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About CPSalsa

Rep­re­sent­ing San Luis Obispo Salsa danc­ing since 2000

We are a stu­dent orga­ni­za­tion asso­ci­ated with Cal­i­for­nia Poly­tech­nic State Uni­ver­sity (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo ded­i­cated to spread­ing our love of Salsa danc­ing to San Luis Obispo and the rest of the Cen­tral Coast. While we are asso­ci­ated with Cal Poly, our mem­bers and offi­cers con­sist of non-students in addi­tion to students.

Since our start in 2000, we’ve grown to become the des­ti­na­tion for salsa danc­ing in the San Luis Obispo area. Where we began with 10 to 15 stu­dents a night, we’ve grown to accom­mo­date 60 to 120 stu­dents a night. And where we started with a small dance after the les­son play­ing music from a small CD player, we now host a dance with the full com­ple­ment of DJ equip­ment, light­ing and decor.

Why we’re here

Our main goal is to share our pas­sion for salsa danc­ing and music to peo­ple of all back­grounds and ages. We pro­vide high qual­ity social activ­i­ties, instruc­tion, and enter­tain­ment, all while striv­ing to main­tain an envi­ron­ment that is safe and welcoming.

What we do

  • Weekly instruc­tion and open dancing

    Every Fri­day, we pro­vide up to 3 lev­els of lessons with open danc­ing afterward.

  • Spe­cial­ized Latin dance workshops

    On top of Salsa, we also pro­vide lessons on other dance styles like Bachata, Cha Cha Cha, and Merengue.

  • Pro­fes­sional guest instructors

    Every few months, we like to bring in a guest instruc­tor from out of town to push our danc­ing further.

  • Salsa cruises

    Every Spring, we rent out a boat and cruise around Morro Bay around sun­set to the tunes of Salsa.

  • Spe­cial dances

    Once in a while, we like to throw big dances, like our Mas­quer­ade Ball.

  • Live music

    Finally, we try to get live music when­ever we can, like the local band, De La Bahia.

What Oth­ers are Saying

I’d have to agree that CPSalsa hosts the best Salsa events in San Luis Obispo County. They play great music, teach won­der­ful lessons, and the atmos­phere is wel­com­ing. If you can make it to the Fri­day nights, that’s their most pop­u­lar event, but they have many other events as well.

Valentina Petrova

I love going to CP Salsa. Quite fun! I feel safe because it is in school areas, less likely to get drunk and weird peo­ple espe­cially when you have to leave late at night.

Maryam Rach­man Doliveck

I ♥ CP Salsa. Danc­ing on Fri­day nights is such a nice escape from the monot­ony of work, school, study­ing, etc. I have made such ter­rific friends with a greater vari­ety of peo­ple than I ever would have met in my classes. It is so won­der­ful to know that I have a place to go on Fri­days that involves great friends, great fun, and great danc­ing. I am thor­oughly addicted.

Nikki Web­ster

I absolutely love the salsa danc­ing scene on Fri­day nights! When I first decided to go to salsa, I was afraid I would get looked down upon since I had never danced before, but when I got there, the offi­cers came right up to me, intro­duced them­selves, and made me feel wel­come! I also enjoy salsa danc­ing because it is a safe and sober place to meet great peo­ple who can have a good time with­out get­ting drunk! I could go on and on about all the good things about salsa, but I need to leave things for other peo­ple to say! :)

Michelle Flatt

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