You mean Cuban.

Yes sorry lol... some English lessons are also needed lol

Get in touch with salserin on here. He started teaching a new beginner class this week I think.

He is teaching cuban salsa... but I wrote to him.

Thanks a lot.

Hello Viviane, good idea to begin lessons of Puertorican salsa. You have two possibilities in Geneva:

1) The biggest (puertorican) salsa school in Geneva and considered as the best for many salseros in Geneva is Salsavirus Dance Studio (http://www.salsavirus.com/). The school also organises several regular parties focused on this style of salsa, very important if you want to practice what you have learned during the lessons.

2) Another school in Geneva is K'Danse (http://www.kdanse.ch/lausanne/cfm/results_cours.cfm).

I hope this will help you in your choice. Don't hesitate to contact me if you need more information about the "Puertorican Salsa World" in Geneva, in Suisse Romande or in Switzerland.

Alfonso

Cuban is the most popular for of salsa in the world. And what they dance is Cali is also derived from Cuban.

Thank you so much Alfonso for the valuable information!

Viviane 

I suppose you want to say IN  Cali... 

Salsa is a mixture of rythms from New york, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia etc... is a great music!!!

No it's not. It's afro-cuban. NY and Columbian are just recent twists they did not invent it in any way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_%28dance%29

I think there is a confusion.... Salsa is not an "invention". Salsa is the result of several Caribbean music styles, mainly from Cuba (son montuno, guaracha, chachacha, mambo, etc.) and latin jazz. It appeared in New York in the late 30's, but became popular in the 60's with musicians and bands like Ray Barreto, Tito Puente, Bobby Cruz, Hector Lavoe, La Fania, El gran Combo, etc. etc. etc. They came from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Republica Dominicana mainly. For me, this is the best salsa ever, the one in the 60's. But is just a preference of course. Great musicians from other countries appeared.

Concerning salsa dancing style: Taking in consideraion that Salsa appeared in New York, this is probably the original style. Taking in consideration the roots, probably Cuban will be the the original. Porto Rican and Colombia styles are great. Personally I don't think that one style is better than the other; is just a matter of preferences. If you learned salsa outside a latin country, probably the style is very important. If you grew up with salsa, no matter which style it is, you will enjoy and will be able to dance with someone from another country having great fun. After all music and dance are made to enjoy them!!

I am from Colombia, from Cali and of course I love Grupo Niche, Guayacan, Fruko and Joe and I prefer to danse Cali Style, but I enjoy salsa from everywhere and love dance all styles.

Sorry for the long posting but salsa is one of my passions.

Great day to all salseros.

Hello Viviana, finally someone who knows what SALSA is and where it comes from!

(I don't know why some people thinks that they know everything about salsa after just having followed some dancing lessons.)

For your information I'm a Salsa DJ and I'm spinning at Salsa Virus next Friday, I'm sure you will love a lot this party because I play ONLY "SALSA" (in fact it's Mambo, Guaguanco, Latin Jazz, Guajira, and Cha Cha Cha) of the 60s and 70s from New York, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico. Hope to see you there.

Thanks guys...next Friday is not possible for me to assist to Salsa virus party but for sure I will take the opportunity next time!!!

Colombian / Cali style is not very common here (don't even know  whether it's taught in Geneva ?) but you may find some Colombian dancers in MàD for instance. I've only a few opportunities to try it, but love it already ! ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEuhOR_Arh8

Anything in SalsaVirus this Friday (the 18th) ?

It seems that they have a salsa party on Friday at Salsa virus... Salsa vintage or Sirbugaby can give you the details... enjoy it!! 

Yes!!! as indicated in a previous post, there will be a party this Friday at Salsa Virus, it begins at 10:30pm.

Hi everyone!

I am a passionate salsadancer from Stockholm, coming to Geneva on Sunday for three weeks to work.So happy to see your conversation;)  

Could you recommend me nice salsaplaces? I dance Cuban and LA...

And also if anyone know, if there are any drop in classes that I could join with my friends, beginners and intermediate...?

Thanks so much in advance for your advices! 

Any Rumba this coming weekend (12-13 January 2013)?