Salsa and Bachata in San Diego, Night by Night
San Diego dances salsa and bachata every night of the week, and most nights start with a class, so you don't need a partner or experience to walk in. Here's where to go, night by night, starting with two free ways in.
Every name below links to its page on The Circuit List, with directions and a one-tap way to add the night to your calendar. Times and covers can change, so check before heading out.
Start here: free at Melómano
Melómano in Kearny Mesa is a salsa and bachata studio known for Salsa On2, with Level 1 to 3 classes, two-month cycles, performance teams and social nights. Two of its weekly nights cost nothing:
- Sundays at noon: the free introduction class, the easiest first step if you've never danced.
- Mondays at 8 PM: the free salsa and bachata social practice, a low-pressure night to try what you learned.
Night by night
- Tuesday: Bachata Room at Sevilla Nightclub in the Gaslamp, with Majesty in Motion: a bachata lesson at 8:30 PM, then salsa and bachata with guest Latin DJs until 2 AM. 21+.
- Wednesday, 1st and 3rd: Bachata Vibez Wednesday at Studio K Dance & Fitness in Kearny Mesa with Bachata Vibez San Diego: a bachata workshop at 8:30 PM, social dancing until 1 AM.
- Wednesday, 3rd: Salsa and Bachata Wednesdays at La Divina Cocina y Cantina in Barrio Logan: a beginner-friendly salsa class at 8 PM, then dancing with DJ Sonero.
- Thursday: Salsa Bachata Thursdays at Tango Del Rey: a salsa and bachata class at 8:30 PM, social dancing from 9:30 PM until 1 AM.
- Friday: Salsa Bachata Fridays at Tango Del Rey with Majesty in Motion: a salsa class at 8:30 PM, dancing from 9:30 PM.
- Saturday: Salsa y Bachata Saturday at Tango Del Rey, from 8 PM.
- Sunday: Salsa Sundays at Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center in North Park, 5:30 to 10 PM, all levels and all ages. On the 2nd Sunday, Tango Del Rey's Salsa, Bachata & Cumbia Party adds cumbia and bachata classes from 7:30 PM.
Teach or host a night?
If you run a salsa, bachata, cumbia or kizomba class or social anywhere in San Diego County, send us the night (a flyer is plenty) and we'll add it, free. Nobody pays to be listed or featured.