Learn Salsa & Bachata in Edinburgh with structure, confidence, and community.
Learn Salsa and Bachata with expert guidance, clear progression, and a welcoming community. Complete beginners start in Foundations; dancers with Salsa or Bachata experience begin through an Introductory Session. Either way, you have a clear place to start and a path to keep growing.
More than classes.
Learn Salsa and Bachata, meet great people, enjoy weekly socials, and become part of a real academy community in the heart of Edinburgh.
Guided Learning
Salsa & Bachata
Weekly Socials
No Partner Needed
Real Community
City Centre Venue
Structured Training
Friendly Atmosphere
One academy. A full path into Salsa & Bachata.
Learn in structured classes, train through clear stages, and use it all at weekly socials with people you recognise.
With 10+ years of teaching, 170+ Google reviews, 20+ weekly classes, and four progressive stages, Latin Roots gives adults a clear way to start properly and keep growing.
Start in Foundations. Grow into a dancer.
From your first Foundations class to confident social dancing, Latin Roots gives you a clear path to learn properly, keep improving, and feel part of the academy.
Begin in Foundations
Complete beginners start here, with Salsa, Bachata, clear guidance, and no partner needed.
Build your foundation
Learn rhythm, technique, partnerwork, and the skills that make dancing feel clearer and more natural.
Keep progressing
Move through progressive stages with more classes, deeper training, and expert support as you grow.
Feel part of it
Practise at socials, meet people naturally, and build a weekly rhythm that makes dancing part of your life.
The experience, in their words.
Students talk about the teaching, the atmosphere, the people, and the confidence they build along the way β because Latin Roots is not just something they try once. It becomes part of their week.
βI came on my own and quickly felt part of something.β
The music, the teachers, and the general vibe make you feel free to be yourself and enjoy the learning. After a few months, Iβm hooked β no regrets taking that first step back into dancing.
βThe instructors are patient, attentive, and welcoming. Everything is explained clearly with plenty of repetition.β
βHigh standards, a fun atmosphere, and so much support. You learn every week and canβt stop smiling.β
βEvery week I look forward to Latin Roots. Phenomenal vibes, incredible value, and Iβve learned so much.β
βSupportive, engaging, and lots of fun. I love seeing progress each week and meeting people through class.β
A city-centre home for your dancing.
Latin Roots classes and socials take place at Shanghai Club, inside Le Monde Hotel on George Street β a central Edinburgh location that is easy to find and simple to reach.
Whether you are coming after work, meeting friends before class, or joining us for a social, the academy is based in the heart of the city with strong transport links nearby.
Led by instructors who know how to build dancers.
Latin Roots is led by Wellington and Eleanna, bringing together professional instruction, clear structure, and a warm approach that helps adults learn with confidence.
From your first Foundations class to higher-level training, you are guided by instructors who care about technique, progress, musicality, and the experience you have inside the academy.
Choose your way into Latin Roots.
Foundations, Introductory Session, or social dancing β three clear routes into the academy.
Foundations
Start Salsa and Bachata from the beginning with clear guidance, no partner needed, and a proper place to keep growing.
Explore Foundations β Already dancingIntroductory Session
Already have Salsa or Bachata experience? Apply first, join a regular class, and let us guide you into the right stage.
Apply for Introductory Session β Social dancingSocials & events
Join our Sunday social or A Bailar! for Salsa, Bachata, music, and atmosphere.
Explore Socials βRequest your Welcome Code, then choose the Foundations option that suits you.