Salsa Fever On 2 Dance Academy

Dec 2022

If you are looking to build up the *best* fundamentals in salsa in all of the NJ / NYC area, look no further than Salsa Fever On 2. The studio offers 5 different levels of salsa dancing - from the very basics as a pre-beginner where you learn the fundamental footsteps of salsa - to their progressive intermediate class (advanced) where you get to learn moves that look like the ones you see only salsa professionals do. The group dance classes range from ~10-25 students for a given class, and the instructor is extremely attentive to you, carefully correcting mistakes that you make, unlike in other studios where there are too many students, such that the instructor doesn't have the time to help address anyone's mistakes. Compared to other dance studios, this dance studio also has a strong emphasis on timing and musicality that you won't be able to find anywhere else. The instructor, Mario, teaches you what instruments exist in a salsa song, what they sound like, and in what counts they are played. He even brings out the instruments for the students to hear their sounds. Fun fact, he personally has the legendary Tito Puente's conga drums in his studio that he brings forth in his musicality class. If you love the history of salsa, the instructor teaches a lot of its history in his classes, and he's friends with many of the legendary salsa musicians and dancers himself and shares many of their stories, having known them personally. He's actually a living legend in the salsa community as well, for any history buffs out there. Mario gets to really get to know you personally outside of just being a student at the studio and has become one of my closest friends outside of just being my salsa instructor. He creates a vibrant community in the dance studio where you'll also make much of your close friendships with the other students. Many of the students go out to social dance every week with the other students from the studio, and Salsa Fever On 2 also hosts a monthly social at the studio itself, so if you're looking for making friends while dancing, this is an excellent, tight-knit place to join. A great plus is that the instructor is absolutely hilarious, so during our group classes, we all end up laughing throughout the whole class. A lot of us came to the studio for the dance, and we stay for the jokes. -- I also took a series of 5 private lessons with the instructor, and cannot highly recommend that enough, even for existing students at the dance studio! A lot of small details that I would've never picked up were taught to me during the private lessons, and my salsa level increased by a dozen-folds after the lessons.

Oct 2019

The best salsa school. If you are looking for the best dance school, just walk in here. Don’t even waste your time trying others. They don’t just show how to dance, but they explain details until you understand. If you are serious, they will teach you seriously even more. ここらで１番のサルサスクールと自信を持って言えます。 未経験で始めましたが、日本人としてここまで踊れるようになれるとは夢にも思っていませんでした。 本気で踊れるようになりたければ、お世辞抜きに、心からお勧めです。 百聞は一見にしかず、です。

Aug 2023

For the longest time, I have been wanting to take dancing lessons—specifically salsa. But, due to my high-level of shyness and lack of confidence in my dancing skills, I never took the initiative needed to start my salsa journey. However, that all changed a year ago and since then my life has completely changed in a way I never thought was possible.Last July, I decided to take a leap of faith and take lessons at Salsa Fever on 2. Like many of us, I ran straight to the comment section and read the reviews posted by current/prior students. Although, there were negative comments about Mario B.’s way of joking and commenting on the progress of his students, I did not...read full review