
20 February with
DJ Amanda
27 February with DJ Trevor Anthony
Introducing Your Floor Filling Salsa DJ’s
6 February Launch Party with DJ Julian the Duke
13 February St.
Valentine’s Party
with SharkyDJ
20 February with
DJ Amanda
27 February with DJ Trevor Anthony
Introducing Your Floor Filling Salsa DJ’s
6 February
Launch Party
with DJ Julian the Duke
13 February
St. Valentine’s Party
with SharkyDJ
20 February
with DJ Amanda
27 February
with DJ Trevor Anthony
THE HISTORY BEHIND YOUR CLASS NAMES
LA FINCA (Beginner*)
We hope you’ll always remember your first salsa lesson; Terry does. It was in 1994 when a close friend invited him to an iconic club in Islington. That night he had no idea how much ‘1,2,3…5,6,7’ would change his life!
During the class, he struggled to catch the rhythm, timing, and footwork, so out of determination, he stayed for the social dancing afterwards and repeatedly practised until the basics clicked. This formed his first connection to this beautiful dance. And if you talk to any of our teachers or dancers, you’ll hear them reminisce about how they got hooked on salsa.
We’ve called your Beginner’s Class La Finca because it’s the name of the club where Terry had his first salsa lesson. If you’re about to take your first class, all of us at team Chillout know a magnetic story is on the verge of being written for you too, and we are so excited about welcoming you to ‘La Finca’ because it’s almost certainly going to be the place where you fall in love with salsa.
THE HISTORY BEHIND YOUR CLASS NAMES
LA FINCA (Beginner*)
We hope you’ll always remember your first salsa lesson; Terry does. It was in 1994 when a close friend invited him to an iconic club in Islington. That night he had no idea how much ‘1,2,3…5,6,7’ would change his life!
During the class, he struggled to catch the rhythm, timing, and footwork, so out of determination, he stayed for the social dancing afterwards and repeatedly practised until the basics clicked. This formed his first connection to this beautiful dance. And if you talk to any of our teachers or dancers, you’ll hear them reminisce about how they got hooked on salsa.
We’ve called your Beginner’s Class La Finca because it’s the name of the club where Terry had his first salsa lesson. If you’re about to take your first class, all of us at team Chillout know a magnetic story is on the verge of being written for you too, and we are so excited about welcoming you to ‘La Finca’ because it’s almost certainly going to be the place where you fall in love with salsa.
THE HISTORY BEHIND YOUR CLASS NAMES
LA FINCA (Beginner*)
We hope you’ll always remember your first salsa lesson; Terry does. It was in 1994 when a close friend invited him to an iconic club in Islington. That night he had no idea how much ‘1,2,3…5,6,7’ would change his life!
During the class, he struggled to catch the rhythm, timing, and footwork, so out of determination, he stayed for the social dancing afterwards and repeatedly practised until the basics clicked. This formed his first connection to this beautiful dance. And if you talk to any of our teachers or dancers, you’ll hear them reminisce about how they got hooked on salsa.
We’ve called your Beginner’s Class La Finca because it’s the name of the club where Terry had his first salsa lesson. If you’re about to take your first class, all of us at team Chillout know a magnetic story is on the verge of being written for you too, and we are so excited about welcoming you to ‘La Finca’ because it’s almost certainly going to be the place where you fall in love with salsa.
THE BELVEDERE (Intermediate***)
Salsa Chillout’s first big club was The Belvedere attracting dancers from as far afield as Enfield. It had the tiniest wooden dance floor, squeezing in around 35 dancers at a push; the rest of the room was carpet! Yet the venue was packed frequently with over 100 salsa dancers each Wednesday. This only happened because of the high quality tuition and talent of the teachers who raised the standard of salsa to a benchmark level across the county, laying the foundation for Salsa Chillout to be regarded as the best salsa dance school in Essex, both within and outside the region.
But by 1999/2000, we’d outgrown The Belvedere. It was heaving as word spread. Even Olympian Fatima Whitbread paid us a visit with her friends.
We’ve called your Intermediate class The Belvedere because this is where most salsa dancers learnt their core skills and socialised weekly towards the height of Essex salsa.
MARCONI (Advanced****)
Around that time, a member called Ray Berris introduced us to the Marconi club in Chelmsford, which took Salsa Chillout to its peak. The venue was huge, benefitted from an edge-to-edge wooden dance floor, and quickly became the county’s focal point for high-quality salsa. We introduced Saturday parties and invited salsa superstars from London and across the UK to teach guest classes and perform outstanding shows. It was our super club.
