Salsa Society

Performing Arts

About

Welcome to the Queen Mary Salsa Society!

Hi everyone! :)

If you are a latin dance lover or a complete beginner that would like to learn salsa and bachata, this society is for you!

We have weekly classes for both salsa (mainly cross body) and bachata and we host many socials, parties and events throughout the year!

Additionally, we have a performance team that goes to university competitions and does performances at venues and events across London and the UK!

We won the award of the best society of the year 2023/2024 !

Why come learn with us:

Salsa society is a very open club. It’s a great way to meet new people while having fun and discovering Latin American culture. Everyone is lovely and we have the best of fun!

Weekly Classes for all levels - Whether you're a complete beginner or already have experience, our classes welcome all levels!!

Competitive Opportunities - Our society has a competitive Bachata team whihc anyone can audition for! We learn choreography made especially for us by our professional coach Andre and we perform and compete at different universities and competitions across the UK.

Exciting Events and Adventures - We organize trips and outings to Latin dance events within London from reggaeton nights to salsa-bachata festivals so you can experience the dance scene beyond our campus as well!

Unforgettable Socials - Our year is packed with fun themed parties and celebrations, including our Christmas events, our very famous Valentine's Day party and romantic dance workshops ;) , and as always our end-of-year ball.

Our Salsa and Bachata Classes:

Weekly in-person Salsa/Bachata Classes with our professional teacher Ivan Galvez from Salsateca London!

Our main weekly classes will be every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm (one hour salsa and one hour bachata) in the QMotion active studio. These classes are open to all levels including beginners!
Classes cost £5 for two hours (for members) and £7 for two hours (for non-members).
We will be having a completely free taster session in mid October (date to be confirmed) in the QM Drapers lounge!
There will be a second free taster session at the beginning of semester B in February!

The Performance Teams (Intermediate Level)

Bachata performance team

This team consists of 8-12 dancers who learn a set bachata couples choreography and then perform and compete at events and competitions across UK venues and universities.

Our Bachata team is coached by certified ConRi style professional Bachata instructor, Andre Maingot.

Our 2023/24 Bachata competition team got the top 3 at the annual Dance Club Latino (DCL) inter-university dance competition in Birmingham!
Auditions will be in late October (date to be confirmed) in the Active Studio, QMotion from 7 to 9pm!!

(Click here to view our 2021 Bachata ladies styling team performance VIDEO💃)

If you are interested in joining the team, please DM us on @qmsalsasociety on Insta or send us an email at qmsalsasoc@gmail.com

The trials are going to be in late October, all the details will be shared on insta and in our WhatsApp community group chat really soon!!

In order to join the performance team you must purchase a QM salsa society membership (even for non-QM students)!

Membership:

By having a QM salsa society membership, you can purchase cheaper weekly classes, parties and events and also attend our socials!

It is not strictly necessary to purchase a membership in order to attend our classes, parties and events but it is strongly recommended.

Once you become a member, we will contact you with a link to join our exclusive members only Whatsapp group. Here we will post information about exclusive discounts, special workshops and events!

Standard Membership £7
This is a membership for current Queen Mary University of London Students. (This includes students who are currently interrupting their studies).

London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) Membership £8
This is a membership for LIS members.

Associate (Non-QM) Membership £7
This is a membership for anyone who wants to join our society that has either already graduated (QM alumni) or does not study at Queen Mary.