1Week one
The basic step, the timing and your first turn. You dance with everyone in the room, because partners rotate every few minutes.
Beginners courses · Amsterdam
Six weeks, and by the end you can dance.
Danced before, or coming from another dance school? You can still join in week three. Never danced? Better to wait for the next block, Monday 11 January, or start with a bootcamp.
See the courses below
or first try one class for €5
€119 for six weeks
Five nights a week to choose from
No partner needed, ever
★ 4.8 out of 5 from 350 Google reviews
The beginners courses
that started Monday 2 November
Every beginners course in the coming block, with the night and the room. Book the one that fits your week; you are enrolled for all six classes at once.
Never danced before? Start here, in Beginners 1. When you have finished it, you move on to Beginners 2.
Monday
| Time | Class | Type | Location | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Royal Room, Amsterdam | Ivan & Tiffany |
| 19:00 | Bachata Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Ena |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 2 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Royal Room, Amsterdam | Ivan & Tiffany |
| 20:05 | Bachata Beginners 2 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Ena |
Tuesday
| Time | Class | Type | Location | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Bachata Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Royal Room, Amsterdam | Jeremy & Merel |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Escape, Amsterdam | Ivan & Ausrine |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 2 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Celino & Tanisha |
| 19:00 | Bachata Beginners 2 | Six-week course | Orchid House, Amsterdam | Jaden & Thirza |
| 21:10 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Celino & Tanisha |
Wednesday
| Time | Class | Type | Location | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Bachata Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Royal Room, Amsterdam | Jaden & Yasmin |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Ben & Mariza |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 2 | Six-week course | Orchid House, Amsterdam | Ian & Dani V |
| 20:05 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | Orchid House, Amsterdam | Ian & Dani V |
Thursday
| Time | Class | Type | Location | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 | Bachata Beginners 1 | 5-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Kevin & Adel |
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Royal Room, Amsterdam | Ivan & Mariza |
| 20:05 | Bachata Beginners 2 | Six-week course | De Kroon, Delux, Amsterdam | Kevin & Adel |
Friday
| Time | Class | Type | Location | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Salsa Beginners 1 | Six-week course | Mr. de Wit, Amsterdam | Ian & Marzia |
What six weeks
actually gets you
Not a taste of it. The whole basis, in an order that holds together.
3Week three
Turning with a proper lead, and the first patterns that link steps together. This is the week most people stop counting out loud.
6Week six
Combinations, and enough to walk onto a social floor. Every course closes with a Rookie Social, our social night for people who just started dancing.
Miss a week? The class stays on your card and you pick it up in the next round.
Salsa or bachata?
The short version.
You do not have to choose for good. Plenty of people end up doing both, and the levels run separately.
Salsa
Three steps and a pause, then repeat
Quick footwork, turns, and playful changes of direction. Salsa has an upbeat feel, with plenty of room to have fun with your partner and the music.
Bachata
Three steps and a tap, then repeat
A more relaxed pace, with time to explore rhythm, connection and body movement. We teach moderna and sensual bachata, starting with simple steps you can enjoy from your very first lesson.
Leader or follower? The leader decides what comes next, the follower answers it. Usually the man leads and the woman follows. Leading has nothing to do with how well you dance. You learn it from your first class, like everything else. You choose when you book.
And then?
Here's the road.
Beginners and Improvers run as six-week courses with a fixed group. From Intermediate on, you come when you want.
You are hereBeginners 1Six weeks
After thatBeginners 2Six weeks
About three months inImprovers 1Six weeks
After three blocksImprovers 2Six weeks
Drop-inIntermediate 1About 30 classes
Drop-inIntermediate 2About 30 classes
Drop-inAdvancedCome when you want
You move up when you can dance it, not when the calendar says so.
Do not want
to wait?
A bootcamp is a salsa or bachata workshop in Amsterdam: the basics in one afternoon, so you start your first course with a head start instead of from zero.
One afternoon
Beginners bootcamp
€45one afternoon, 3½ hours
Sunday 22 November, bachata · Sunday 29 November, salsa · Sunday 6 December, bachata, at Orchid House. Both days are taught by Ivan Pavon, who founded the school.
See the bootcampWhat our
dancers say
4.8 out of 5 on Google, from 350 reviews. These three are theirs, not ours.
★★★★★
Best school in Amsterdam! Professional, high level teachers. Nice people we always have fun and we learn a lot during the lessons. They organise a lot of socials.Andrea C.
★★★★★
World-class professionals offering excellent instruction at a fair price. I have spent the last 2 months driving to Amsterdam from Amersfoort (60km), three to four times per week, to attend lessons and social events at Extremos.Nicol C.
★★★★★
Absolutely brilliant school for Salsa L.A style. The teachers there are amazing, they all have different styles of teaching but the fundamentals stays the same which I love.Juni
You can still join the Beginners 1 courses that started Monday 2 November.
Danced before, or coming from another dance school? You can still join in week three. Never danced? Better to wait for the next block, Monday 11 January, or start with a bootcamp.
Salsa or bachata, several nights to choose from. Pick the night that fits your week.