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Salsa in Medellín

Where to dance salsa in Medellín, and where to learn.

Our picks, ranked

A group of about twenty dancers and teachers posing together on the tiled floor of EPA Dance Studio, several in white EPA T-shirts, with a mirrored wall to the left1Photo: EPA DANCE STUDIO

EPA Dance Studio

10.0

Salsa · Laureles

The illuminated Casa Ritmo Latino sign above the studio floor, with dancers below under pink light.2Photo: Mateo Gomez

Casa Ritmo Latino

9.8

Salsa · Laureles

DANCEFREE's main room in El Poblado: a wide tiled dance floor under spotlights and gold balloons, a small stage at the far end, a mirror ball and a painted mural along the left wall.3Photo: 장민경

DANCEFREE

9.8

Salsa · El Poblado

The lounge side of Químbara Cumbara's studio, with pallet-wood tables and stools under a high timber roof.4Photo: Academia de baile medellin | Químbara Cumbara | Clases de baile Medellin

Químbara Cumbara

9.6

Salsa · Laureles

The back bar at Son Havana, with glass shelves of glasses and bottles, a framed picture of a vintage car and a pair of maracas in Cuban-flag colours in the foreground.5Photo: Son Havana Bar

Son Havana

9.2

Salsa · Laureles · $$

A painted mural of dancers and musicians in a street scene along a wall at El Tíbiri, above a row of black bar stools.6Photo: Martín Sevilla

El Tíbiri

9.0

Salsa · Laureles · $$

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The dining room at Posada Salsera, with wooden tables, blue cushioned chairs and plaster shelving lined with bottles and plantsPhoto: Dore Rodine

Posada Salsera

9.6

Salsa · El Poblado

The ERRE logo painted in brown on a pale blue wall under a red star, with 'de rebelión' written beneathPhoto: Bar ERRE de Rebelión $$$$

Bar ERRE

9.4

Salsa · El Poblado · $$