Dancing Classes - La Candela - Salsa & Cuban Dances School in Berlin

Upcoming Activities

Cuban Lounge – Salsa Open Air & Bar

Get ready for the best Cuban Social in Berlin Join us for a fun Salsa night with a relaxed atmosphere and good drinks. A night organized by dancers for dancers! The music will primarily focus[…]

Timba Partnerwork

Nowadays many dancers prefer to dance with a simple structure and more focus on styling, connection, and a deeper understanding of the music. Originally Timba was denoting the Cuban Salsa music, but today many say “I dance Timba”

Rueda de Casino

Rueda de Casino is a dynamic form of Salsa dancing that is danced by a group of couples in a circle, switching couples, performing group figures, and having fun with the dance.

Salsa – Beginner Course (June)

the Beginner level course, where you could be a salsa dancer within 8 weeks. The objective of the course is to bring you to a comfort level so you could dance to the beats of salsa with a partner or in one of the many Latin clubs in Berlin.

Cuban Body Movement Mix For Beginners

Training the different body parts individually becomes part of your salsa journey if you want to add styling, Suelta, rumba, and afro moves to the songs you are dancing to.

Salsa – Intermediate 1

In this level we give dancers a deeper practice into Salsa Cubana. We revisit core elements to enhance them, and building more complex figures based on them, keeping close eye on correct leading and following technique. We also address different concepts for experienced dancers.

Current Running Activities

Reparto / Cubaton

Reparto is a Cuban-flavored music genre highly connected to Reggaeton. Cubanos love dancing to it, moving their hips, and releasing. If you want to dance like a Cuban with all the flavor and sabor that’s the place to be.

Afro-Cuban Contemporary

Afro-Cuban contemporary, often called Danca Cubana is a mix of Afro-Cuban heritage dances with Western Moden & Classical Ballet as well as Contemporary dance.

Salsa – Beginner Course (May)

Salsa Suelta – Cuban Movement

Salsa Suelta or “Free Salsa” are a short sequence of free Solo steps that can be danced on Salsa. In this class, we will learn some elements, practice them well, and create short choreographies that can be used in your dance.

Salsa – Technique Foundation Course (April)

In this course, we will deepen our understanding of the dance and create a solid foundation for your dance – great for anyone that looks to have a smooth and beautiful dance

Private and group lessons

Private and private group lessons are tailored and made for you and offer the best progression a student can have. Price varies depending on the number of students taking the class. Private classes allow full[…]

Past Activities

Lady Style Workshop

In this workshop, we will add flavor and femininity to your Cuban salsa moves. The ability to express oneself through styling and musicality is an inseparable part of the dance

Rumba Columbia Workshop

Rumba Columbia is an Afro-Cuban dance where men (and women nowadays) get into the fray and show off their best moves. It’s a dance that exudes masculinity and has very close relations to the music and the drums.

Saturday Cuban Intensive

In this Saturday we will have intensive four classes for real Cuban dance lovers.

Salsa – Advanced 1

In this level we deal with the Salsa as it should be danced, free, rich of movement, flow, full of style and sabor. We will increase our comfortablity with complex figures, and add some twists to make the dance more flavorsome. As always, we keep our eyes on the details and work on perfecting our leading and following technique.

Salsa – Advanced 3

Body Movement and Isolation Course

True dancing comes through expression, and expression is fully possible only when the body becomes your instrument to play with. This course will deal exactly with that – with our body as our instrument for dancing. What parts can be moved? In which ways can we move these parts? How can we make the movement clean and expressive?

Street Salsa lvl 1

Street Salsa is all about the vibe. We will deal with simple figures, more movement, more connection, and more playfulness in the dance. Cause Salsa Cubana is much more than just figures.

Cuban Body Movement Mix Workshops

Training the different body parts individually becomes part of your salsa journey if you want to add styling, Suelta, rumba, and afro moves to the songs you are dancing to.

Salsa Fusion Musicality Workshop (Solo)

This workshop will be a Salsa Fusion Choreo for the individual dance. We will dance to a fun (non-Salsa) song, and mix elements from Salsa & other dances.

Son Cubano – The Father of Salsa

A beautiful elegant traditional couple dance that focuses on connection with the music and the partner.

Rueda de Casino Workshop (Intermediate)

In this workshop, we will go through a few known Intermediate level Rueda Figures & Rueda Configurations. Possibly we will get into some Unique Rueda figures for La Candela.

Salsa – Advanced 2

Yemaya – Afro Cuban Dance Class

The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture.

Chango – Afro Cuban Dance Class

The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture.

Oya – Afro Cuban Dance Class

The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture.

Rumba Guaguanco

Rumba Guaguanco is an Afrocuban folkloric dance and music style that capture the heart and soul of the Cuban street. It also has great importance within the Cuban repertoire and has highly influenced both the salsa music and the Cuban salsa dance.

Music & Salsa Musicality 101

A crash course into the structure of Salsa – the theory behind the music and how it relates to us as dancers.

Free Salsa Class – For Complete Beginners

Your chance to get into Salsa dancing, having fun, move your body and meet some new friends.

Salsa Solo / Salsa con Afro

Let’s get moving 🙂 Until our normal courses will be allowed by COVID-19 regulations we are offering you, two weekly classes: Salsa Solo – Zero to Hero In this class, we will focus on footwork[…]

Online Music Theory for Dancers

Having music theory knowledge can often enhance your dancing experience and how can you relate your dance to the music. Music is not a mystical entity, it can be understood, it can be predictable and[…]

Son Moderno

Son Cubano is traditional couple dance that evolved in Cuba during the 50’s. It was the main form of dance that Salsa has evolved from, yet Son tends to keep focus on Elegence in its[…]

Orishas

The Dance The Orishas dances are a part of the Afro-Cuban Folklore dances. For many Cubans Orishas are much more than just a dance, it’s a religion and a culture. Orishas are the gods of[…]

Salsa – Intermediate 2

Drops & Lifts Course

Drops & Lifts are the cherries on the whipped cream of every extravagant dance, and it’s always nice to end a dance with a romantic finale. If you are not familiar with the terms. Drops[…]

Salsa Musicality

Musicality is the conversation a dancer has with the music when he dances. A good musical dancer is much more attuned to the music and thus able to express himself in better ways both from[…]

Salsa – Master Class

The class will be a mix of complex and challenging combo and styling. We will work on our leading/following skills as well as on some body movement.

Salsa Men Style Workshop

In this workshop, we will add flavor and movements with masculine nature to your Cuban salsa moves.