Latino Beat is a Latin Music and Dance promotional organisation that was set up by its founder Neville Ashman in 1999. Latino Beat staged its first Salsa All Dayer in Bournemouth in April 2000, attracting over 200 Salseros from across the South of England.
Latino Beat have been teaching and promoting Salsa and all things Latin for over 20 years in Bournemouth and Poole, come and join us and share our passion for Latino dancing.
Over the years we’ve provided the following styles of dance classes:
- Cuban Salsa
- Rueda de Casino
- Cross Body Salsa
- Bachata
- Kizomba
We’ve brought to Bournemouth and Poole some of the best UK and International Latino Dance Teachers and some pretty good Live Salsa Bands too!
Salsa Clubs & Classes
Latino Beat has operated its Salsa Heaven Club Nights and Classes since 2000 and now currently runs them in the Bournemouth and Poole area six nights a week from Monday to Saturday.
The Salsa Club Nights are held at the Bournemouth University, bars, restaurants and some of Bournemouth’s best hotel dance venues.
Each Salsa Club Night offers Salsa classes from Absolute Beginners up to Intermediate level, with most nights teaching four levels of Salsa concurrently.
See the Latino Beat Classes page for more details.
Salsa Styles
Latino Beat teaches Crossbody, Cuban and Rueda de Casino Salsa, some nights are purely Crossbody (New York/LA style), other nights are Cuban and Rueda de Casino, then there are some that offer all these three main styles of Salsa in the one night.
Salsa Party Nights
Latino Beat has organised Salsa Paradise Party Nights since 2000 in Bournemouth, Southampton, Dorchester, Ringwood and the New Forest, attracting Salsa dancers from across the South.
Guest Instructors have been booked from across the UK and Internationally, who have provided top quality instruction in Crossbody, Cuban and Rueda de Casino Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cha Cha, Reggaeton, Soca and much more.
Some of bigger Salsa Paradise Party Nights include Live Salsa Bands.
Salsa dancers travel from throughout the South of England including London, Bath, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Sussex and of course throughout Dorset.
See the Latino Beat Events page for more details.
Latin Festivals
Latino Beat was the first locally based organisation to stage a weekend long Latin Festival in Bournemouth, with the first Latin Festival Paradise event taking place in April 2004.
Latin Festival Paradise is now a yearly event staged by Latino Beat which now includes over 20 Guest Instructors teaching and performing throughout the weekend, along side guest Salsa DJ’s and live Salsa bands.
The Festival is enjoyed each year by hundreds of Salsa and Latin dancers from locations across the UK, including Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
See the Latino Beat Festival page for more details.
Salsa Private & Corporate
Latino Beat provides Fun Salsa and Merengue classes for all types of Private or Corporate event, be it a wedding, birthday, hen party or a corporate function.