SALSA · BACHATA · Kizomba
Three Dances.
One Home.
Explore Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba—three distinct dance styles, each with its own character, musicality, and way of connecting. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced dancer, this is your home to learn, move, connect, and grow.
17,Sep 2026- 28,jan 2027
Autumn-Winter
Season 2026.
Train consistently, discover your musicality, build confidence, and connect with a welcoming dance community. One season. Six courses. Three dances. Endless possibilities.
Dance · connect · celebrate
Socials. Events.
Dance, connect, and celebrate with Salsa Madras. Join our weekly Thursday socials, special weekend events, workshops, showcases, and guest-artist nights featuring the best of Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba. Discover DanzPulse, our curated selection of festivals and events happening around the world. Find new music, meet dancers from different communities, learn from international artists, and celebrate the culture that brings us all together.
Salsa · BACHATA · kizomba
Learn Online.
At your Pace
Self-paced video foundation courses in Salsa ON1, Bachata, and Kizomba—learn footwork, timing, and connection from anywhere, before or alongside your first in-person class.
CHENNAI · GRAZ · KLAGENFURT
From India,
To Austria.
From Graz to Chennai and Klagenfurt, Salsa Madras connects dancers through one shared rhythm, one teaching philosophy, and one international community. What began as a passion for Latin dance has grown into a creative home for Salsa, Bachata, and Kizomba across cultures and borders.
Roots in Chennai, growing in Graz.
Arun Pauer brought Latin dance from the streets of Chennai to the centre of Styria — and built a community that now spans three cities and twenty-five nationalities.
A master's graduate in Life Science Research from the University of Edinburgh, Arun Pauer is an internationally renowned dance educator, a 2 Times Asia Salsa Solo Champion, DJ, Organisor, Promoter, generative artist, and published author. With more than 17 years of experience, he has taught across 25+ countries and performed at 200+ festivals, playing a key role in growing the Afro-Latin dance community across India and Europe
Rhythm of the barrio
Off the Floor.
On to a Book
the most comprehensive history of the music ever written for dancers, DJs and music lovers
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150 years of Salsa,
from the Danzón
to the digital era.
The most comprehensive history of the music ever written for dancers, DJs and music lovers — 13 chapters, 44,000 words.
From the ballrooms of 1879 Cuba to East Harlem, the Palladium, Fania Records and the streaming age — a story of migration, identity, survival, and joy. Out now in Kindle & paperback.