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Somos Dance Studio · Aurora, COSalsa
Salsa
Bachata
Mambo
Book your first class
Everyone starts in the 11am Absolute Beginner class. Then you level up — 101, 201, 301, 401.
Classes
Six programs · 50 minutes eachAbsolute BeginnerStart here
Salsa and bachata basics for people who have never danced. Required first class for everyone.
BookSalsaLevels 1–4
Cali-rooted salsa: cross-body lead, turns, musicality and partner flow through four progressive levels.
BookBachataLevels 1–2 + Footwork
Connection, body movement and styling, from the basic step to sensual partner work.
BookMamboLevel 1 + Lab
Dancing on2: timing, footwork and classic New York patterns, with an open Monday lab.
BookBody MovementOpen level
Isolations, hips, shoulders, arms and coordination drills that carry into every style.
BookPrivate LessonsOne-on-one
Personalized curriculum, choreography or technique refinement, scheduled around you.
By appointment
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All classes 50 min · hovertap a class to bookThe people who
teach here
Founded in 2023 by Tom "El RastaSalsa" Ogunribido — musician, former engineer, tutor — Somos breaks dance down analytically and teaches it empathetically. The team has grown from his students.
Tom "El RastaSalsa"Owner · Salsa, Bachata, Mambo
Musician and former engineer from Nigeria; teaching Afro-Latin dance in Denver since 2016, opened Somos in 2023.
Marcela VillagarciaBachata · Mambo
Dancing salsa since 2013, training with Tom since 2016. "Learning to dance is 90% mental and 10% physical."
Raul "Rudy" ArzolaSalsa · Bachata
B-boy turned salsero, a leader in the Denver scene for over a decade.
Yvonne MirandaBachata
Teaches the Monday and Tuesday Bachata levels alongside Rudy.
Chris WebsterMambo · Mambo Lab
Runs Intro to Mambo, Mambo Next Level and the Monday night lab.
Angelee FernandezAbsolute Beginner · Salsa
Witty, approachable, and firm that everyone can dance. Leads the Saturday beginner block.
Memberships
Buy and manage passes in the app. Monthly, cancel any time.
Absolute Beginner$99/ month
Unlimited Absolute Beginner classes. The required first step for new students.
Get in appUnlimited$165/ month
Every class on the schedule across all styles and levels, plus labs and footwork.
Get in appPrivate lesson$125/ hour
One instructor, one hour, your goals. Valid two years from purchase.
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