Can I start on any night?

Yes. All three nights run a beginner group in every slot, so Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are all valid first nights.

No, and you will not be the only one on your own. Nobody arrives with one.

Which style should I start with?

Whichever of the three nights fits your calendar. Cuban Salsa, Line Salsa and Sensual Bachata all begin from the same place, and the beginner group is the beginner group in all three.

Do I have to stay for the social?

No. Plenty of people take the class and leave. But the social is where the hour you just paid for turns into something you can actually do.

Can I do salsa and bachata in the same course?

Yes. Two and three style combos exist for exactly that, and the prices are on the pricing page.

What is the difference between Line Salsa and Cuban Salsa?

Line Salsa works on a line, in slots, with the count out loud. Cuban Salsa works in a circle, with the rueda energy and the turn patterns that go with it. Both are on the timetable every night.

One hour. Classes start at 18:30, 19:30 and 20:30, and the social starts the minute the last one ends.

Where to Dance Salsa and Bachata in Dublin: The Full Week, Night by Night

October 31, 2026 • Dublin Salsa Academy

You look up salsa in Dublin on a Monday afternoon and every result is a class. What you wanted was a night, a time and a door price.

Here is the whole of our week, in detail. Three nights, nine class slots, three styles, and a social after every class, all in one room on Custom House Quay.

• Monday: Cuban Salsa, Line Salsa, Sensual Bachata, then a bachata social until 23:00.
• Tuesday: the same three styles in a different order, then a salsa and bachata social until 23:00.
• Wednesday: the same three styles again, then the longest social of the week, until 23:30.
• Beginner groups: one in every single slot. You can start on any of the nine.
• Door: €5 in cash, €7 by Revolut, and no partner needed.

Everything below was checked on 31 October 2026.

Bachata workshop at Dublin Salsa Academy in Dublin city centre

The Whole Week in One Grid

Four rows, three nights. Every class runs for one hour, and the social starts the moment the last one ends.

Start	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
18:30	Cuban Salsa Beginner to Level 5	Line Salsa Beginner to Level 5	Line Salsa Beginner to Level 5
19:30	Line Salsa Beginner to Level 5	Sensual Bachata Beginner to Level 4	Cuban Salsa Beginner to Level 5
20:30	Sensual Bachata Beginner to Level 5	Cuban Salsa Beginner to Level 5	Sensual Bachata Beginner to Level 5
21:30	Bachata social Until 23:00	Salsa and bachata social Until 23:00	Salsa and bachata social Until 23:30

How to Read the Levels

Beginner is not a separate room or a separate night. The beginner group runs inside every slot, alongside Levels 2 to 5, taught by the same teacher team.

So a first timer and someone three years in can both arrive at 19:30 on a Monday and both be in the right class. That is why the timetable looks flat and the room does not.

One exception to know about: Tuesday at 19:30, Sensual Bachata runs beginner to Level 4. Level 5 bachata dancers take the Wednesday 20:30 slot instead.

Monday: Bachata Closes the Night

Monday opens with Cuban Salsa at 18:30, moves to Line Salsa at 19:30 and finishes on Sensual Bachata at 20:30. Then the floor opens and it stays bachata until 23:00.

That makes Monday the easiest first night in the week. One style to finish on, the smallest crowd of the three, and a social where nobody expects you to know anything.

If you have been circling this for months, Monday is the one to put in the calendar. Beginner classes in Dublin run the same way every week, so there is no odd week to avoid.

Tuesday: Three Styles, Different Order

Tuesday turns the order around. Line Salsa at 18:30, Sensual Bachata at 19:30, Cuban Salsa at 20:30. Same three styles, same three hours, entirely different feel.

The social afterwards mixes salsa and bachata instead of leaning bachata. If you want to see both styles on one floor in one night, this is the one.

It is also the night to take if the 18:30 start is impossible for you. Nothing is lost by starting at 19:30 or 20:30, because the beginner group meets in each of them.

Door Opens at 21:30

The Social After Every Class

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Five euro in cash, seven by Revolut, and nobody checks how good you are. Come alone and you will still get dances.

See the Dance Socials

Wednesday: The Longest Night

Wednesday repeats Monday's order, with Line Salsa at 18:30, Cuban Salsa at 19:30 and Sensual Bachata at 20:30. What changes is the finish. The social runs until 23:30, half an hour later than the other two nights.

This is the night most people end up calling their night. It sits in the middle of the week, the room fills fastest, and the last half hour is when the floor is at its best and everyone has stopped being careful.

If you can only commit to one evening a week, take this one. Six weeks of Wednesdays will change how you dance faster than six weeks of anything else on the timetable.

Dancers smiling between songs at a weekly Latin social in Dublin

Pick Your Slot

Nine class slots a week, and no wrong answer among them. Pick by what you actually want out of the night, not by what is soonest.

What you want	Where to sit
Your first ever class	Any night, 18:30 or 19:30. Monday if you want the calmest version of it.
Bachata only	Monday 20:30, Tuesday 19:30, Wednesday 20:30.
Cuban Salsa only	Monday 18:30, Tuesday 20:30, Wednesday 19:30.
Line Salsa only	Monday 19:30, Tuesday 18:30, Wednesday 18:30.
All three styles in one night	Monday or Wednesday, 18:30 through 20:30, back to back.
The latest possible start	20:30 on any of the three nights.
The longest night	Wednesday. Social until 23:30.
Level 5 bachata	Monday 20:30 or Wednesday 20:30. Tuesday 19:30 stops at Level 4.

What a Night Costs

A course is €45 for four weeks or €85 for eight, one hour a week, and you pick one slot and stay in it. That works out at about a tenner a week, which is two drinks in town.

If you want two styles, or three, the combo prices sit on the pricing page. You can read every figure there before you speak to a single person.

The social at the end of the night is separate and costs €5 in cash or €7 by Revolut, paid at the door. Course students pay it like everyone else.

Getting There

Harbourmaster, Custom House Quay, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 W0X8 is the only venue, so there is nothing to remember from night to night. The Luas stops on the quay outside. Connolly Station is a three minute walk and Busáras is closer again.

Street parking around the IFSC is free after 19:00, which covers the 19:30 and 20:30 slots and every social. The last trains out of Connolly are still running when Wednesday finishes.

A group of dancers at a Dublin Salsa Academy class night in the IFSC

What People Ask Before They Walk In

Can I start on any night? Yes. All three nights run a beginner group in every slot, so Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are all valid first nights.
Do I need a partner? No, and you will not be the only one on your own. Nobody arrives with one.
Which style should I start with? Whichever of the three nights fits your calendar. Cuban Salsa, Line Salsa and Sensual Bachata all begin from the same place, and the beginner group is the beginner group in all three.
Do I have to stay for the social? No. Plenty of people take the class and leave. But the social is where the hour you just paid for turns into something you can actually do.
Can I do salsa and bachata in the same course? Yes. Two and three style combos exist for exactly that, and the prices are on the pricing page.
What is the difference between Line Salsa and Cuban Salsa? Line Salsa works on a line, in slots, with the count out loud. Cuban Salsa works in a circle, with the rueda energy and the turn patterns that go with it. Both are on the timetable every night.
How long is a class? One hour. Classes start at 18:30, 19:30 and 20:30, and the social starts the minute the last one ends.

November Intake Opens 2 November

Start Four Weeks Before the Next Social

Level 1 beginner courses open on 2, 3 and 4 November. Four weeks for €45, one hour a week. Come on your own, no experience needed. Book the evening that works for you.

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