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.
Do you want to learn how to dance Couple Bachata? In this course, you will practice the basic steps of bachata, simple figures, and the technique of both leading and following.
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: Wednesdays 26.8.–9.12. at 20:15–21:10
Place: Flama Rauhankatu (Rauhankatu 15, 20100 Turku)
Level: beginners
Teacher: Pinja Simola
The course fee includes 15 × 55 min sessions No class will be held on 21.10.
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 spot early and take advantage of the discount price
If you pay for the course by Sunday, August 16, 2026, you’ll get it at a lower 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 more than one course? With the Flama Anytime Card, you can dance as much as you want all autumn long. If you already have an Anytime pass, register for the courses by email: info@flama.fi
Price range: 195,00 € through 390,00 €
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. Take your water bottle with you.
Bachata is a sensual and emotional dance and music style that originally comes from the Dominican Republic. Today, bachata is an extremely popular dance with several different styles, including traditional Dominican bachata, sensual bachata, bachata moderna, and bachata fusion, which combines different styles. In bachata classes, you will learn bachata step variations and footwork technique, body movement, styling, and musicality.
Couple bachata is a social dance, which means that it is danced freely with different partners without any pre-arranged choreography. In class, you will learn the skills of leading and following, i.e., 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. In our Bachata classes, you won’t just learn the steps—you’ll also learn the proper technique for the moves and get tips on social dancing.
Pinja has been dancing a wide variety of genres since she was a child, but she has focused her studies on Bachata and has actively trained abroad under the world’s top Bachata dancers to improve her skills. Her love for the dance and the music itself has also led her to work as a Bachata DJ both in Finland and occasionally abroad.
Since 2015, Pinja has worked as a freelance dance and group training instructor throughout Finland and has also taught at numerous events and festivals abroad. Over the years, she has also organized several dance events in the Helsinki metropolitan area, with her best-known project being the collaborative event Helsinki Bachata Blast. Currently, Pinja teaches regularly in Helsinki, Turku, and Kouvola. She is a trained physical therapist, so her classes focus heavily on movement that is natural to the body and beneficial to health.
In her classes, Pinja emphasizes the importance of mastering technique and performing movements safely, but she also values a lively atmosphere and a cheerful mood!
More information about the course: info@flama.fi
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