Dance Lessons Victoria
Looking for some fun dance lessons in Victoria? Salsa Moderna offers lessons in Afro-Latin dances including Kizomba, Bachata and Cuban Salsa. Our school of Afro-Latin dance has operated in Victoria, BC since the 1990s. The school teaches all dancing levels – from beginners to advanced and performance dancers. In all our classes, we emphasize fluidity and musicality. See our dance class schedule. Contact: latinvictoria@shaw.ca for information and to register for classes.
Whether you come alone or bring a partner, we invite you to try our dance lessons. You will learn to smooth and refine your dancing as well as improve creatively. Learn more about the exciting styles we offer.
A brief history of Afro-Latin dancing
Afro-Latin dancing has its origins in African, Latin American and European influences. When European settlers colonized Latin America and the Caribbean, they reinvented local dance traditions and introduced European and African rhythms. Dance styles then evolved and adapted to modern urban lifestyles.The Caribbean region, at the crossroads of cultural influences, became the birthplace of Salsa, Rumba, Cha cha cha, Bachata and other dances. Out of Brazil came Samba and Bossa Nova. With globalization, these dances and new African dances such as Kizomba and Semba spread to much of the world.