Attention! Unfortunately, the spots for the followers without their own dance partner have already been taken. There are currently only places for leaders and pairs. To be informed about possible changes, please contact us by email: info@flama.fi.
Would you like to learn how to dance fun Cuban salsa? In the beginner’s course, you will learn the basic steps, rhythms, and most common basic patterns of Cuban salsa, also known as casino, as well as leading and following techniques – and above all, you will fall in love with this wonderful dance!
This course is suitable for beginners. You can join without any previous dance experience.
You can sign up alone or with a partner. During the lessons, partners are changed in a circle. If you wish, you can also dance only with your own partner.
Anyone can participate in all Flama´s partner classes as a leader or follower, regardless of gender identity.
Time: Sundays 18.1.–31.5. at 14.15–15.10
Place: Flama Linnankatu (Linnankatu 84, Turku)
Level: beginners
Teacher: Anna Ketopaikka
The course fee includes 18 × 55 min sessions. No class 5.4.or 10.5.
If you are purchasing a course for two people, please add the name, email address, and phone number of the second participant in the “Order comments” field so that we can add them to the course as well.
Reserve your place in time and take advantage of the early bird price
By registering for the course by Sunday 4.1.2026, you will receive the course at a discounted price.
If you would like to pay part of the course fee with a tyky benefit (e.g., Smartum, Edenred, ePassi), please register by sending an email to: info@flama.fi.
Thinking of taking multiple courses? With the Flama Anytime pass, you can dance unlimitedly throughout the spring season. If you already have an Anytime pass, register for the courses by email: info@flama.fi
Price range: 243,00 € through 486,00 €
Absences from classes can be made up during the same term in any other class or drop-in session. This way, no dance session will be wasted! Read more.
For the class, it is recommended to wear clothes that are comfortable to move around in. You can dance with indoor sneakers, dance shoes, or socks. Also take a water bottle with you and remember to drink enough after class.
Flama’s couple salsa classes are all Cuban style. Cuban couple salsa is an energetic and joyful social dance. In the classes, you will learn the rhythms, steps, body movements, and styling of salsa, as well as the typical patterns used in Cuban salsa.
Cuban salsa is a social dance, which means that it is danced freely with different partners without any prearranged choreography. The classes teach the skills of leading and following, which is how dancers communicate through movement: the leader guides the dance with small body movements and hand signals, and the follower responds to them naturally. This allows for improvisation, living in the moment, and dancing with anyone—even if you’ve never practiced together before.
Cuban salsa is based in particularly on Cuban son: a music and dance style from the early 20th century that combines African rhythms (e.g., clave, call and response structure, percussion instruments) and Spanish melodic influences (e.g., guitars, singing). Cuban salsa is a rich mix of music and movement, with influences from Cuban rumba, mambo, cha-cha-chá, and other Cuban and Afro-Cuban rhythms and dances.
Dance captured Anna’s heart at an early age: she started dancing at the age of 5 in Ballet classes at the Tampere Ballet Institute. Over the years, she continued to study dance, including Jazz and Show Dance. Since 2010, Anna has focused intensively on Cuban dances. She trained as a salsa instructor with Cuban Ramón Silverio and she has been teaching since 2014.
“I founded Flama out of a burning passion for dance and movement. Dance has brought so much energy, strength, presence and dear friends to my life and I want to be able to share this pleasure to others as well. In my classes, I want to inspire people above all to find strength and joy in everyday life through dance.”
At Flama, Anna teaches Cuban Salsa (solo and couple salsa) and other Cuban dances, such as son and rumba, as well as bachata and reggaeton.
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
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