Salsa Bootcamps
Multi-day intensive bootcamps at Casa Fuego Dance Studio — go from zero to social dancing
April 21–24 — South Beach A/C Studio 🧊
By popular demand — after back-to-back sold-out Level 1 bootcamps, we're running it again, and this time we're bringing it indoors to a beautiful air-conditioned room at South Beach. Cool, comfortable, and ready to dance.
Level 1 — Beyond the Basics
Tue Apr 21 → Fri Apr 24 · 8:00 – 9:15 AM
📍 Brian's house, South Beach
For total beginners. In four days you'll go from the basic step to walking onto any salsa floor with confidence.
- The basic step & timing
- Lead and follow connection
- Outside Turn (lead & follow)
- Cross Body Lead
- Double Hand Turn
- Open to Close Hold
- The Side Dip — the classic dance-floor "wow" moment
Level 2 — Beyond the Basics
Tue Apr 21 → Fri Apr 24 · 10:00 – 11:15 AM
📍 Brian's house, South Beach
Already comfortable with the basics? Level up. Combinations on top of the Cross Body Lead, plus a beautiful dip to finish your patterns with flair.
- Cross Body Lead patterns & combinations
- Dip work — leading and following with control and drama
Reserve your spot Space is limited — small group of 6–12 students.
The Bootcamp Experience
The Salsa Bootcamp is a focused, multi-session program for people who want to get dancing fast. Run at Casa Fuego Dance Studio in El Sargento, the bootcamp takes you from the basic step to social dancing in a small, supportive group.
What's included
- Multi-day progressive curriculum
- Group of 6 to 12 students — big enough for energy, small enough for attention
- Outdoor studio under the Baja sky
- Hibiscus water and refreshments between sessions
- Bring-a-friend social practice rounds
- Confidence to walk into any salsa night and dance
What students learn
The bootcamp covers the core moves you need to actually enjoy a social salsa night:
- The basic step and timing
- Right turn and left turn fundamentals
- Lead's turn and follow's turn
- The double-handed turn — a crowd favorite
- The side dip — that classic moment of drama on the dance floor
- Hand movements and connections
- Cross-body lead
- Smooth transitions between moves
- Dancing with confidence — the mindset shift that makes everything click
Why Casa Fuego Dance Studio?
The studio is an open-air dance floor under the Baja sky, surrounded by ancient cacti and fruit trees. It's the kind of setting you don't find anywhere else — a real dance floor in the desert, with views of the mountains and the ocean within reach.
Bootcamps run on the dance floor with shade, refreshments, an outdoor shower for cooling off between sessions, and the kind of laid-back Baja vibe that makes learning feel less like work and more like vacation.
Recent bootcamp
The most recent bootcamp ran with Brian, Tom, Chance, Alexandra, Hillary, and Nelly. Students worked through the basic step, turns, the double-handed turn, the side dip, hand movements, and the cross-body lead — and were ready to social dance by the end of the program.
Bootcamps run on a rolling schedule throughout the season. Get in touch to find out when the next one starts.