Absolute Beginner Salsa
Dreams of Dancing Salsa become reality
Absolute Beginner Salsa is for those with no salsa dance experience! Absolute Beginner is series of 6 classes. After this point, many students choose to continue their journey. We run the series in September, January, and April. If you’ve found us between series, join our newsletter to be notified about our next enrollment.
September 2026 Series
6 Weeks Beginning Tuesday, September 15th, 6:30-8pm
Portsmouth NH
$120 per person
LEARN TO DANCE SALSA!!!
Begins Tuesday, September 15th, 6:30-8:00pm | 6 week series
Absolute Beginner Salsa is for those with no salsa dance experience! Absolute Beginner is series of 6 classes with the option to continue if you decide you love salsa!
Have fun, spend time together and learn something new! We’d love to have you on the dance floor! Singles, couples, everyone is welcome!
Dress comfortably. We recommend flat shoes or dance sneakers for Beginner Classes. Click for our faves!
$120 for the six week series or $25 drop in! (you save $30 when you do the series)
September 15TH-October 20TH
Truth: Dancing is Life Changing!
You’ve probably seen the buzz articles about dance leading to improvements in physical health, mental well-being and even cognitive longevity. That’s all true. But, what’s also true is that dance brings up an opportunity for us to be our most vulnerable, every single time we show up on the dance floor. That vulnerability isn’t about dancing with others or for others, its about YOU. We’ve found that dancing salsa is a modality for healing and expanding beyond what we thought possible into who we really are.
Salsa is a Game with Rules
In order feel free enough to be really vulnerable and experience all the great gifts the dance shares with you, you have to know the rules of the game. The ‘rules’ are understanding the roles of the leader and follower, becoming confident with the common footwork and movement patterns, and developing a solid foundation from which to create flow.
Salsa is a Lifelong Learning Process
It’s impossible to learn salsa and dance well in just one class or one series. To dance well, requires commitment and consistency. The primary difference between a beginner dancer and an advanced dancer is thousands of repetitions. Our philosophy is to provide a strong foundation that creativity, fun, skills and your personality shine through.
Love Notes
Our Values
Acceptance - Our hearts are open to anyone who’d like to join us on the dance floor. We accept everyone exactly as they are as a person and a dancer.
Individuality - We have students from age 19 to age 80+ within our company. Everyone shows up with their own goals and desires. We embrace the essence of you!
Joy - We are all seeking more joy. Finding the things that bring about the greatest joy is vital. For many, salsa brings great joy and that’s what we encourage you to share on the dance floor!
Technique - We offer the highest quality of technique to help you really become grounded in the dance. We believe that strong fundamentals are the key to both dancing well and having fun.
Healing - We highly value the part of dance that takes us beyond the physical movement. Dance is transformative in every way and we are extremely passionate about sharing this with our students.
Commitment - We are committed to supporting you through your process and meeting you where you are. We care about each and every student.
Community - We are so grateful to have a beautiful community of dancers in Portsmouth and Newburyport and even online. Everyone within that community has been the beginner shoes before. This community is open and loving. We couldn’t have dreamed of more!
FAQs
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This class is for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNER, no experience is required.
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Nope, singles and couples are more than welcome. We rotate partners throughout the classes, so you’ll have a chance to dance with and meet lots of people.
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As with most dance studios, street shoes are NOT allowed on the dance floor. You want a shoe that is comfortable and doesn’t grip the floor, so that you can pivot. Students have been successful with Tom’s, ballet or jazz flats and our favorites Taygra Dance Shoes. Taygra is a great company based in Brazil creating minimalist dance sneaks that pivot on just about any surface and really hold up to lots of repetition.
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You are more than welcome to wear whatever feels comfortable to you. Some students wear yoga pants and others wear casual dress clothing. Many students find it comfortable to dress in layers.
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Our company is designed so that your first year of learning is dedicated to Fundamentals. The curriculum in the second year is Advanced Beginner, the third year, Intermediate and the fourth and beyond Advanced.
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At the end of 6 weeks, you’ll choose whether or not you wish to continue. If you do, you’ll show up at the same time, same day, same place and continue your lessons.
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The summer is all about fun! We offer workshops and lots of free events within the community including Salsa in the Park - Portsmouth!
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Classes are 90 minutes in length. We begin with a brief warm up, followed by spin drills and footwork also known as shines. We then introduce the responsibilities for any given topic for the leader and the follower. Then we integrate those responsibilities into partnering.
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We have social dances the third Saturday of each month at our Portsmouth dance studio. Our salsa socials are open to the entire Salsa Secrets community. It is common to have beginners and advanced dancers at every social. Everyone who’s an advanced dancer today was once in your shoes. We encourage everyone to dance together!
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Our Portsmouth dance studio is located at 2800 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth. This is the plaza with the Beach Plum Restaurant. The studio is located in the center of the strip malls where the two wings of the building meet. This space is share with Jubilation.
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When you pay for your package in full, you get one class for free, which means, if you miss one, you don’t lose a penny.
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Even if you have some dance experience with another style of dance, we still recommend taking Absolute Beginner Salsa, as the language of movements is different from other styles. Your relationship with dance isn’t a sprint, but rather a marathon. There are always details to work on. If you still think you belong in another level, let us know and we will talk about possibilities.
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It’s wonderful that you are already dancing and your partner is interested in joining you. The last thing you want to do is overwhelm your partner and prevent them from wanting to come back. It’s always best to start at the level that makes the partner with less experience most comfortable. You will continue to progress and develop the fundamentals of your technique.
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The only difference between you and an advanced dancer is MORE REPETITION! On the very first night of class, you will be dancing. The more you enjoy that sensation of dancing and the process of developing as a dancer, the better your experience!
About Piotrek & Krystal
Piotrek and Krystal have been dance partners and co-creators of Salsa Secrets for over 10 years. With many years of dance training and teaching, they bring experience, fun and dedication to the dance. They are extremely passionate about teaching new level 1 students as they enter the company. Piotrek and Krystal are caring, loving and thoughtful individuals that are eager to support your needs as a new dancer.
“I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man – the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.”