Smooth Salsa  is a Birmingham based team of Salsa Instructors run by Michael Pottinger who has been teaching  salsa in Birmingham for around 13 years along with his dance partner, Maxine Stephens.

Michael & Maxine have taught salsa at some of the UK's biggest salsa events such as "The Mambo City 5 Star Congress", the "Brit Salsafest" at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool & at the Congress voted Number 1 in the Uk, "The Great British Salsa Experience" which is an annual event held in Manchester.

Smooth Salsa consists of a number of friendly Salsa Instructors who can offer a wide variety of salsa tuition such as New York Style "On 1", New York Style Salsa "On2" & the fun & enjoyable Cuban Salsa "Rueda De Casino".

Smooth Salsa also hold monthly salsa parties usually on the first Saturday of each month in & around Birmingham.

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We can also provide fun lessons for Weddings, Private Parties & Corporate Events if your looking for a burst of life life for an event.

Smooth Salsa also offer 1-2-1 private salsa tuition too for those that are keen & want to develop a little quicker. Our aim is to provide you with high quality salsa tuition whilst maintaining a a relaxed & enjoyable atmosphere.

So if you fancy a change on a special occasion contact us or if you are looking for a regular Salsa class in the Birmingham area then follow this link.

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The Smooth Salsa Team out at a restaurant in Birmingham

Michael  Pottinger & Maxine Stephens have been teaching  Salsa for around 13 years now in the Midlands & on occasion nationally & Internationally.  "Michael & Maxine", as they are more commonly known,  are based  in Birmingham & most people associate them with Latin Motion as they have worked with Mauricio Reyes of Latin Motion for over 10 years.  They are renowned in Birmingham & the Midlands for their detail to the technical aspect of partner work & for their humorous teaching style.

Michael & Maxine dance & teach New York Style Salsa "On1" or "On2" & on occasion Michael sometimes teaches Rueda De Casino classes too. Michael also DJs too, playing some of the hottest rhythms in Salsa music.

Patrick is a new addition to the team. Patrick teaches with us at the "Smooth Salsa" Event nights & does a very good job too! Patrick obviously enjoys teaching & this is evident in his lessons.

Imelda has been dancing Salsa since October 2004, prior to this she has practiced a variety of dance styles including Ballroom, Rock n Roll and Irish dancing from an early age.  Imelda enjoys all styles of Salsa (from On1 and On2 to Cuban), as well as Bachata and Merengue. 

Resident salsa DJ of " Smooth Salsa" Saturday party nights based in Birmingham, England & can also be found on Newstyle Radio, 98.7FM every Sunday between 12pm & 2pm accompanying Michael Silvera. "I'm a huge fan of Colombian salsa closely followed by Puerto Rican and New York genres & not leaving out my other favorites Afro Cuban, Timba, Mambo, Bachata, Merengue and Reggaeton.

I'm a brash in your face rookie DJ and DJ Dennis(resident DJ)is the experienced sonero tutoring me in the art of filling dance floors. A lot of people like to hear and dance to familiar pop, commercial music which is fine but I feel I have to throw something extra into the mix. If we keep playing the same music the smaller independent artists will never be heard and there is some good stuff out there. I'm trying to strike a balance between music that i like and giving the paying public what they want & keeping the promoters happy.

THERE IS MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO....AND THERE IS MUSIC THAT MAKES YOU DANCE!!!"

My mission is to seek out the best Salsa music I can and bring it to the people. If you are an artist and want me to play your music in the clubs please send me some MP3 samples.

Sheron qualified as a Primary School teacher in 1996 with her main subject being 'The creative Arts' ie art & design, the expressive arts; dance and drama. She has been teaching dance to Primary school children from ages 7-11 for over 12 years for various dance festivals and school productions.

Sheron has been dancing Salsa for 6 years & has been assisting instructors during classes for around 2 years now. Sheron assists at the monthly Irish Club parties & she can also be found helping out on Wednesdays at the YMCA, West Bromwich class showing off her leading skills to the beginners.

Kalisa has been dancing Salsa for around 12 years & can be found teaching the beginners classes at the Irish Club monthly parties. She has been teaching Salsa on & off for around 6 years & also generally helps out at the Smooth Salsa classes on Wednesdays & Fridays at the YMCA.

'Salsa discovered me, in February 2005, whilst I was working in Fitness First Bearwood. I was soon a regular attendee, along with my sister and mate, Caroline. After a few months I started to join in the classes at bar Risa on a Tuesday night and at Ipanema on a Thursday night which is now a restaurant called "Around the World In 80 dishes". I completely became addicted to salsa & would dance for hours on end!

Soon making lots of new friends I felt more than comfortable to go along to nights on my own, as my sister and Caroline never lasted, lol. I enjoined weekenders away and even started helping a few of the instructors teach.
I started teaching my own classes, at various fitness clubs, in 2009 and now love to help out with Smooth Salsa's events! Still as crazy as ever I will always love to dance the night away!'