Active Scene is a directory of social partner dance — every class, social, festival and retreat we can verify, in one place. Search by style, by city, or by country, and filter by date, distance and level. Below are the quickest ways in.
Browse by style
Each style has its own live listings page:
- Salsa — the most widely danced Latin style, from Cuban casino to LA and New York lines
- Bachata — modern, sensual and Dominican, now the fastest-growing scene worldwide
- Kizomba — slow, close and connected, with roots in Angola
- Urban kiz — kizomba's modern offshoot, danced to electronic-tinged tracks
- Tango — Argentine tango and the milongas where it's danced
- Zouk — flowing Brazilian zouk
- Reggaeton, belly dance and heels round out the list
New to all this? Start with salsa vs bachata, or read the full salsa and bachata guides.
Browse by city
Most dancers search for a style in their city. The UK's busiest scenes:
| City | What's on |
|---|---|
| London | All dance · salsa · bachata · kizomba |
| Manchester | All dance |
| Birmingham | All dance · salsa |
| Bristol | All dance · salsa · bachata |
| Leeds | All dance · salsa |
| Edinburgh | All dance · tango |
Also live: Liverpool, Brighton, Cardiff, Belfast and Oxford. Each city page lists what's on this week, with a map and distance filter.
Browse by country
We list dance across the UK, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific — and we add new markets regularly. Some of the busiest:
- United Kingdom — our most comprehensive coverage, and the home market
- United States and Canada — across North America
- Australia — and growing across Asia-Pacific
- Much of Europe — Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland and more
- United Arab Emirates and Japan
Don't see yours? Switch country from the menu at the top of any page — we may already cover it.
Festivals and retreats
If you travel to dance, the festivals and retreats calendar is the page to bookmark — congresses, weekenders and dance holidays across every country we cover, filterable by style and date.
Live directory
Want the live directory for your country — the busiest cities and the top organisers right now? See the dance directory, generated from current listings.
For organisers
Run classes or socials? You're probably already listed. Claim your page to edit your profile and post events yourself, free — or suggest an organiser we've missed.
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