Salsa International @ Pearl Studios
500 8th Ave. (btwn 35th & 36th)
4th floor (Studios 410/412)

Welcome to Salsa International!
Hi all! We will be closed for vacation from 8/30 through Labor Day, Monday September 6th, and the September session will begin on Tuesday 9/7. Please check the When page for some changes to the September schedule after 9/1. The 8-week Cuban Choreography class begins on 9/7, the day that we reopen, and we are bringing a few other classes back as well.

We are now downstairs in much larger studios on the 4th floor. When you get to 4, keep following the hallway to the right, almost to the end. You'll see us on your left, and we look forward to dancing with you there!

Upcoming Events: SI Social Friday 8/27 9-11 pm. Performance by Scorpion student team from Salsa Georgia. See you there!

Join our Salsa International Group on Facebook to see some video clips and invites to our special events.

Karisma Dance Company: Monday nights. Open Level Ladies Styling at 7 pm with Tiffany or Shines with Victor at 7:30 followed by Int/Adv Salsa (L III/IV equivalent) at 8 pm. The Karisma dancers are amazing - see you there!

Video clip: Karisma Dancers

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 7:00 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 any major credit card in the studio, there is a $5 in-studio processing fee, which is waived if you allow us to store your billing information. Once your account is complete, it saves us a lot of time, so 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 6:30-9:30. 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 full performance groups. Please contact us for details.