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Join us at Salsa Lessons at the Palladium!
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced dancer, our group offers fun and interactive salsa dance lessons, workshops, and social gatherings. Meet other people who share a passion for dance, music, and cultural activities while improving your dance skills. Our community is dedicated to encouraging creativity and creating connections through music and movement. Come join us and let's dance the night away!
From January 11 to June 28
6 months to learn and master your Latin Dancing in a new, fun, healthy community.
No partner necessary, no experience necessary, come submerge in the wave of the congas and timbal while you make new friends and connections.
Lessons taught by Yessica, 26+ years in the Salsa Dancing World, originally from LA and part of the generation of the Salsa LA Style pioneers and Salsa Brava (First Salsa Professional Dance Company in the world and the ones who inspired the stages around the globe). Yessica trained with Luis and Joby Brava, the Directors of Salsa Brava and later on performed long side with them.
In 2005 after the desintegration of Salsa Brava, Yessica joined the o2 or NY Salsa Style Dancing training and joining Sean Stylist Dance team.
In 2018 Yessica relocated to Hawaii and has been an advocate to keep the Salsa legacy alive by teaching, hosting dance events, putting together her very own ladies dance company "The Brava Queens" and most recently bringing the Salsa fever back through her social "Salsa Fridays with Yess"
"I've been inspired by the passion of my teachers, the pioneers of the LA Salsa Style Luis and Joby and I have seen what the happy beat and community that Salsa brings to a person's life. Salsa has changed my world a million of times and I've seen lives transformed by the same clave and conga beat"
I can't wait to see you on the Dance floor!!!!
3-4 pm Beginners Dance Class, this class is for you that have never taken a lesson and you might think you have two left feet. I got you!
4-5 pm Beginner- Intermediate, a class for those of you who already have the basics and are ready to take it to the next level
Classes will focus on musicality, shines, partner work, styling, technical and a lot fo latin flavor.
808 752 3220 to register of for additional info.
See you on the dance floor!
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Aloha Summer Weekender 2025Needs location
Let’s welcome Summer in Hawaii with a fun, classy and exclusive Weekender of Dance Socials, Afro Salsa, Pachanga, Cha Cha Workshops, Bachata/ Styling Masterclasses featuring Alien Ramirez, 24X Latin Dance World Champion straight from Cuba .
Open level.Oahu
June 27- 30Maui
June 28- 29Alien is also available for private lessons on very limited basis. Txt Yess at 808 752 2032 to book your private class.
Tickets are available now. Take advantage of early bird pricing.Register at:
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc4EhIBdzi.../viewform...About Alien..,
Alien (AH-lee-en) Ramirez, is a 24x Salsa and Latin Dance Champion. She is internationally recognized and admired for her ability to excel across multiple genres, having won world titles for Salsa Cabaret, Solo, Bachata and more. She is in demand all over the world as a Performer, Educator and Adjudicator.
Alien was born in Bayamo, Cuba. She started dancing at the age of four and trained at EIA (Escuela de Instructores de Arte), where she developed her skills in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Modern, Gymnastics, Flamenco, Cuban Folklore, Afro-Cuban, and other Latin styles. Not only is she a professionally trained dance performer, but Alien also holds a degree from EIA as a professional instructor.
Alien’s success is not limited to winning World Dance Championships. She has also appeared as a dancer and/or choreographer for many videos, commercials, and TV shows, including “So You Think You Can Dance”. Her passion for dance generates admiration and raw emotion because of her unique style of flavour, elegance, and sensuality. Furthermore, dancing is her way of giving back to world, as shown through her yearly trips to Cuba to teach dance to underprivileged children from her hometown. - Aloha Summer Weekender Kick - off Party (HAVANA THEME)Aloha Dance Sport, Honolulu, HI$1.00
Thee Aloha Summer Weekender is a boot camp in Hawaii with a Latin Dance Legend. This year ASW features Alien Ramirez from Cuba, she holds 24 Latin Dance World Championships and she'll be teaching Hawaii how to dance different rhythms such Salsa, Afro, Bachata, Pachanga and also adding some of her elegant and precise feminine moves to Salsa Dance for the ladies with a Lady Styling Class Salsa on1 and on fusion on Friday at the Kick- off Party.
Come have a great time with us at the Kick off Fiesta with a "Havana Theme"
Friday June 27
8 pm - Midnight
at Aloha DanceSportDoors open at 8 pm
8- 9 pm
Salsa Lady Styling Class with Alien Ramirez
9- 12 am
Social Dancing with the room packed of Latin Joy!Dj Rod on the mix
Live percussion by different talented people on island.
Special performance by Rueda 808
Alien Ramirez performance.Join us for a night of full latin flavor and fun. Everyone is welcome, wether you're a dancer or not, grab your cuban outfit, invite your friends and come to fiesta with us!
BYOBFriday Salsa Lady Styling Workshop $30, $40 at the door.
Friday Havana theme Kick off fiesta $25, $30 at the door.
Friday workshop and social $50, $60 at the door.$150 FULL EVENT PASS (4 workshops, 2 Dance Socials)
check outALOHA SUMMER WEEKENDER FULL EVENT SCHEDULE for all details, pricing, workshops info, locations.Purchase your tickets via Venmo or Zelle (808 7522032)
For updates, follow us on ig @salsainparadisebyyess
- HAVANA NIGHTS (The Strictly Salsa Dancing Event in town) hosted by Yess404 Kapahulu Ave, Honolulu, HI
If you're ready to put on a dress and your dance heels to show off your moves, if you miss dressing up and the classy atmosphere on the "Salsa" Dance scene, if you had enough with going to "Salsa" events where half of the night you are body rolling with strangers, if you miss Salsa music on a "Salsa Event" then this event is for YOU.
From the one who brought the Salsa fever back on island after pandemic with "Salsa Fridays by Yess, in Ka kaako" and also got into Palladium 3 years ago with the intention of starting Havana Nights then.
Sharing her passion for Salsa Dancing, her latin culture, her LA/ Salsa Brava/ Salsa LA Style Pioneers Generation legacy, the joy and community her events have brought to the scene. Yess is ready to do it again and we hope you join!Palladium in NY, as well as Conga Room in LA were the iconic venues,
Known as “the home of the mambo in NY or Salsa in LA,” the Palladium Ballroom was America's most important venue for the development of Latin music and dance throughout the 1950s. Having a Salsa Night at the Palladium in HI is also iconic.Join us for an energetic and strictly Salsa Dance Fiesta at the iconic Palladium. Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of salsa, mambo, timber, pachanga, guaguanco, cha-cha, and other Latin dances as you move to the rhythm of the music. This event is not just about dancing, it's also about building a strong community of dance enthusiasts who share a passion for Salsa culture and music. Whether you're single or in a relationship, this event is open to all who want to have a blast on the dance floor. So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to show off your creativity and skills at the Havana Nights at the Palladium
Music by Yess, accompanied with live percussion. For additional info, text 808 752 2032
And please, let other Salsa lovers know that there is a Social for them at the venue with the best dance floor in town.The Ala Wai Palladium
404 Kapahulu Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815Payment: Cash, Venmo, Zelle (808 7522032)
FREE PARKING
$10 per person
$15 per couple.
$5 for Salsa in Paradise by Yess members of her group classes.$5 members of Salsa in Paradise by Yess group Classes
For updates, follow our ig @salsainparadisebyyess
