Salsa Dance Helsinki - Salsa Dancing Helsinki, Finland
Salsa Helsinki, Finland
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Hello! My name is Mikko Kemppe. Welcome to the Helsinki, Finland Salsa Guide! I'll be updating this guide frequently with all of the current Salsa ongoings in Helsinki. If you are a Salsa Instructor, own a Salsa club, or know about any Salsa events going on in Helsinki that aren't noted here, let me know! I'll include it here, on the Helsinki, Finland Salsa Guide!
Here are some good Helsinki Salsa links to check out:
Salsa Helsinki Community
Helsinki Salsa Academy in Finnish
Helsinki Salsa Academy in English
Salsa Finland

Saturday Night Salsa in Helsinki
Ravintola Ratakivi, on Ratapihantie 11, Helsinki, is hosting Salsa nights every Saturday. The venue boasts a great dance floor, good sound system, and it is located near transportation connections.
Beginner and Intermediate Salsa dance lessons will be provided by Helsinki Salsa Academy!
7 – 8pm Beginner Lesson
8 – 9pm Intermediate Lesson
And the partying starts from 9pm and goes until 2am!
Lessons are 15 Euros
Luis Aguilar – The 2010 World Latin Dance Cup Champion Interviewed and His Message to Helsinki, Finland
I got the honor and opportunity to Interview the one and only: Luis Aguilar, the current 2010 World Latin Dance Cup On2 champion. This is just a short 8 minute teaser video of the entire over 24 minute interview that will become available soon.
The content:
0:00 – Who Is Luis Aguilar?
0:44 – Thoughts On Winning The 2010 World Latin Dance Cup
2:24 – Finland In The World Championships Next Year?
3:27 – Salsa Timing & Musicality Advice For Complete Beginners
4:50 – How To Become A More Musical Salsa Dancer
8:37 – A Special Message To Salsa Dancers In Finland!
Helsinki Salsa Academy
Helsinki Salsa Academy (HSA), founded by Mikko Kemppe, is a salsa dance training and performance organization based out of Helsinki, Finland. Currently, the academy offers three distance training programs for its members: The On1 Training Team, the On2 Training Team, and the Performance Team.
The academy believes that creating a team of like–minded committed and hard working students who are all striving toward a common goal will result in the best possible learning environment. Furthermore, the academy believes that its core values of requiring student commitment, high–expectations, and strong work–ethic can at the same time foster a fun, mutually supportive, encourage environment where each individual is respected, valued, appreciated and cared for. Join the academy to become the best dancer and person you can be!
Salsa Dance Guides offer first hand accounts of Dance around the world, and this page covers dancing in Helsinki! Submit a club, dance class, travel diary, essay, you name it. We want to provide a rich resource for dancers who visit Helsinki.
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