Every Monday · Robina
Group classes
Cuban salsa and Rueda de Casino, every Monday night. No membership, no booking, no partner required – and complete beginners can start on any Monday.
Monday timetable
- 6:00pmFree social dancingFree
Before class. Warm up, practise what you know, and meet people before the lesson starts.
- 6:30pm – 7:30pmCuban salsaBeginners · Improvers · Intermediate
Known in Cuba as casino. Social, improvised and led by partner communication rather than fixed routines.
- 7:30pm – 8:30pmRueda de CasinoOpen level
Couples dance in a circle and follow a caller. Partner changes, timing, teamwork and a lot of laughing.
Beginners welcome
No partner required
Before you decide
What a Monday night actually looks like
You arrive at Robina Community Centre. Somebody says hello and takes your $15, cash or card. You put your bag down at the side of the room.
The class starts with the basic step, on your own, facing the front. Then you pair up. You will not be choosing a partner and you will not be stuck with one: we rotate the whole way through, so over an hour you dance with everybody in the room. That is not an icebreaker, it is how the dance is taught. Cuban salsa is improvised rather than choreographed, so leading and following somebody you have never met is the actual skill.
At 7:30pm the rueda class starts. Couples form a circle, one person calls the next move, and everybody changes partners at the same moment. It is open level, it is chaotic in the best way, and somebody always goes the wrong way. Usually more than one somebody.
If you would like the first fifteen minutes written out before you commit to them, we have done that: what happens at your first class.
Where to find us
Robina Community Centre, 1 San Antonio Court, Robina. Parking is on site. This is our only public class venue. We also teach private lessons at our own studio in Nerang, which is not a group class location.
Before your first Monday
- Wear something you can move in. See what to wear.
- Come on your own if that is how it is. Most people do.
- Arrive at 6:00pm for free social dancing.
Purchase online or at the door
Class passes
Pre-purchase below and show your receipt at the door, or just turn up and pay on the night – cash and card both accepted. Passes never expire.
- New students
First class
$15
One-off, for your very first class.
Single casual class
$25
Pay per class, no commitment.
Couple, or two classes
$45
Two people at one class, or one person at both classes on the same night.
- Saves $15
Four class pass
$85
Use at any weekly class. Never expires.
- Saves $65
Ten class pass
$185
Our most popular option for regular students.
Payments are handled by Stripe Checkout. You will be taken to Stripe’s secure page to complete your purchase.
Passes never expire. Full terms and conditions apply.
Before your first Monday
- I don’t have a partner
- No partner required. Many students attend alone, and partners rotate through the class.
- I have never danced before
- Beginners are welcome any Monday at 6:30pm. There are no fixed intake dates.
- Do I need to book?
- No booking required for group classes. Just come along.
- Will everyone else know more than me?
- The salsa class includes a beginner level.
- Am I too old?
- Adults across a broad age range attend.
- I’m not coordinated
- No prior skill or coordination required.
- Do I need to speak Spanish?
- No. Classes are taught in plain English. The music and the rueda calls are in Spanish, so you will pick up a few words by accident.
- Do I need dance shoes?
- No formal footwear requirement. Comfortable clothing and shoes that allow safe movement.
- What does it cost?
- First class is $15 for new students, then $25 for a single casual class. Class passes never expire.
- How do I pay?
- Cash or card at the door, or buy a class pass online. There is no membership and passes never expire.