Dance classes in Vancouver

Almost every Vancouver drop-in studio sells a one-time new-student deal, so you can sample three or four studios for the price of a single month elsewhere - iDance's first class is $10, Harbour's intro is three classes for $42, and Formation gives you two for $35.

927 Granville houses both Harbour Dance Centre and SalsaStudio, so downtown you can go from a hip hop drop-in to a salsa series in the same building.

Vancouver's salsa and bachata scene is built around progressive 6-week courses (Vancuba $160+GST, Baza's 8-week $190, SalsaStudio Mondays and Thursdays) rather than casual drop-ins, and nearly all of them say no partner is required.

You can learn salsa or bachata for nothing at the club nights - Vancouver Latin Fever runs complimentary lessons four nights a week at Mangos before the social dancing starts.

Instructors like Kirby Snell teach the same adult ballet, Latin and dancehall classes out of West Point Grey and Creekside community centres at $18 drop-in or roughly $120 for an eight-week session.

Vancouver belly dance runs on named-instructor seasonal series rather than studio schedules - Ashley Rhianne at Showpony on East Hastings, Rahel's 13-week Monday beginner course, and Noor Dance at the Scotiabank Dance Centre.