academia de salsa

MUCH MORE THAN JUST A DANCE SCHOOL....

Academia de Salsa..promoting Latino Culture for 16 years!                                                                Contact us by email or on 07932010612

 

WARNING: SALSA IS ADDICTIVE!



HABLAME SPANISH COURSE:

Another excellent gift option. At only £80pp for 8 weeks of 90mins of spanish tuition jn a tapas bar, in addition to delicious tapas on the house each week!


CORPORATE/PRIVATE PARTIES

No job is too big or small for us, too normal or too strange!


You can meet with one of our team to discuss your needs and together we will plan the perfect party whether it be a wedding, festival, birthday party, office Christmas, team building, conference, charity event or hen night.


We do the work - you take the credit!

DANCE CLASSES
Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Rueda de Casino, Regaeton and Hip Hop.

HOLIDAYS

Fancy spending New Year in Havana? We work with highly reputable UK tour operators that specialise in dance and language tours to Cuba.
We also organise salsa weekend breaks such as Barcelona, Paris and enchanting Wales!

Welcome to Academia de Salsa and the exhilarating world of Cuban Salsa in Scotland!!

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We aim to promote ALL things latino…which is why we are so much more than just a dance school!

SALSA FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS! Learn to Salsa on any one of our highly acclaimed beginners classes held throughout the city and discover a vibrant and exciting social life that you would never have imagined possible outside of Cuba!

Catch up with your friends for a drink as you socialise the latino way..by dancing and indulging in a delicious Mojito cocktail!

The biggest bonus of all is that you'll discover a leisurely way to tone up and shed a few pounds without disrupting your social life!


Now that's what I call a great night out at the pub!

   
Once you have savoured the delights of salsa dancing in class you won't look back and we have plenty of fantastic club nights and events that you can practice your new moves at.

Not to mention the hundreds of new people that you'll meet! Glasgow's salsa scene is kicking!

If you think salsa is difficult to learn..think again.

We've introduced Salsa to thousands of new beginners and they all came to us thinking they had two left feet, you gotta start somewhere but the sky's the limit!  8 weeks may sound like a short time but let us impress you with how quickly you progress under our expert guidance.

and those who danced were thought insane by those who could not hear the music.....



Can’t make this course?

See below for next available course!

To BOOK YOUR PLACE click on the date of your choice below or CLICK HERE for general enquiries:

Our next salsa course starts:

ZUMBA FITNESS DANCE WORKOUTS!

The dance fitness craze that is taking the world by storm!


The principle behind ZUMBA is simple: get fit, have fun. That’s it. No complicated moves to learn and you make it as high or low impact as you like.

Best of all, the music is so infectious that you barely even notice you’re exercising.

Add some Latin flavour and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba! Coining the concept of fitness-party and making fitness fun. 


Zumba fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away.

 

The routine feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms, and sculpt your

body while burning fat. Resistance training is thrown in tone your body.

 

Zumba goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out,to get hooked. Caloric-burning and body- energizing toning and sculpting. 



SALSA FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS!

full 8 week courses starting soon!

We have teaching venues all over the city, at different times days of the week to offer you the most flexibility!


SALSA START DATES FOR 2010!


ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS IN CITY CENTRE GLASGOW:

STUDIO 205, 205 Buchanan St, opp H&M B’Galleries, buzzer 4

STARTS Tuesday 25th May @ 1st June, 6.15pm@ STUDIO 205


ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS IN WEST END GLASGOW:

G12 STUDIOS, 37 Ruthven Lane , 2nd floor

STARTS Wednesday, August 4th 7.30pm@G12 Studios, 37 Ruthven lane


Shannon Shiell is the director of the Academia de Salsa, which she founded some 15 years ago. Her vocation and passion for Salsa originally started as a hobby while she completed her Latin American studies at Glasgow University.Nowadays, Shannon is a full time promoter of Salsa and the Scottish Salsa scene, organising Salsa nights in popular Glasgow venues such as BARCA, Sports Cafe, Art Bar and her own dance studios in the west end and city centre. 

In the episode of Make Me Happier on STV aired Tuesday 8th December at 7.30pm which focuses on low self-esteem, insomnia and anger, Shannon will show Jason how dancing can improve his health, social skills and give his confidence a boost.

For more information about Shannon and the Academia of Salsa visit her website here or watch her top tips on salsa dancing here.


ZUMBA FITNESS DANCE WORKOUTS!

The dance fitness craze that is taking the world by storm!


Drop in . £4 per session. No need to pre-book. 45 mins.


ZUMBA WEST END

TBC


ZUMBA SOUTHSIDE@ Destiny Centre, Shawlands

Tuesday 6pm

Wednesdays 7.30pm

Thursdays 6.30pm & 7.45pm


@ Future Fitness, Shawlands

Sundays 12.30pm (must pre-book Tel. 0141 649 0029)


ZUMBA CITY CENTRE @ the Phoenix Centre, 201 St James Road

Mondays & Wednesdays 6.15pm