Tropical Dancing School is a small, friendly place that offers dance lessons in a variety of styles, including salsa, merengue, cumbia, rueda de casino (sort of a cross between square dancing and salsa), cha cha cha and vallenato. The school is up a dusty flight of stairs on a small street off of Amazonas in the Mariscal district. The instructors are all actual dancers, members of a dance troupe who occasionally put on performances in Quito -- they'll let you know if they have one coming up. The dance courses they offer are surprisingly well organized, with various steps and moves that must be mastered before progressing. The classes are a lot of fun and a good workout!

Dance School

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