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Bachata for ladies

Bachata for ladies Workshop

Bachata is one of the most popular Latin Dances in 2025.

This workshop is Bachata Lady Style, which focuses on techniques to dance this rhythm gracefully and have fun doing so!  

Whether you are new to this style or you’d like to improve, there will be options to learn for everyone.

No partners needed.

Heels are recommended for this workshop but not compulsory.

Sunday 27th of April
11am-1pm

Location: CO1 2LY with free parking

PRICE

£25 Early Bird by 31st March
£30 Full Price from 1st April 

LIMITES SPACES

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

Salsa Dance Class
Colchester

Salsa Partner Dance for couples. Small Group class.

Come and learn Salsa moves to feel more confident joining the dance floor.

Don’t worry if you have never danced before, no experience needed. It is all about having fun.

Small Group, maximum 10 couples. Ask questions, get feedback and tips if you’d like.

Must bring a dance partner (any genre)

Friday 2nd May
7pm-9pm

Location: Bellevue Road, CO1 1XA 
PRICE: £20 p/ person
Pre-booking only

Limited to 10 couples. 

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

 

Carnival & Samba Dance Workshop

It’s Carnival !

Have fun learning technique and steps to  Brazilian Samba, followed by a movement session with routines to Soca and Frevo.

A very joyful class with Carnival dance styles from Brazil and the Caribbean.

Sunday 16th of March
11.30 am- 1pm

Location: CO1 2LY with free parking

 £20 p/ person EARLY BIRD BY 28TH FEB

£25 Full Price

Pre-booking only

Limited spaces

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

Looking for Dance & Fitness WEEKLY CLASSES?

Check out our Dance Fitness and Choreography classes running Mondays to Thursdays.

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Salsa Classes Colchester

Salsa Dance Class
Colchester

Salsa Partner Dance for couples. Small Group class.

Come and learn Salsa moves to feel more confident joining the dance floor.

Don’t worry if you have never danced before, no experience needed. It is all about having fun.

Small Group, maximum 10 couples. Ask questions, get feedback and tips if you’d like.

Must bring a dance partner (any genre)

Friday 21st of March
7pm-9pm

Location: CO1 2TJ with free parking
PRICE: £20 p/ person
Pre-booking only

Limited to 10 couples. 

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

2025 WORKSHOPS COMING UP SOON!

  • Reggaeton
  • Brazilian Carnival
  • Shakira
  • Cuba Tropicana
  • Bollywood
  • All that Jazz
  • Lyrical Workshop
  • Bachata for Ladies
  • Salsa Rica
  • Salsa Course for Couples

Get in touch for more information or to express interest. We will update the website as soon as possible.

Valentine's Day Event Colchester

SALSA. BACHATA. MERENGUE Dance class and Open Dance Floor.
Finally a Valentine’s Event in Colchester ❤️

Come to connect and have a good time with your Valentine❤️ at this small group event.

We will start the night with a relaxed dance class learning steps and dance routines to Latin rhythms such as Salsa, Bachata and Merengue, followed by time to dance away to Latin Beats.

Don’t worry if you have never danced before, the focus will be on having fun so you can connect and have a good time with your partner or why not, just a good laugh!

The location is a lovely recently refurbished bar with free parking. Drinks are available for purchase on-site.

Friday 14th of February
Doors open 6.30 pm
Event 7pm-10pm

Location: CO3 3LE with free parking
PRICE: £20 p/ person
Pre-booking only

Limited to 20 couples. The class will run with a minimum of 10 couples.

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

Burlesque class

Burlesque Workshop

Have you been Naughty or Nice this year?

Join a fun workshop with sassiness and laughter!

Dress up in your sexiest Santa, Elf or Holiday season outfit and bring a prop if you’d like.

We will learn two choreographies:

A Naughty sassy dance to “Santa Baby” by Kylie Minogue and…

A Nice cute dance to “Candyman” by Christina Aguilera.

Great cheeky fun!

Beginner-friendly, open-level class.

Friday 20th of December

 7pm-9pm

Colchester, CO1 2TJ 

FREE PARKING

PRICE:

£25  per person

Book through the button below. We’ll get in touch to confirm your booking.

 

Day of the Dead
Dance & crafts workshops

What is the Day of the Dead?

