Salsa Mia — Attraction in Miami Beach

We purchased a Sip and Salsa lesson from Groupon for our vacation in South Beach. The lessons are held in a separate room upstairs from Mangos club, with it's own bar and staff. This was my first time getting a lesson and I'm not very coordinated or outgoing so I was pretty worried, but everyone was nice.

Drinks were great, the free mojito comes during the intermission, but you can order from the bar before lessons. The margarita I had was fantastic! They also had food available for purchase and appetizers were provided during intermission.

The instructor was good and since my dance partner was experiencing some mobility issues, she danced with me a bit. Definitely bring a partner who can move with you, as there may not be others to pair you with, and solo moves were not offered.

We ended up leaving early because of mobility issues, but you get access to the club afterwards, which is nice if you're looking to extend your night out. Our only complaints were that the front door girl at Mango's was very rude when we arrived, though that is not related to Salsa Mia, and I do wish there had been an introduction and explanation of the schedule and how the evening, drinks, and food would look when we first sat down. It was a bit confusing and we weren't the only table unsure.

Also, there is a photographer who came to each table to take pictures for a fee, but he didn't take time to make sure everyone was looking at the camera and in a good pose, so we ended up paying $20 for pictures that aren't really worth showing off.

Overall, we would definitely recommend and look forward to coming back! Thank you for a fun and...

My wife and I had a great time at “Sip & Salsa” class party at Mango Tropicana! It was well-organized with reserved tables in a separate upstairs lounge w/ our placards on table, and it was nice to know we don’t have to keep eye out or keep looking for tables like regular clubs since we don’t really drink. Alex our instructor was fun, engaging, and an intelligent instructor that broke the dances down for even beginners to follow easily. We first had bachata lesson at 8pm, followed by complimentary mojito and Cuban bites, then wrapped up with salsa lesson at 9:20pm. I wished salsa lesson was a full hour, followed by more fun salsa dancing with instructor dancing alongside (you know, cuz regular student folks won’t keep dancing salsa on their own without pros’ boosting presence) because afterwards everyone pretty much stopped dancing salsa after the last song after lesson ended. Then it was regular club time. Good vibe and we had fun. The wristband we got allowed free entry to the club downstairs so we could enjoy the cabaret performance and backstage live music band a bit too.

Overall I would recommend Alex and Salsa Mia without any reservation for anyone with an open mind looking to have a good dancing time! Try it - don’t be scared as there’s no need to...

My husband and I had a great time! The drinks were great as well as the appetizers (prob would have been better with the accompanying sauce for each one, but there weren't any available utensils to actually get to the sauce without being inconsiderate of other patrons & simply dipping your food in them, which we didn't want to do out of respect for others) and the instructor was very personable & lively (Jenny, I believe is her name). We had the pleasure of being with a very diverse crowd of patrons (typical of Miami and one of the many things we love about this city), which made the experience and ambience even more fun. The only reason I'm giving 4/5 stars is because although we enjoyed the group we were with, quite honestly there were too many people in the room we were in. People were allowed to come in fairly late, which was a little disruptive and as a result of the growing crowd my husband and I found ourselves bumping into the wall quite a bit while we were dancing because of limited space. The large crowd also made partner-switching and moving forward to the front row a little cumbersome as well. That was my only qualm. Besides that, we enjoyed ourselves and would definitely...