Around 2004, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ made it cool for guys to dance, and there was another salsa explosion. As the appetite for new salsa talent increased, we started flying in international artists from Europe for all-dayers featuring workshops and shows to raise the level of salsa again. Sometimes, we’d invite a live band so dancers could feel the salsa rhythm deep in their souls. From time to time, stars from ‘Strictly’ would teach and perform at Marconi.
If you missed the Marconi era, you missed a unique moment in Essex’s salsa history. Ask anyone who attended what Marconi meant to them, then listen intently as they share their fond memories. But don’t worry if you were not there, our new club will fuse our beautiful history to create a new salsa history, and we are so grateful to have you as a valued part of the ongoing story.
We’ve called your advanced level Marconi because it was where the highest levels of salsa were taught across Essex.
THINKING OF MOVING UP!
To give you and the others in your lesson the best possible tuition, class progression is done by teacher invitation only as opposed to self-promotion. Minimum salsa skills are assumed and required at intermediate and advanced levels. To prevent being overstretched and slowing your new class down, please chat with your teacher if you think you are ready to move up. We’ll assess you openly and honestly, and if any dance skills still need developing, your Salsa Chillout teacher will focus on putting the missing piece of your puzzle in place so you can move up with confidence at the right time.
As one inspiring salsa teacher said: “It is better to do the basics well than the complicated moves badly.”
THE BELVEDERE (Intermediate***)
Salsa Chillout’s first big club was The Belvedere attracting dancers from as far afield as Enfield. It had the tiniest wooden dance floor, squeezing in around 35 dancers at a push; the rest of the room was carpet! Yet the venue was packed frequently with over 100 salsa dancers each Wednesday. This only happened because of the high quality tuition and talent of the teachers who raised the standard of salsa to a benchmark level across the county, laying the foundation for Salsa Chillout to be regarded as the best salsa dance school in Essex, both within and outside the region.
But by 1999/2000, we’d outgrown The Belvedere. It was heaving as word spread. Even Olympian Fatima Whitbread paid us a visit with her friends.
We’ve called your Intermediate class The Belvedere because this is where most salsa dancers learnt their core skills and socialised weekly towards the height of Essex salsa.
MARCONI (Advanced****)
Around that time, a member called Ray Berris introduced us to the Marconi club in Chelmsford, which took Salsa Chillout to its peak. The venue was huge, benefitted from an edge-to-edge wooden dance floor, and quickly became the county’s focal point for high-quality salsa. We introduced Saturday parties and invited salsa superstars from London and across the UK to teach guest classes and perform outstanding shows. It was our super club.
Around 2004, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ made it cool for guys to dance, and there was another salsa explosion. As the appetite for new salsa talent increased, we started flying in international artists from Europe for all-dayers featuring workshops and shows to raise the level of salsa again. Sometimes, we’d invite a live band so dancers could feel the salsa rhythm deep in their souls. From time to time, stars from ‘Strictly’ would teach and perform at Marconi.
If you missed the Marconi era, you missed a unique moment in Essex’s salsa history. Ask anyone who attended what Marconi meant to them, then listen intently as they share their fond memories. But don’t worry if you were not there, our new club will fuse our beautiful history to create a new salsa history, and we are so grateful to have you as a valued part of the ongoing story.
We’ve called your advanced level Marconi because it was where the highest levels of salsa were taught across Essex.
SYLLABUS & GUIDE TO MOVING UP
Download the moves and techniques Salsa Chillout teach at beginner, improver, intermediate and advanced levels. You’ll also get our etiquette, a brief history of salsa and our favourite tips!
To help you from being overstretched or slowing your new class down, please chat with your teacher if you think you are ready to move up. We’ll assess you openly and honestly. If any of the moves or techniques within the syllabus still need developing, we’ll focus on putting the missing piece of your puzzle together so you can confidently move up and get the maximum flow out of your class.
To create a better connection with each person you dance with, click the pocket in the picture to download your syllabus, dance etiquette, history of salsa and our favourite tips today!
SYLLABUS & GUIDE TO MOVING UP
Download the moves and techniques Salsa Chillout teach at beginner, improver, intermediate and advanced levels. You’ll also get our etiquette, a brief history of salsa and our favourite tips!
