Best Bachata Lessons Calgary Near Me

4worldlovers:
Havana Cuban Dance Studio offers the best instruction in a wide variety of dance classes such as Salsa, Bachata, Bachata Fusion, Casino Rueda, Cha Cha, Merengue, Mambo, Reggaeton, Rumba, & kids classes too.


Our Dance Studio provides both group and private classes for all different age groups and levels; whether you have never taken a dance class before, or you are an aspiring dancer, our classes are designed to suit your needs. Our classes are taught in an easy to follow manner, and in a friendly and highly supportive environment.


Awesome place! Marcos is very professional and has a great team of dancers to help you learn. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced dancer, this is a fabulous place for everyone. Great community building and social events as well.


I have been learning Salsa, Bachata and Reggaton at Havana Social Dance Studio for about a year and a half now. When I first started, I barely knew how to do a basic salsa step. After only 4 months of practice, I already began to perform on stage with the performance group.

4worldlovers: One of Calgary's top Latin dance studios, La Rumba Cuban Dance Company wants you dancing instead of sitting on the sidelines. If you have never danced before, or think you have two left feet - our instructors have an easy systematic approach to get you dancing in just a few short weeks. We'll get you on your way to becoming the confident dancer you've always dreamed. Alexis is one of Calgary's most versatile and experienced dance instructor specializing in Salsa, Bachata, Afro Cuban, Cuban Rumba, Son, Reggaeton, Body Movement Technique and more.

We offer a range of group classes, private lessons or semi-private lessons. We always encourage our students to attend Salsa in the Park, Salsa on the Street and Sunnyside Salsa to practise their new moves.

La Rumba Cuban Dance Company can make your special day spectacular! We have experience working with couples to either improve their social dancing skills for their first dance, to creating a custom choreography to perform at your wedding.


Do you need a spectacular performance for your event? We offer latin dance performances to spice up your event. From weddings, birthday parties, fundraisers and more... we do it all!

Want to perform? We are always accepting new performance team members to perform at congresses, festivals and more! Contact us for more details on how to join

4worldlovers: Welcome to Free Spirit Dance, a dance and fitness studio just for adults. A place where everyone is welcome, free to express themselves and free to live life out loud and proud! I didn’t start dance until my early 20s. I am a bit of an anomaly in the dance community as most professional dancers start when they are very young. I wanted to create a safe space specifically for adults based on my own dance and fitness journey. Maybe you have never danced before and you have always wanted to try, perhaps you want to stay in shape doing something that is fun, or maybe you danced when you were young and now you just want to experience the joy of movement again. At Free Spirit we foster an inclusive community where you can feel free to explore without judgment. It’s good to try new things because you never know what new and exciting things you might find out about yourself. I never knew that one dance class in Cuba over 20 years ago would lead into a passion that is now my career. I also wanted to create a space where you can experience workouts that are fun! Dance is fun! Fitness is fun!

Free Spirit Dance was named not only to represent my own journey of finding freedom to break free and become what I was called to be, but it was also named to inspire others to do the same! It’s about finding freedom from within ourselves. I am a living example that is never too late to be what you might have been! What I love most about movement is that it is just good food for the soul! It makes you feel alive!

Don’t be afraid to try! We are a fun and inclusive bunch at Free Spirit!

At Free Spirit Dance we live life outside the box because that is where the magic happens.

4worldlovers: Welcome to LOCOS FOR HAVANA DANCE STUDIO where you can learn to dance all styles of Cuban social and folkloric dance, Latin, and Jazz from a professionally trained dancer, performer, instructor, and choreographer. Lessons are available for all those who wish to dance from beginner to advanced levels. Contact Ahmed today to book a lesson at your earliest convenience. Private lessons, group lessons, training and performance courses available.

Ahmed F. Hodelin, known as “El Bailarín”, arrived from Cuba to enrich Canadians with his Cuban culture. He graduated from the National School of Art in Havana where he specialized in dance (both contemporary and folkloric styles). Following this, he spent nine years dancing with the National Ballet Folkloric Company of Cuba, where he learned and later taught several styles of AfroCuban rhythms; such as, Contradanza, Danza, Danzon, Rumba, Santería, Mambo, Cha cha cha, Son, Mozambique, Pilón, Dengue, Congo, Abakua, Comparsa, Arara, Salsa Casino, Salsa Casino Rueda and more.


In addition to being a professional dancer, he studied at the conservatory of music ‘Felix Varela’ where he became a professional musician as a percussionist and drummer. He was invited to teach in Canada for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD), an internationally recognized Jazz company in Calgary, Alberta. He was then offered a full-time contract as a dancer, performer, instructor, and choreographer for DJD where he spent 7 years of consecutive training in Jazz, Tap and Swing.


Currently he is the Director of his own Cuban Dance Project called “Locos for Havana Dance Studio (formerly known as El Bailarin), where he is developing a fusion of both music and dance between Afro-Cuban, Jazz, Swing, Hip Hop, and various Latin rhythms. He has performed and shared the stage with several local musicians and performing artists in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, and with great Latin international artists such as ‘Oscar de Leon’ from Venezuela, ‘Fulanito’ from N.Y., and “Grupo Niche” from Colombia.


Currently, Ahmed F. Hodelin – “El bailarín” – is composing his own original music and arrangements. His inspiration as a professional musician and composer originated from his experience as a professional dancer. Ahmed is the only professionally trained Cuban dancer, choreographer, musician and performer in Calgary, Alberta, providing him the ability to mix dance and music together on stage, creating a unique performance and concert atmosphere.


He is enthusiastic to work with individuals, couples, and groups of all levels to develop their ability to dance socially or professionally. He is available for private lessons, group training, choreography, and performances. Contact him today!


Learn how to dance all authentic Cuban styles with Locos for Havana Cuban Dance Studio!


Mambo, Chachacha, Danza, Danzon and Son were the first Salsa styles to ever exist. These styles developed as traditional Cuban genres and were danced throughout Cuba in the 1920’s. They hit the United State by storm with this first world track hit “Echale Salsita” composed by Septet Ignasio Pinairo in 1930’s and recorded by Victor Records.

Other Cuban genres such as Rumba, Mambo, and Chachacha to name a few arrived in 1950’s with Cubans and Latinos playing music in New York in the 1970’s, the fusion of steps were nicknamed salsa.

The origins of the name Casino are from Casinos Deportivos, which were essentially dance halls where a lot of social dancing was done among the well off, white Cubans during the mid-20th century and onwards. Historically, Casino traces its origin as a partner dance from Cuban Son fused with partner figures and turns adopted In Cuba. This popular dance, now known as Casino, was marketed abroad as Cuban-style salsa or Salsa Cubana.

This is another great Cuban dance style invented by local Cuban Dancers, between towns. In Havana each dance team used to gather with large numbers of couples. Each team with one leader referred to as the “Caller” who would shout out names of choreographed moves well known and practiced by each of these competitive couples. This style is danced in a circle and involves rotating partners, lots of turns with unexpected tricks.

During the dance, dancers often break apart from each other during percussion solos and perform, an advanced form of styling in which the male and female partner get physically close and tease each other without touching through the gyrating of hips and shoulders while performing muscle isolations.

Yoruba, Congo, Abakua, Tumba Francesa, Arara, Iyesa, Gaga, Comparzas, and Pilon