IntoSalsa Latin
Dance Studio is located in Downtown Indianapolis.
We offer private and group Latin dance
lessons. IntoSalsa is also a promoter for Salsa dancing in Central Indiana.
We provide dance instructors, performers,
and DJs to night clubs, corporate events,
weddings, and festivals.
What's New
  
We celebrated Cinco de Mayo in style at El Meson on Saturday, May 3rd. We had a record number of attendence as people enjoyed a night of food, drinks, music, and dancing. Remember Cinco de Mayo last year at Club Level? It was the same flavor, but this year is only bigger and better: live Salsa music by Salsa and Company, free Mexican buffet, free beer provided by Budweiser, event photographer Larry Gindhart, plus a great Rueda performance by OpenSourceSalsa. Click here to watch their performance. Click here for pictures from the party.
 Good News! We are offering a new beginner Salsa Belly Dance class in June. The classes are on Tuesdays from 6-7pm starting June 10th. You'll learn a choreographed routine with footwork, hand & arm styling, and body isolation, with an option to perform. $90/person for 8 weeks. For the first time, we're offering a $10 discount for high school and college students. Don't forget to check out our performance at the Indiana Festival on June 8th. Click here to sign up now!
Event of the Week
You're invited to Pure Salsa! at The Red Room this and every Wednesday. Hosted by IntoSalsa, Pure Salsa! is the ultimate Latin music and dance experience! Dance lessons by IntoSalsa from 6pm to 9pm. DJ Shawn Juan plays your favorite Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha-Cha, and of course Salsa! 9pm-1am. $5 cover. The Red Room is located at 6335 Guilford Ave. in Broad Ripple. 
Every Saturday is Viva Salsa Saturday Night at El Meson. DJ Jimmie Jim and DJ Phlipp will play the hottest Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Reggaeton from 9pm-3am. $7 Cover. IntoSalsa students FREE before 10pm. 21 and over. Classy salseros and salseras, come dressed to impress! El Meson is located at 8920 Wesleyan Rd. (near 86th St. and Michigan Rd.)
Dress Code
1. No baseball hats
2. No do-rags or knit caps
3. No sleeveless shirts or tank tops for men
4. No baggy shirts or pants
5. No athletic gear (sweats, hoodies, jerseys)
6. We reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone for any reason.
Upcoming Events
Indianapolis salseros and salseras, get ready for the first big Salsa event this summer! The IntoSalsa Amateur Freestyle Salsa Dance Competition will take place at El Meson every Saturday in June, 2008 with a total prize of $800! This competition is for amateurs, but dance company or dance team members are allowed as long as they don't get paid to teach or perform. Click here for details.
IntoSalsa Third Annual Salsa Dance Competition will take place at The Red Room in July, 2008 with a total prize of $1000! The goal of the competition is to raise the level of Salsa dancing in Indianapolis. This year's competition is open to all levels and styles. There's no registration fee before July 3rd. After July 3rd, there's a $20 registration fee for each couple. Click here for details.
May Schedule
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IntoSalsa Latin Dance Studio
363 N. Illinois St. Ste. 202
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(Above Acapulco Joe's in Downtown) |
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5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29 |
5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/31 |
Salsa Belly Dance
6-7pm (Intermediate) |
Advanced Beginner Salsa
6-7pm |
Intermediate 3 Salsa
noon-1pm |
Dance Company
7-9pm |
Beginner 1 Salsa
7-8pm NEW! |
Advanced Salsa
1-2pm |
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Student Practice Hour
2-3pm FREE! |
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Salsa Belly Dance
3-4pm (Intermediate) |
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Salsa Belly Dance
5-6pm (Beginner) |
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Click here for more classes.
As a salsa dancer I have always felt that it was not necessarily the skill level of the lead that made the dance enjoyable for me, but the level of enthusiasm that my partner had about dancing. So many men are obsessed with getting the moves and looking cool that they forget to have fun. There are many times that I have been dancing at the club and have felt like I am the prop for the man to launch himself off of – a little rag doll for him to manipulate while he basks in the light of his own magnificence. Move-obsessed leads are not a new problem to Indianapolis, or anywhere else you find salsa dancers. However, the problem has endured so long that it has essentially become part of the definition of what it is to dance with a lead from Indy. It is “our style” of dancing. Click here to read Erin's new column.
| In February 26th's Indianapolis Star, Tiffany Robinson acknowledges that she's addicted. But it's a good compulsion -- one that helps her stay healthy, keeps her body and her mind in high gear and gives her a creative outlet. "I'm a salsa addict," said the 38-year-old Indianapolis woman during IntoSalsa's dance party at the Red Room in Broad Ripple. Robinson, clinical operations director for the Gennesaret Free Clinic, hits the floor at least two or three times a week. Click here to read the article Dancing: Stepping up workouts. Click here to watch a video from The Red Room. |
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Untill Next Time |
 A new studio called Social Dance Studio just opened in Minneapolis. Having worked in this town for over six months now, I decided to check it out. Click here for the story. |
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 One of the Indy's best salseras, Karina Marcelo, is moving away. Her dance partner, Chad wrote an article to reflect on their partnership. Click here for the story. |
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Buen Dia! (Argentine Dialect) |
 Hola Indy salseras y salseros! Erin assigned me something before I left naptown - special agent salsa correspondent in Houston. I have done my homework and here is the report. Click here for the story. |
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 Chad wrote an article about his trip to Argentina: "Karina and I recently returned from an amazing experience at Karina's home: Buenos Aires, Argentina." Click here for the story. |
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Indianapolis Salsa Events
Wednesdays - Pure Salsa! Wednesdays at Red Room, dance lessons with IntoSalsa 6-9pm, Dj Shawn Juan, appetizer specials, 9pm-1am, $5 cover
Info: (317) 257-1344
Thursdays - Latin Night at Jazz Kitchen, Salsa @ Six each Thursday, free dance lesson at 9:30, Dj Marco, 6pm-2am, ladies FREE 'til 10pm, $7 cover
Info: (317) 253-4900
Fridays - Fiesta Fridays at Adobo Grill,
free dance lesson at 10:30, 10pm-3am, $5 cover
Info: (317) 915-9990
Saturdays - Viva Salsa! Saturdays at El Meson.
Dj Jimmie Jim, Dj Phlipp, 9pm-3am, $7 cover
Info: (317) 872-6400
First Sunday of the month - IntoSalsa Sunday Social at IntoSalsa Latin Dance Studio, Dj Shawn Juan, free bottled water, all ages, 4pm-8pm, $5 cover
Info: (317) 496-4196
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Congresses
 Mar 16 - 18, Winter Salsa Carnival |
 Mar 16 - 18, Texas Salsa Congress |
| Mar 31 - Apr 2, Boston Salsa Congress |
| Apr 19 - 22, Montreal Salsa Convention |
| May 18 - 19, Connecticut Salsa Fest |
| May 24 - 27, West Coast Salsa Congress |
| Jun 8 - 10, DC Salsa Congress |
| Jun 21 - 24, Philadelphia Salsa Congress |
| Jun 28 - Jul 1, Orlando Salsa Congress |
 Jul 22 - 28, Puerto Rico Salsa Congress |
| Aug 1 - 5, Miami Salsa Congress |
| Aug 30 - Sep 2, New York Salsa Congress |
| Sep 21 - 23, San Diego Salsa Festival |
| Oct 4 - 7, Canada Salsa Congress |
| Oct 9 - 11, Vancouver International Salsa Congress |
| Oct 18 - 21, Atlanta Salsa Congress |
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