To help you from being overstretched or slowing your new class down, please chat with your teacher if you think you are ready to move up. We’ll assess you openly and honestly. If any of the moves or techniques within the syllabus still need developing, we’ll focus on putting the missing piece of your puzzle together so you can confidently move up and get the maximum flow out of your class.
To create a better connection with each person you dance with, click the pocket in the picture to download your syllabus, dance etiquette, history of salsa and our favourite tips today!
SYLLABUS & GUIDE TO MOVING UP
Download the moves and techniques Salsa Chillout teach at beginner, improver, intermediate and advanced levels. You’ll also get our etiquette, a brief history of salsa and our favourite tips!
To help you from being overstretched or slowing your new class down, please chat with your teacher if you think you are ready to move up. We’ll assess you openly and honestly. If any of the moves or techniques within the syllabus still need developing, we’ll focus on putting the missing piece of your puzzle together so you can confidently move up and get the maximum flow out of your class.
To create a better connection with each person you dance with, click the pocket in the picture to download your syllabus, dance etiquette, history of salsa and our favourite tips today!
THE BELVEDERE (Intermediate***)
Salsa Chillout’s first big club was The Belvedere attracting dancers from as far afield as Enfield. It had the tiniest wooden dance floor, squeezing in around 35 dancers at a push; the rest of the room was carpet! Yet the venue was packed frequently with over 100 salsa dancers each Wednesday. This only happened because of the high quality tuition and talent of the teachers who raised the standard of salsa to a benchmark level across the county, laying the foundation for Salsa Chillout to be regarded as the best salsa dance school in Essex, both within and outside the region.
But by 1999/2000, we’d outgrown The Belvedere. It was heaving as word spread. Even Olympian Fatima Whitbread paid us a visit with her friends.
We’ve called your Intermediate class The Belvedere because this is where most salsa dancers learnt their core skills and socialised weekly towards the height of Essex salsa.
MARCONI (Advanced****)
Around that time, a member called Ray Berris introduced us to the Marconi club in Chelmsford, which took Salsa Chillout to its peak. The venue was huge, benefitted from an edge-to-edge wooden dance floor, and quickly became the county’s focal point for high-quality salsa. We introduced Saturday parties and invited salsa superstars from London and across the UK to teach guest classes and perform outstanding shows. It was our super club.
Around 2004, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ made it cool for guys to dance, and there was another salsa explosion. As the appetite for new salsa talent increased, we started flying in international artists from Europe for all-dayers featuring workshops and shows to raise the level of salsa again. Sometimes, we’d invite a live band so dancers could feel the salsa rhythm deep in their souls. From time to time, stars from ‘Strictly’ would teach and perform at Marconi.
If you missed the Marconi era, you missed a unique moment in Essex’s salsa history. Ask anyone who attended what Marconi meant to them, then listen intently as they share their fond memories. But don’t worry if you were not there, our new club will fuse our beautiful history to create a new salsa history, and we are so grateful to have you as a valued part of the ongoing story.
We’ve called your advanced level Marconi because it was where the highest levels of salsa were taught across Essex.
THINKING OF MOVING UP!
To give you and the others in your lesson the best possible tuition, class progression is done by teacher invitation only as opposed to self-promotion. Minimum salsa skills are assumed and required at intermediate and advanced levels. To prevent being overstretched and slowing your new class down, please chat with your teacher if you think you are ready to move up. We’ll assess you openly and honestly, and if any dance skills still need developing, your Salsa Chillout teacher will focus on putting the missing piece of your puzzle in place so you can move up with confidence at the right time.
As one inspiring salsa teacher said: “It is better to do the basics well than the complicated moves badly.”
‟One of the strongest collections of teachers seen outside of Londonˮ
Every Monday you’ll have access to a strong, experienced and highly talented pool of salsa instructors to take you through the basic steps, intermediate fundamentals or advanced turn patterns. We can’t wait to share the salsa knowledge we’ve collectively amassed over the decades with you. Each of your teachers is special because they’ve learned from some of the best salsa dancers in the world, and it’s this unique experience that will help you create the best flowing connection with anyone you salsa with.
Terry Lewis
Co-founder of Salsa Chillout, international instructor and multi-award-winner.
Pete Watts
UKA qualified has taught salsa for 15+ years, danced thousands of hours of On1 and On2 salsa at festivals and dance marathons across Europe.
Jean-Charles
Recently nominated a top hard-core social dancer at a renowned salsa marathon. Has enjoyed dancing On1 and On2 in the UK and abroad for 15+ years.
