Epic way to learn salsa and bachata!

i absolutely love dancefree! their deal on group classes is fantastic - you get access to group classes 6 days per week for a month for the same price as only 2-3 private classes. needless to say, i went 5 times per week (on average) for the three months i lived in medellín. i really like their concept on the group classes. each class begins with some group stretching and a warmup, after which you'll learn an intermediate move (without partner) as part of the warmup. after that the class is divided up into two groups - beginners in one and intermediate/advanced in the other. if you don't know where you should be - just go to the beginner one. it took me a good month to go from knowing nothing to the intermediate/advanced group. in the beginner group you'll learn one or two new moves every class, and you'll learn it properly. after just 5 classes you'll have enough moves to hold your own throughout a song, assuming of course you make sure to not forget the moves in between classes. in bachata they get you comfortable with dancing really close, even early on when you don't know anything, which really helps as you get better. in the intermediate/advanced group you'll learn some really slick moves. usually each class has one intermediate move, and a more advanced version of the same move. after three months of hard practice i could mostly keep up with the intermediate moves, and some of the advanced ones, assuming it was to a slow song. the things you learn at dancefree are directly applicable to any dancefloor where they play salsa and bachata. in fact, i even got significantly better at dancing to reggaeton after all the things we learned during the warmups and in the bachata classes. the teachers are great, they really know their stuff and save you many hours of frustration by pointing out exactly what you are doing wrong. you'll also meet lots and lots of people at dancefree - everyone is super friendly (proper colombian style) and it's also a great way to learn spanish, if you don't already speak it. people at dancefree are always down for dancing, so don't be shy about asking people to dance! in summary, signing up for and going to dancefree as much as i could was the best thing i did in medellín for the 3 months i was there, and i'd recommend it to anyone who has even the slightest interest in trying salsa or bachata! - johan p., january, 2016