Caribbean dance workshops: cha-cha-cha, son cubano and merengue

Afro-Caribbean dance workshops: cha-cha-cha, son and merengue.

Discover three essential dances from Cuban and Dominican musical cultures through three 1½-hour workshops, open to all levels.

These sessions will allow you to explore the distinctive features of each dance, familiarise yourself with their rhythms and understand the links between them and dances you may already be familiar with.

On the programme:

• Wednesday 25 November 2026, 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm: Cha-cha-cha and its links to Cuban salsa.
  Explore the cha-cha-cha, its characteristic rhythm and its distinctive features. Discover its links to Cuban salsa and enrich your dancing with this other facet of Cuban musical culture.
• Wednesday 9 December 2026, 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm: Cuban son and its connection to Cuban salsa.
  Immerse yourself in the world of Cuban son, a genre of music central to the history of salsa. Discover its rhythms, movements and the elements that enable you to better understand and feel Cuban salsa.
• Wednesday 16 December 2026, 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm: Merengue and its connection to Dominican bachata.
  Set off to discover merengue, the iconic dance of the Dominican Republic. Explore its energy, rhythm and distinctive features, whilst discovering its links with Dominican bachata.

Prices

• Special rate: €15 per 1½-hour workshop, for all bookings made by 15 November 2026.
• Standard rate: €25 per 1½-hour workshop, from 16 November 2026.

The workshops are open to individuals without a partner and offer a great opportunity to broaden your knowledge of dance and music, whilst discovering new ways of moving.