Salsa International @ Pearl Studios
500 8th Ave. (btwn 35th & 36th
Penthouse (elevator to 12 & up the stairs)

Welcome to Salsa International!
Hi all! Please note that we are now in our new location. When you get to 500 8th Ave., please take the elevators around the corner to the 12th floor. Walk around to the left and down the main hallway until you come to a staircase on the left. We'll be upstairs in the Penthouse, and look forward to seeing you there!

The March session will begin on Monday 3/1. Look for additional new classes beginning mid-February and March - visit the When page for the current schedule. We will take a vacation from 3/29-4/4 and resume with the April session on 4/5. There will be no other closures this spring.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, 2/11 from 7-9: Find your Valentine Speed-Dancing Event. Dance your way right into that special someone's heart! We will be learning salsa & bachata while having fun and meeting new people. Registration ($25 pp) is limited so please sign up online as soon as possible - register by 2/7 at a discount ($20). You will not want to miss this fun, interactive singles event. Please contact us for more details, and please note that you will need to register by gender when you purchase the workshop. See you there!

New Tuesday Classes Beginning 2/16: Karisma Dance Company. Open Level Ladies Styling at 7 pm followed by Intermediate Salsa (L III / IV equivalent) and Advanced Salsa (L V) with Victor Karisma at 8 and 9 pm.

Please check out the How & How Much page for special discounted 2010 pricing. We've brought group class prices down 10-25% for the winter months... who knows, maybe we'll ultimately leave them there! In the meantime, let that be our holiday gift to you. We'll make it easier to keep our New Year's resolutions (save money, learn to dance, make new friends, explore a new culture, lose the holiday 5/25 lbs... insert yours here) together!

If you are new to us, please explore the site and get acquainted. Check out the What page for some general info, and When for the current schedule. There you'll find a link to some new student information too... the short version. Studio policies are listed in exhaustive detail on What Else, so go there if you have some time to kill. Online registration is available (and encouraged) when you visit How & How Much. More on that below.

You can reach us via e-mail 24/7, or give us a call at 212-229-8348 with your questions. Please note that the phones are NOT manned 24/7, we use an answering service, but we are returning calls a few times each day, typically between 10 am and 6 pm. So please leave us a detailed voice mail, with numbers where you can be reached during the day and/or evening if you prefer. If we need to leave you a voice mail when we call back, we will make sure that it is as detailed as possible so please feel free to ask your question.

New Beginner Students: On Friday nights at 7 pm, we offer an Anytime Basic class for $15 pp. This is an introductory semi-private salsa class, offered every week. The $15 fee is held for 30 days as a credit toward a course or a free 2nd class for first-timers. Come check us out this time every week, or in any Basic class in the first week of each session.

Online Registration: The online registration system is a great resource. The system facilitates more interactive account management both at the studio and offsite, for all of you at home or in the office or wherever it is that you manage your personal business. Yes, we want YOU involved. To that end, we are offering some incentive. There is an online registration discount on group classes, and it is ongoing. Please also note that there is a 60 day expiration on your purchase, to activate classes. Once activated (first visit of that package) they must be completed within the current 4-week session, by the last day of classes. For more information on make-up classes, please visit What Else.

If you would like to pay with a credit card in the studio, there will be a $5 in-studio processing fee, UNTIL you create your profile and store up to date billing information. Once you fully set up your account, we will not charge you that fee. Please help us out so we can serve you better!

Gift Certificates: These are available in the studio or online. If you purchase online - the GC will be sent directly to you via e-mail. There is a sample GC on the retail page when you make your purchase. It will give you an idea of the look, but please ignore the fake company info... it's a template. Your gift certificate will be populated with your info and ours! Please contact us if you have any questions.

Private Lessons: In-studio tutorials continue at greatly reduced rates.
One instructor (shared room). Pricing below.
solo $70 (previously $90)
2 pp $80
3 pp $90
4 pp $100
5 pp $110
6 pp $ 120

Various teachers are available. All lessons are one hour. Current hours available are Mondays from 6:30-10, Tuesdays from 6:30-10, Wednesdays from 6:30-10, and Fridays from 6:30-9. Please pre-register online or in the studio after contacting us with your request, to confirm that week's availability. We can accommodate off-hours requests and private rooms as well. Please contact us for pricing.

Performances: We have teams available (lessons and/or performances) for all of your special event needs, ranging from one couple to three full performance groups. Please contact us for details.