Salsa refers to a style of music and dance that has its origins in the Caribbean and South America. It is the most popular of a variety of Latin dances. Salsa is a suave and exciting styles that focuses on footwork, body movement and styling as an individual and couple. The flashy and elegant turn patterns are impressive to perform and watch.

Salsa has developed into a worldwide phenomenon, with variations that have created a number of recognized styles. Currently the major styles of Salsa are: LA/New York style salsa, Colombian salsa, Cuban salsa and Puerto Rican salsa.

At Latin X, we teach three styles of Salsa: Cuban, Colombian and LA Style Salsa. We mainly focus on LA Style (or Linear) style Salsa with Cuban and Colombian also offered in our Level 2 and 3 classes.

Cha-cha-cha is the name of a Latin American dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name and this rhythm was developed from the danzón by a syncopation of the fourth beat, and the shuffling of the dancer's feet.

Cha-cha-cha may be either danced to authentic Cuban music, Latin Pop or Top 40 tunes. Styles of cha-cha-cha dance may differ in the place of the chasse in the rhythmical structure. The original Cuban and the ballroom cha-cha-cha count "two-three-chachacha”. Cha Cha involves stylish body and arm placement with fast and fluid movements for both the men and women to show off the body and the couples dance presence.

Cha cha is becoming one of the most popular styles on the social dance floors and a favourite at Latin X.

Merengue is a dominican folkloric dance widely spread and considered by many as the dominican national dance. Generally danced to two beats, Merengue is easy to hear and feel.

Merengue lends itself to a spontaneous, improvisational style of dance. The music is charming and happy, and often contains clever jokes or puns in Spanish.

Learning the Merengue is a good way to start familiarizing yourself with Cuban Motion, which is the way that your body moves in all the Latin dances.

Merengue is taught in all 3 Latin Level classes.

Latin X has jumped on the Fitness dance class craze and has established a new class: Latin Fitness!

A combination of Latin, World Dance, Hip Hop and much more set to popular music! This is a fun, energetic class aimed at the beginner and focuses on getting fit through the art of dance! No partnering or lead and follow, so perfect for people wanting to attend a class on their own. Latin Fitness is here to stay, so join the craze!

X-Funk/Hip Hop is an energetic and free-flowing dance style performed to the latest Pop and R'n'B music.

The X-Funk/Hip Hop classes consist of body isolations, drills, flexibility and coordination work and also includes choreographed routines for the individual. X-Funk/Hip Hop is a great style for fitness, flexibility and general dance styling. X-Funk/Hip Hop is available to all student ability levels.

X-Rengue is a partner-change, circular dance created by Latin X. X-Rengue consists of choreographed moves and turn patterns executed individually, as a couple,and as a group.(Similar to Casino Rueda) X-Rengue is a fun and social style that is exciting to perform and entertaining to those watching.

X-Rengue is introduced in the Level 1 and 2 classes.