Salsa and mambo classes in NYC
Salsa and mambo classes in NYC.
Start at Level 0, progress through weekly and monthly classes, explore a specialty, or focus your training through coaching and performance work.
Current training formats
A clear path from foundations to advanced work.
Explore the ways you can train, then check the live schedule for current dates and availability.
Begin here
Level 0 Seminars
Build your starting foundation with structured introductory training.
Train consistently
Levels 1 & 2 Weekly Classes
Develop technique, timing, partnerwork, and confidence through regular progressive classes.
Advance
Level 3 Monthly Classes
Work at a higher level through focused monthly training and the prerequisites in each listing.
Explore
Open-Level Specialty Classes
Study a focused topic during each cycle while expanding your movement vocabulary.
Train from anywhere
Online Classes
Continue learning through Somos Candela’s online education options when they appear in the live schedule.
Current availability
Choose a Date
See active listings, prerequisites, times, and available spaces in Punchpass.
Inside the training
Develop the whole dancer.
New York–Style Mambo
Train the timing, movement quality, and rhythmic precision at the center of the school’s work.
Footwork & Partnerwork
Build individual clarity and responsive connection with a partner.
Musicality & Body Movement
Connect movement to musical structure, texture, and personal expression.
Afro-Cuban Foundations
Explore movement traditions that inform Somos Candela’s broader mambo vocabulary.
More ways to grow
Personal and performance training.
Individual focus
Private Lessons & Coaching
Level 0 private lessons and coaching for dancers at all levels create space to work directly on your goals.
Stage development
Performance Teams
Focused team training develops choreography, precision, ensemble awareness, and performance quality.
Before you register
What to check before booking.
Level & prerequisites
Read the current Punchpass description to confirm that the class matches your experience.
Date & availability
Current times, spaces, and registration are maintained in the live schedule rather than duplicated here.
Pearl Studios room
The assigned room can vary. Check the same-day website notice and WhatsApp update before class.
Your next step
Choose a class and reserve your place.
Open the live schedule for current dates, descriptions, prerequisites, and availability.