Salsaville Dance Studios

Salsa is fun! Before these lessons, I never thought I would enjoy dancing so much in my life. I look forward to every lesson, and Maren, our instructor, is really dynamic and professional.
It all started with a 4-​weeks gift to my wife for her birthday. And after the second week, we were both hooked. We now start level III, and it’s exciting to know we will keep learning new moves every week. I surprise myself, choosing to listen to salsa music in the car on my way from work. And pretty much every weekend, we move the chairs to practice on our wood floor, in the kitchen. We even went dancing in town with friends for the first time, and we will repeat that experience.
All that to say that you shouldn’t hesitate before going ahead and signing on for salsa lessons at Salsaville. Our group of people is great to be with, and stayed more or less the same through the levels so far. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. I look forward to it every week.

My bf and I saw groupons for Salsaville about four months ago and we joked about signing up at first, but then we decided it would be pretty cool to possibly start a new hobby together. So we took the groupon offer. We honestly went into the Level 1 beginners class thinking we were lost causes on the dancefloor, but by the end of Level 1 we felt pretty good about our salsa skills, albeit amateur skills. Eric is a great instructor, and during class he pays great attention to each person’s hand and footwork to try and help perfect their moves. The classes are very fun, and they’re actually a great way to relieve stress at the end of the work day.
I didn’t think I had the coordination and confidence to do salsa, but it just goes to show, with the right instruction and dedication, anyone can dance! We just finished Level 2, and we’re hoping to continue with this new hobby of ours in the future! I highly recommend Salsaville Studios if you’re looking to pick up some sweet salsa moves. Even if you have doubts about your dancing skills, it’s worth trying! You won’t regret it! :)

My fiancée and I have been taking Salsa classes with Salsaville for the past year starting with level 1. The sessions are always very fun and detailed with a mix of styling and technical instruction. Although my fiancée is at a more advanced level than myself, Eric has been getting me up to speed rather quickly. I definitely recommend this series of salsa classes for any individual or couple looking to pick up a new dance style, meet some new friends or just have a great weekly date night out. Highly recommended! :-)

Terrible. These are amateurs trying to teach salsa. Not one single good instructor. Don’t waste your money.

While our Level 1 teacher, Julie, was awesome and a great instructor, we had SIGNIFICANT difficulties trying to take Level 2 classes. Find another studio if you want to take more than a single level and not just a one-​off course. This is NOT a professionally run enterprise and the numerous scheduling difficulties have hampered our ability to take classes.
Do not expect to either have sequential classes available in your area– i.e.Level 2 was not available in April following our Level 1.
Expect LAST MINUTE cancellations of courses– i.e. Level 2 in May that we were told would be in Cherry Creek was cancelled THREE DAYS before the class was held. The other location, Westminster, is significantly further.

My husband and I were very disappointed with the overall experience. Eric Freeman is all about making a profit and clearly does not enjoy teaching salsa, nor is he a good teacher. We took our first two lessons in June, but we had a planned vacation for the rest of the month. I told Eric ahead of time that we would be out of town and would need to make up the last two lessons in July. He said it wouldn’t be a problem and emailed us to confirm that we would be finishing up our lessons in July. We showed up to class in July, but it was a nightmare. He glared at us when we walked in and refused to acknowledge us. When it was time to start practicing the moves, he walked around the room to check on people. We were very clearly struggling with one of the moves, but rather than help us out with our dance steps, Eric demanded to know who we were and look for our names on the «list» of payed customers. When he couldn’t find our names, he freaked out. I told him we were gone on vacation and reminded him that he had emailed us letting us know it was ok. He proceeded to tell me that I needed to show him the email and walked away. He ignored us the rest of the lesson. At the fourth and final lesson, I decided to be prepared because I did not want to feel like that again… like criminals… so I printed the email and took it with me to class. As soon as he arrived, I approached him with the email so we could straighten everything out. As I was trying to initiate a conversation with him, he kept interrupting me, saying, «Give me a minute. Give me a minute.» It was extremely rude. So I just put the email on the table and said, «Here’s the email you wanted. Please spend your time talking to us about our dance moves instead of emails today.» Do you think he watched us at all or coached us? NOPE! We are not the only ones he did this to. We saw him do the same thing to a few other people that had similar arrangements because they were on a vacation. To top it off, he is a horrible dance teacher. He made us practice the basic 1−2−3 move for the first 30 minutes of every class as a time filler, which is extremely boring and unnecessary after the first lesson. The second half of class would consist of him showing off some fancy moves and telling us to try it. A good dance teacher would teach the new moves, step by step. People got so frustrated and confused that they were making up their own moves! One last thing. The dance studio is about 100 degrees with no air flow and wall-​to-​wall people, so it feels like you are going to pass out from heat exhaustion at any moment. If all of that sounds like a fun experience to you, sign up with Salsaville for lessons with Eric Freeman!

Great company. Instruction was clear and fun. They do a great job teaching.
I would have felt comfortable going out salsa dancing after just 1 or 2 classes.
I highly recommend them, you won’t find any better in Boulder.

I have been taking private salsa lessons from Eric Freeman while also attending his class taught by Marcella. His passion for salsa is evident in every lesson, as he truly enjoys teaching this art and watching others improve. He is positive and unfailingly encouraging. His enjoyment of the dance is infectious — I have definitely caught the bug. Getting this start in salsa has been the highlight of my personal time since moving to Boulder.