On1 / LA-style and On2 / New York mambo courses, memberships and live online classes, with what you get, what it costs and whether there's a free trial. We read every price on the school's own site.
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On1, On2, LA, mambo, "línea": what's the difference?
All the courses on this page teach linear salsa (salsa en línea), where partners dance along a line or "slot". The two main timings are:
On1 (LA style): you break forward on beat 1 of the music. It's the timing most beginners learn first, and the most common one in Europe and on the US West Coast.
On2 (New York style, often called mambo): you break on beat 2. It feels smoother and more grounded to many dancers and is common in New York and at congresses.
Most social dancers start On1 and some switch to On2 later. Several schools here teach both and have a course on making the switch. If you're not sure, pick the timing your local scene dances, so you can practise what you learn at socials.
Choosing an online salsa class
Absolute beginner: pick a structured program that starts at level zero, ideally with a free trial so you can check you like the teaching style.
Improving dancer: footwork, spins and styling courses give the fastest results online, because you can drill them alone.
Want corrections: filter for "Feedback on your videos". It's the closest online thing to a private lesson.
Need motivation: memberships with live classes give you a weekly appointment, which helps many people keep going.
Questions dancers ask
How much do online salsa classes cost?+
Monthly memberships in this list cost from $15 to $197 a month, and most yearly plans work out cheaper per month. If you'd rather pay once, single courses start at $9.90 and complete lifetime programs cost up to $499. Plans with personal coaching or feedback on your videos cost the most.
Can you really learn salsa online?+
Yes, for everything you can practise alone: footwork, timing, body movement, styling, spins and musicality. Partnerwork needs a partner and real social dances before it feels natural, so online classes work best alongside local classes or socials, or with a regular practice partner.
Which online salsa classes have a free trial?+
10 schools offer a free trial or a cheap first month:
Many of the best-known salsa teachers earn their living from festivals, bootcamps and in-person classes rather than online courses. These are names people often search for. If one of them does teach online now, let us know.
Super MarioTeaches in-person classes in London. We found no online course.
SalsaCrazy (Edie "The Salsa Freak")The site now lists in-person events. We found no current online library.
Frankie MartinezStill sells workshop recordings, but every dated recording we found is from 2020.
Terry & CécileWe found no online store.
Fernando SosaWe found no online store.
Johnny VazquezWe found no online store.
Eddie Torres Jr.We couldn't check: the site returned an empty page.
How we build this list
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