Salsa, hip-hop, contemporary and heels — taught in rooms where the music is loud enough that nobody is watching you.
Two left feet are just feet that have not been told what to do yet.
Volta opened in 2016 above a bar in Poble-sec with one room and two teachers. There are four rooms now, all with sprung floors, and the bar is still downstairs.
Every class rotates partners, nobody is picked last, and the front row is for whoever wants it. You can come alone — most people do.
Meet the teachersNothing at that level on this day — try another level, or Saturday morning.
Classes are 75 minutes. Doors open twenty minutes early; the bar downstairs stays open after.
Cuban salsa and Dominican bachata, taught in pairs but never with a fixed partner — you rotate, which is how you learn to lead and follow anyone in the room.
For when your week is unpredictable. Book on the day, pay at the door.
The one most people are on. Two classes a week, any style, cancel any month.
Come every night if you want to. Most who do are here four times a week.
I came alone, terrified, on a Tuesday. By the third week I was the one dragging friends along.
Nobody made me feel slow. They just kept giving me the step one more time until it landed.
My knees are forty-eight years old and the teacher knew exactly what to change. That is rarer than it should be.
Tell us which night suits you and we will put your name down. No card, no sign-up, no one calling you afterwards.