Note: We WILL hold class both Dec. 21 and Dec 28!! See you there!

Above: Chevy Chase Baptist Church; side entrance at the intersection of Belt Rd NW and Northampton St. NW. — Above: Chevy Chase Baptist Church. Enter through this corner door, at the intersection of Belt Rd NW and Northampton St NW.

1. Weekly Saturday Dance Classes

Every Saturday, 1:15-4:30 pm
$15. Cash, PayPal or Venmo accepted in class. Pre-register for easier check-in or to pay by credit card.
Chevy Chase Baptist Church (back corner door)
5671 Western Ave NW
Washington DC 20015
This class covers Rueda de Casino, which is informally called “Cuban Salsa”

Saturday Schedule:
Sign in at 1:15 pm. Once folks are signed in, the first class session starts which covers all levels. That’s followed by social dancing and then a second class session for intermediate and advanced dancers. We end about 4:30 pm.
Some of us go out for coffee or a bite to eat afterwards and everyone is welcome!

Join us to laugh, make friends, learn cool moves, and create a dance community. Dress comfortably. Watch some class videos: youtu.be/fUM4ku08nls, youtu.be/zfLsUVyMLo8, youtu.be/ZHfJbGBA7t0, and youtu.be/X2oNGdtiXG8.

Children over 11 years old may attend class if a parent is in the room. $10 for children.
No charge for anyone to just come and watch the fun. Watching is a great way to introduce young children to the spirit of dancing.

Note that on both 12/7 and 12/14, we’ll have one class session and then a Publication Party where we’ll honor many dancers’ contributions to the Guidebook!

5 blocks from Friendship Heights Metro (Red Line), one block from Chevy Chase Circle, and on the route of several bus lines. For public transit directions, click here.

Pre-Register for Class

2. Bossa Classes

First Saturday of each month, 9-10 pm
$10 (cash) includes Bossa’s cover charge so you can stay after class, to dance and listen to the live band downstairs
Bossa Bistro + Lounge (2nd floor)
2463 18th St NW
Washington DC 20009

A live Salsa band performs downstairs every Saturday around 10:30 pm and another live band generally performs on Fridays. The Bossa Bistro online calendar online has a complete list of their dance classes and music events.

youtu.be/xei4Q-cOVl0

3. Danceintime’s Guidebook….a great holiday gift!

Danceintime’s Barb Bernstein has published “Salsa Dancing & Rueda de Casino Guidebook for Beginner to Advanced Dancers: Steps, Styling, Technique, Latin Rhythms, Humor & Anecdotes.”

AMAZON LINK: amazon.com/dp/B0DK7D98XK
Book Website: salsacasinorueda.com
Book Trailer: youtu.be/xei4Q-cOVl0
Facebook Announcement: facebook.com/DanceInTime5678/posts/pfbid06wadWuFseHqJUioH9hop9S9uXQHVyUp7kABwT3UYNEcr5i7C6Fqt4b4nvAa651r6l
Instagram Link: instagram.com/p/DCSjfA6pmOD/

Amazon has listed this book as one of the top-selling book in “Folk and Regional Dance,” “Popular Dance,” and “Dance Reference.” Yeah!

4. Special Events

a. On the second Friday of each month, Barb teaches a basic/early intermediate Salsa class at the YMCA in Bethesda from 6:00 to 6:50 pm. Students either have to be members of the Y or they can come as a guest for a small fee (about $10). Bethesda YMCA; 9401 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814.

b. The “Mambo Fridays Salsa Social” is on the second Friday of the month at “The Roost.” Danceintime teacher Marcia provides instruction from 7:45-8:45 pm, followed by social dancing. There is both a Salsa room and a Bachata room (with a separate Bachata lesson)! Cost: $10/person at the door for class but $15 after 9 pm and the social. (No refunds)
1401 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC. (The Potomac Ave Metro stop on the orange, blue and silver lines, is the closest.) Facebook link: facebook.com/events/s/mambo-fridays/1693163278199319
For questions email: UzumeProduction@gmail.com or text 202.656.6085

5. American University Class for Credit

The Health Studies Department is again offering a one-credit Salsa class (HFIT 170) to registered students at American University in the fall semester of 2025. Contact the university for registration details. (Watch this video to see what past AU students learned!)

6. Humor & Videos

a. This fabulous Cuban documentary youtu.be/AQIRxyNkeU4 produced by Eric Johnson and Sarita Streng is about Rueda de Casino and its role in Cuban culture. Don’t miss it!!
b. Watch performance videos from some Danceintime events: youtu.be/AkyVd7jKhsU and youtu.be/VqynUiAGjDc.
c. Watch the fast and fancy footwork of Yanek Reveilla, arguably the most famous Cuban dancer in the world: youtu.be/iB55wW0Q8wM. Video from a workshop Yanek recently taught at a Danceintime class is here: youtu.be/u1GkMU6n1F8