CrossBody Dance + Movement

CrossBody Dance + Movement runs two locations in Pittsburgh — Downtown on Wood Street and Squirrel Hill on Murray Avenue — offering Latin dance training for adults at all levels. The studio is led by Rachel Booth and Vincent Jones, world champion Latin dancers and competitors who have won awards at the World Salsa Summit in Miami, World Latin Dance Cup in Colombia, Canada International Salsa Congress, Calgary International Salsa Congress, and Montreal Salsa Convention. Both are instructors, choreographers, and bring a teaching style that balances technical precision with social dance energy.

The class programme centres on Salsa (On1 and On2), Bachata (modern and traditional styles), Kizomba, Rueda de Casino, Latin Hustle, and Brazilian Zouk. Beginners start with six-week Bootcamps in either Salsa or Bachata, using a skill-based methodology that allows you to join any week and progress at your own pace. Weekly group classes are offered at multiple levels, from intro and beginner through advanced. The studio emphasises technique-forward teaching focused on timing, body movement, musicality, frame, and partner connection — skills built for both social dancing and competition.

Beyond weekly classes, CrossBody runs private lessons and small group coaching, specialised workshops and intensives, dance teams, team choreography, and wedding choreography. The studio also hosts regular social events: Latin Thursdays run every Thursday from 9pm to 1am with a DJ, and Second Saturday socials happen on the second Saturday of each month from 3pm to 7pm. Monthly Y Mas events feature Latin Hustle, West Coast Swing, and other styles.

The instructor team includes Rachel Booth (Salsa, Bachata, Latin Hustle, ballroom styles, Viennese Waltz, Tango), Vincent Jones (15+ years of Latin dance experience), Mike David (Kizomba specialist and DJ, director of Steel City Kizomba), Sarah Catherine Slevinski (ballroom and partner dances, 15 years of full-time teaching), Wendy Rundi Guo (Bachata and Brazilian Zouk with background in cognitive psychology and pedagogy), Santiago Carrasquilla (Salsa and Bachata), and Russ Brown (Salsa, Bachata, Rueda, Cha-Cha).

Class packages are priced at $20 per individual class, $60 for 4 classes, $75 for 6 classes, or $120 for 12 classes (non-transferrable and non-refundable; packages never expire). Workshops can be dropped in for $15, or attended with Latin Thursdays admission for $20 total. A first class is free. The studio operates with no partner requirement and welcomes absolute beginners.

Your first class is free. You'll join a skill-based group, rotating partners as needed, with clear instruction broken down step by step. Classes begin with foundational elements — footwork, timing, weight transfer — and build from there. No experience or partner required.

Classes are led by owners Rachel Booth and Vincent Jones, both world champions in Salsa and Bachata competition, plus specialised instructors: Mike David (Kizomba), Sarah Catherine Slevinski (ballroom and partner dances), Wendy Rundi Guo (Bachata and Brazilian Zouk), Santiago Carrasquilla (Salsa and Bachata), and Russ Brown (Salsa, Bachata, Rueda).

All beginner classes are explicitly beginner-friendly with no partner or experience required; the studio breaks foundational elements down clearly and welcomes absolute beginners.