Catherine Smith
Over 15+ years experience dancing crossbody On1 and On2. “Will lead/follow as long as I’m dancing. Salsa is more than a hobby to me, it’s a lifestyle”.
Karolina Spaczynska
Salsa is Karolina’s biggest passion. Explore and express the rhythms of salsa through your own body with this very experienced dancer.
James Stevens
Studied salsa internationally with some of the best in the world and is solid in technique. A trained musician, his salsa musicality skills are impressive, and he can’t wait to teach you.
‟One of the strongest collections of teachers seen outside of Londonˮ
Every Monday you’ll have access to a strong, experienced and highly talented pool of salsa instructors to take you through the basic steps, intermediate fundamentals or advanced turn patterns. We can’t wait to share the salsa knowledge we’ve collectively amassed over the decades with you. Each of your teachers is special because they’ve learned from some of the best salsa dancers in the world, and it’s this unique experience that will help you create the best flowing connection with anyone you salsa with.
Terry Lewis
Co-founder of Salsa Chillout, International instructor and multi-award-winner.
Pete Watts
UKA qualified has taught salsa for 15+ years, danced thousands of hours of On1 and On2 Salsa at festivals and dance marathons across Europe.
Jean-Charles
Recently nominated a top hard-core social dancer at a renowned salsa marathon. Has enjoyed dancing On1 and On2 in the UK and abroad for 15+ years.
Catherine Smith
Over 15+ years experience dancing crossbody On1 and On2. “Will lead/follow as long as I’m dancing. Salsa is more than a hobby to me, it’s a lifestyle”.
Karolina Spaczynska
Salsa is Karolina’s biggest passion. Explore and express the rhythms of salsa through your own body with this very experienced dancer.
James Steven
Studied salsa internationally with some of the best in the world and is solid in technique. A trained musician, his salsa musicality skills are impressive, and he can’t wait to teach you.
‟One of the strongest collections of teachers seen outside of Londonˮ
Every Monday you’ll have access to a strong, experienced and highly talented pool of salsa instructors to take you through the basic steps, intermediate fundamentals or advanced turn patterns. We can’t wait to share the salsa knowledge we’ve collectively amassed over the decades with you. Each of your teachers is special because they’ve learned from some of the best salsa dancers in the world, and it’s this unique experience that will help you create the best flowing connection with anyone you salsa with.
Terry Lewis
Co-founder of Salsa Chillout, International instructor and multi-award-winner.
Pete Watts
UKA qualified has taught salsa for 15+ years, danced thousands of hours of On1 and On2 Salsa at festivals and dance marathons across Europe.
Jean-Charles
Recently nominated a top hard-core social dancer at a renowned salsa marathon. Has enjoyed dancing On1 and On2 in the UK and abroad for 15+ years.
Catherine Smith
Over 15+ years experience dancing crossbody On1 and On2. “Will lead/follow as long as I’m dancing. Salsa is more than a hobby to me, it’s a lifestyle”.
Karolina Spaczynska
Salsa is Karolina’s biggest passion. Explore and express the rhythms of salsa through your own body with this very experienced dancer.
James Steven
Studied salsa internationally with some of the best in the world and is solid in technique. A trained musician, his salsa musicality skills are impressive, and he can’t wait to teach you.
4 WEEK BEGINNERS COURSE
BUY A 4-WEEK SALSA BEGINNERS COURSE & SOCIAL PRACTISE PASS FOR £36
GREAT DEALS
BUY A 6-WEEK SALSA CLASS & SOCIAL DANCING PASS FOR £48
BUY A 12 WEEK CLASS & SOCIAL DANCING PASS FOR £90
PAY AS YOU GO
CLASS & SOCIAL DANCING £9
JUST SOCIAL DANCING £7
MONTHLY PROGRESSIVE CLASSES
Progressive learning, build your skills with confidence, including Social Practise.
* for a 4-week month. Prorated to accommodate bank holidays or 5-week months.
25% discount for NHS staff, key workers and students with valid ID shown on the door.
Just £27 for our monthly progressive classes & Social Dancing.
25% discount for NHS staff, key workers and students with valid ID shown on the door.
Just £6.50 for the Pay As You Go Class & Social Dancing.
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Photo credits incl. NWY Photography & Patrick Greenfield
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Photo credits incl. NWY Photography & Patrick Greenfield