Learn a traditional Aztec dance – one of Mexico’s greatest ancient civilizations – and enjoy dancing to other popular dances.

Craft your own Day of the Dead decorations while learning its meaning!

A unique workshop, not to be missed 💜

What is the Day of the Dead?

My favourite Mexican celebration!

The Day of the Dead is a big holiday of colour to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have passed to the afterlife. It is not a sad holiday, the total opposite! It involves art, funny poetry, food, dance and parades.

Sunday 10th of November

 12pm-2pm

Colchester, CO1 2TJ

FREE PARKING

Craft materials included

 

PRICE:

£25 p/person

PLEASE READ YOUR  BOOKING CONFIRMATION EMAIL CAREFULLY TO KNOW WHAT TO BRING

 

Reggaeton Workshop

Daddy Yankee

We are starting the year with a Welcome Back event!

A fiery and explosive Reggaeton Dance Workshop to Daddy Yankee’s best hits, followed by time for freestyle dancing and socialising, whilst enjoying pizza and soft drinks.

1.5 hrs workshop + 1/2 hour party

LIMITED SPACES

Friday 31st of January

 7pm-9pm

Colchester, CO1 2TJ 

FREE PARKING

PRICE:

£30  per person / all included

Book via the link below, make sure you provide your details to receive your booking confirmation.

Salsa Ladies
Manningtree

Fun and sassy!

Learn tempo and salsa steps, beautifully adorned with lady-style arms, hips and shimmies.

The class involves practising salsa combinations and learning fun routines.

 Beginner friendly!

 This is solo dance, no partners needed.

Thursdays 7pm – 8pm

Starts on 12th of September

Manningtree/Mistley location

FREE PARKING


PRE-BOOKING ONLY

5-WEEK COURSE  £50

(£10 PER CLASS or single class £12)

 

This is a class on high-demand, book your space

Christmas Party 2024

A fun night with Glitz and Glam!

This is a members and class participants event.

If you’d like to come, make sure you come to our classes this year! 🙂 

  • Private Event
  • Live DJ
  • Buffet
  • Prizes


Dance and fun!

Ticket £25 per person

Healthy Living Day
FREE EVENT

Wellness Day it’s a stalls and activities fayre held in Colchester.

Planet Katy will be there!

Join our Latin Workout demos and watch our performance. 

There will be a diverse program of activities for you to join for free.

Saturday 5th of October
10am-4pm

  • Class Demos at 11am and 3pm
  • Performance at 1pm

 

Culver square in Colchester Town.

Come and take part!

 

X-tina Burlesque

Dance like a Show Girl! 

This 2.5 hours dance workshop will be filled with fun, dance, sassiness and laughs.

Dress up in lingerie inspired outfit, fancy dress or whatever you feel most sexy in and bring a prop i.e. feathers, fan, boa, gloves. 

We will keep it classy, glamourous and fun as it’s our style.

Music from Christina Aguilera and all things Burlesque!

Beginner-friendly, open-level class.

Sunday 15th of September

 12pm-2.30pm

Colchester, CO1 2TJ (contact for full address)

FREE PARKING

 Book through the button below. We’ll get in touch to confirm your booking

 

£30 Early bird until 14th of August

£35 After

 

Colchester Carnival 2024

We had an absolute blast dancing and performing at Colchester Carnival!

Thank yo so much to everyone who took part and who came to support. 

Reggaeton
Cubaton style!

It’s Reggaeton of Cuba! One of the newest styles of dance, with upbeat music. Think Reggaeton (Latin Hip Hop/street) with a hint of Salsa moves. The best of both worlds.

Come and learn fun choreography and dance away.

Suuuuuuuper fun!

This class runs for 5 weeks only.

Solo dance, no partners needed.

Wednesdays 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Starts on the 19th of June, the course runs for 5 weeks.

JC Aerial School

Colchester, CO1 2TJ

FREE PARKING

5-WEEK COURSE £45 

(£9 PER CLASS)

PLEASE NOTE THIS CLASS HAS ALREADY STARTED, CONTACT ME DIRECTLY TO JOIN FOR THE REMAINING WEEKS. YOU STILL CAN!

