Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square 2025
Schedule
Sun Aug 17 2025 at 03:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square | Vancouver, BC
✿ The 3pm Free Beginner Dance Lesson
✿ Music mix for this summer is an equal balance of Salsa and Bachata, with some Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, etc
Lessons and Dj's Schedules::
July 13: Salsa Class With Wayne&Kristal 3pm
DJ STEPHEN
July 20: Bachata Class With Nicole&Pranav 3pm
DJ MO
July 27: Salsa Class With Ameya&Nupur 3pm
DJ SEFA
August 10: Bachata Class With Nupur 3pm
DJ STEPHEN
August 17: Salsa Class With Tracie 3pm
DJ BACONAO
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HELP SUPPORT SUNDAY AFTERNOON SALSA THIS SUMMER
If you love Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square, please consider making a donation and help support this summer’s dances: https://sundayafternoonsalsa.com/donations/
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2025 Dates:
July 13, July 20, July 27, Aug 10, Aug 17
(Note there is no event August 4)
✿ BEGINNER DANCE LESSON at 3pm*
✿ FREE ADMISSION
✿ EVERYONE WELCOME
* The free beginner dance lesson at 3pm will be either a Salsa dance lesson or a Bachata dance lesson on alternate Sundays
Join us on Sunday afternoons for Salsa and Bachata dancing at Robson Square, on Sunday afternoons, at 3:00pm-7:00pm.
Try the free beginner dance lesson at 3pm, watch the performances at 5pm, and check out the social dancing throughout the afternoon!
There is a coat/bag check available to safely store your belongings (cost $2, cash only), located in the skate rental room at the north end of Robson Square.
Performances:
July 13:
* Efecto Dance Collective - Efecto Dance Company - Latin Fusion
* Adam Hanna Ballroom - Adam Hanna - Samba (Ballroom and Gafieira)
* Damsha Creative Studios - Nico Rana - Timba
* Rueda de la Vida (Belonging to Rueda de la Vida Dance Society) Rueda de Casino
* Elegancia Cubana - Yula Vostretsova - Rumba-Guaguancó Challenge
July 20:
* Reggaeton SYS Baza Program - Nina Castelblanco - Reggaeton
* Las Melodias - Melo Mvmt - Brittany Melo - Salsa Ladies Romantica Team
* Elegancia Cubana - Yula Vostretsova - Salsa Ladies Style (Afro Salsa)
* VanCubanitas - Nao Nishihara - Afro Jazz / Cuban Salsa
July 27:
* Brittany Melo Solo - Melo Mvmt - Professional Ladies Salsa Solo
* Baza Diosas - Marco Choi - Bachata Ladies Team
* Ausencia - Collective Tango/ Midnight Hour Studio - Manju Chiu - Argentine Tango
Aug 10:
* Naar Dance Company - Carla Naar Bellydance Team - Carla Naar - Shaabi/Bellydance - Group Performance
* Hustle performance from Midnight Hour Studio - Manju Chiu
* Spencer and Julia - Salsa couple performance
* Chicas Timberas - Carlos Reyes - Salsa Cubana
Aug 17:
* Carla & Javi - Zouk Vancouver - Brazilian Zouk
* Salsa Caliente - Christina Morrison - Salsa Couples Team
* Sebastian and Partner - World Dance - Erika Sanchez - Latin Ballroom
* Baza Dance Salsa Couples - Kristal & Wayne Barbaza - Salsa Couples Team
* Grupo America - Erika Sanchez
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The 2025 season of Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square is presented by Baza Dance Studios and Dancey Events.
Don't miss out on one of the best Salsa and Bachata dancing experiences of the year. For more info visit the official web site: sundayafternoonsalsa.com
We acknowledge that the Sunday Afternoon Salsa dances happen on the shared, unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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✿ SPONSORS
We are able to make these events FREE to the community thanks to the generosity of Downtown Van, the Province of British Columbia Vancouver, Dancey Events, Baza Dance Studios.
✿ DONATE
If you love Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square, please consider making a donation to help support this summer’s dances: https://sundayafternoonsalsa.com/donations/
✿ ABOUT
Running since 2006, Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square is an annual series of FREE, outdoor salsa dances held at Robson Square in downtown Vancouver during the summer months of July and August.
