What should I wear for Salsa? Salsa clothing

Good question. What do you wear for salsa lessons? When I first started I didn’t even bother. I wore flip-flops, casual shoes, and even running shoes at time. This is totally normal for beginners – who really don’t know what to wear or aren’t too sure how serious they are about the dance.

Before you start spending any money on shoes or clothes. I would suggest, go dancing with something you already have. This applies for both men and women – wear shoes with smooth soles (no tennis shoes), something that will allow you to slide through the dance floor properly and will not slip off (no flip-flops). But, most importantly, wear something comfortable.

Clothing would be a personal choice. Wear whatever you feel comfortable wearing.

If you are a little more serious about dancing but don’t want to spend too much money on a pair of shoes, I would suggest buying some cheap dance sneakers. I got my first pair (Block Stealth) here http://www.allaboutdance.com/ under $30 but you can practically find anything online these days. The Block Stealth are pretty nice and “stealthy” since the heels are much lower than the normal dance sneakers.

I recommend dance sneakers over jazz shoes for dance lessons because they last longer and are good for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers. They will last for a while– or at least 5 years so they are an extremely good investment.

Ladies, if you insist on getting heels as a beginner/intermediate dancer. I would recommend Stephanie Dance Shoes (http://www.stephaniedanceshoes.com/) – something on the lower end (around $60).

Now, if you are asking, “What do you wear at Salsa clubs?” then that would be totally different. Of course, you will have to dress to impress or enough to get passed the entrance.

Here is a youtube video of a salsa club in California. Nothing too fancy.



Shoe-wise- ladies, wear your dancing heels but take them in a dust bag and change once you are in the club. Gentlemen, wear your dancing shoes if you want, or just a pair of nice leather shoes with smooth (non-rubber) soles – I prefer the latter. At some clubs you will even see dancers wearing jazz shoes, which is also perfectly acceptable and looks cool.