#1 Just Have Fun

Learn Salsa & Kizomba in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

#2 Relax. Don't Panic.

Everyone starts somewhere. We'll help you every step of the way.

#3 ♪ Listen to the Music

Find your rhythm and become part of our dance community.

Public Service Announcement!

Welcome and warning..! We have fun, we’re crazy, and on a mission to spread the love of what we love. Baila Afrika is a welcoming dance family that provides the best kizomba/semba from Angola and Cuban style salsa dance classes in Johannesburg. We also platform authentic cultural experiences and are proudly building a global BailaAfrika Afro Latin dance family.

Whether you're looking for beginner classes and preparing for your first social dance or an experienced dancer looking to refine your technique and add to your repetoire or simply looking for a fun new hobby, we'll help you grow one step at a time. Join us!!!

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Why Dance?

😊 Have Fun

Dance acts as a natural antidepressant, that actively lifts your spirits and relieves stress while offering an uplifting space to have fun, shake off daily stress, and connect with a vibrant community.

Joining a local class or heading out to a dance social? The shared joy of moving to music creates natural opportunities to meet new people and build meaningful bonds.

💪 Stay Active and get Healthier

Dance is a scientifically proven powerhouse workout that strengthens your heart, builds bone density, and drastically improves balance and stability.

Blending aerobic exercise with sharp mental focus, it physically rewires your brain — boosting long-term memory and creating new neural pathways.

❤️ Build Confidence

Navigating the dance floor builds immense personal confidence that translates directly into everyday life, making it easier to strike up conversations, read body language, and speak to people in your daily routine.

Dance can be your proven path to a healthier, happier, and much more socially confident life.

WEEKLY CLASSES

Dance With Us Every Week

There learning never stops. It takes some practice to really let loose and have fun on the dance floor. Choose a class that fits your week and come dance with us.

Monday

Kizomba Mondays

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn to dance Kizomba from beginner basics all the way to advanced combinations. We’ve been through it all. You can trust us to show you too. Two teachers are available to run two sessions catering to the different levels.

19H00 – 20H30 BEGINNERS, IMPROVERS, INTERMEDIATES & ADVANCED

BEGINNERS & IMPROVERS Learn Kizomba basics, movement and build the foundations and go from the the foundations to fundamental moves.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED learn to weave moves into fun/playful combinations.

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Wednesday

Salsa Wednesdays

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

For a shot of joy into your body and soul, join us for salsa classes on Wednesdays. We cater for improvers to intermediates.

19H00 – 21H00 IMPROVERS & INTERMEDIATES

WE DO FOOTWORK, WE WORK ON MOVEMENT, WE LEARN RUEDA & OF COURSE PATTERNS

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Friday

Beginner Fridays Salsa Winter Special

7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Learn to dance salsa step by step. Understand and drill the basics and basic variations until they become second nature. Come through on Fridays where we focus strictly on beginner content and technique that will serve you long after those initial baby steps.

19H00 – 20H00 BEGINNER ONLY

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Find Your Rhythm

Learn a little bit more about the dances. Where do they come from and what are they about? Also, if you're too shy to take a group class, take a look at our private class offering.

Salsa

Learn timing, connection and confidence while enjoying one of the world's most popular social dances.

Learn About Salsa

Kizomba

Slow down, relax and discover one of Africa's most elegant partner dances.

Learn About Kizomba

Private Lessons

Enjoy personalised instruction tailored to your goals, experience and pace.

Private Lessons Info

WHAT'S ON

Join us for upcoming socials, workshops, parties and special dance events.

Nothing scheduled just yet.

Check back soon for upcoming events, or learn what dance events and socials entail.
Social Events Explained

MEET THE FAMILY

BailaAfrika Afro Latino Dance Family was established in March 2012 and is more than a single dance teacher, a DJ or a dance school...it is a growing Afro Latino Dance Family with global members. BailaAfrika hosts local and international specialists in African and Afro Latin dances to grow and upskill the community, whilst promoting local and international cultural exchange. The teaching style focuses on the appreciation of dance origins, histories and cultures and the power of connection to dance across boundaries.

BailaAfrika's founding members spent years learning Cuban Style Salsa and Kizomba from some of the most respected teachers whilst they lived in London and it's dynamic, passionate and skilled teaching team proudly identify as lifelong students.

Although considered the pioneers of the Kizomba scene in South Africa, having introduced lessons, socials and parties in 2012 outside of PALOP private functions, it is equally passionate about all things Salsa from Cuba and proud of its African roots.

#1 Just Have Fun

#2 Relax. Don't Panic.

#3 ♪ Listen to the Music

Public Service Announcement!

Why Dance?

😊 Have Fun

💪 Stay Active and get Healthier

❤️ Build Confidence

Dance With Us Every Week

Kizomba Mondays

Salsa Wednesdays

Beginner Fridays Salsa Winter Special

Find Your Rhythm

Salsa

Kizomba

Private Lessons

Join us for upcoming socials, workshops, parties and special dance events.

Nothing scheduled just yet.

BASS 2018 – Salsa Pre Party

BASS 2018 – WTF (What The Funk)

BASS 2018 – Sunset Sunday Splash

Africa Day at Moyo Zoo Lake

Winter Masquerade Ball 2017

Flavours of the City Festival