Dance classes Manningtree

Salsa Lady Style
Manningtree

Planet Katy is coming to Manningtree this Summer! 

Join this 5-week dance course and learn fun and sassy Salsa moves.

Learn tempo and salsa steps that you can use in a social setting, beautifully adorned with lady-style arms, hips and shimmies.

The class involves practising salsa combinations and learning fun routines. Beginner friendly!

 This is solo dance, no partners needed.

Thursdays 7.30pm – 8.30pm

Starts on 18th of July, the course runs for 5 weeks.

Manningtree

CO11 1BG

PRE-BOOKING ONLY

5-WEEK COURSE £50

(£10 PER CLASS or single class £12)

 

SOLD OUT! PLEASE CONTACT ME TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST FOR AN ODD SPACE OR TO JOIN THE NEXT ONE.

Cuban salsa

Afro-Cuba Dance Workshop

Join Katy and Rosy in an explosive exploration of Afro- Cuban dance!

Rosy takes inspiration from her Caribbean heritage, and West and Southern African movements, fused together in a charismatic style designed to give you an enjoyable and accessible insight into these grooves.

Katy learned Cuban salsa with Cuban choreographers and loves to use this authentic understanding to deliver fun and engaging choreography to all levels of experience.
What happens on the day?
Start the afternoon with some grooves that transcend genre of music and dance. Learn some basic traditional movements with Rosy, and develop an understanding of how they’ve influenced the music and dance styles of today.
Then segue into Afro-Cuban salsa choreography led by Katy and experiment with the differences and similarities between the two styles.
 
Come and join the FUN at the FIRST Rosy May and Planet Katy collab!!

Sunday 9th of June 12pm-2pm

Stephanie Cook School of Dance

 Colchester, CO1 2LY

FREE PARKING

£35 Early bird by 2nd June

£40 full price

Book through the button below. We’ll get in touch to confirm your booking.

 

Shakira Dance

Shakira Dance Class Experience

Calling all Shakira fans!

Dress up in a Shakira-inspired outfit. Dance to old and new tunes and let out your inner Shakira.

Wanna put your knowledge to the test? We will start with fun icebreakers and activities, learn iconic moves and a fun choreographed dance. 

This is an open-level class in a non-judgemental environment, so bring your best party mood! 

There will be opportunity for videography and photos too.

LIMITED SPACES

Sunday 19th of May, 11am -12.45pm

Stephanie Cook School of Dance Colchester CO1 2LY

FREE PARKING

£20 early bird ’til 30th April

£25 full price

Book through the button below. We’ll get in touch to confirm your booking.

Reggaeton
Bank Holiday Class

Join our Latin Fire class this Bank Holiday Monday!

We will learn fun fiery choreography to Reggaeton music. Get ready to shake that booty Urban Latin style.

What’s Reggaeton? It’s a style of Latin Urban streetdance.

This is a beginner-friendly open-level class, for ages 18+

LIMITED SPACES, PRE-BOOKING ONLY

Monday 6th of May

6pm-7pm

JC Aerial School, Colchester CO1 2TJ

FREE PARKING

£9 per person

SOLD OUT! 

YOU CAN ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATIN FIRE CLASS ON THE CLASSES SECTION

THIS IS A PAST EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER INTEREST ON THE NEXT ONE.

Salsa class for couples Colchester

Salsa for Couples

A Salsa crash course to help you and your partner join the dance floor and have fun together!

  • Learn foundations, basic steps and timing
  • Find common ground
  • Learn to lead or follow in an effective way
  • Be more confident 
  • Have more fun!

LIMITED TO 10 COUPLES

Please note you must bring a partner and we won’t be switching partners.

THIS IS A PAST EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER INTEREST ON THE NEXT ONE.


Bachata for Ladies Workshop 2024

Let’s get sexy and sassy on the dancefloor! In this Bachata Latin Dance class for ladies, you will practice Bachata moves techniques and learn a choreography step-by-step. No partners needed, this is solo dance.

Beginner workshop. Heels recommended but not compulsory.

 

Sunday 11th February 2024

12:30pm-2pm

Colchester  w/free parking

£25 p/person

 

THIS IS A PAST EVENT, PLEASE CONTACT US TO REGISTER INTEREST ON THE NEXT ONE.

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