Welcome to Gil and Shelley's Pexava Salsa Dance Company.

London-based salsa classes, shows and more with Championship dancers Gil and Shelley
"The UK's Best Salsa Performers"
Salsa Consultants for "Matilda" The Musical.
Awarded 3 Gold Stars on Sky One's "Got to Dance"

Tuesdays Classes

Salsa in West London

Tuesdays Classes

Every Tuesday, Salsa Classes and Social in Chiswick with Gil and Shelley. Very popular On1 salsa lessons for all levels from Beginners through to Advanced 8-10pm, followed by Social through to 11.30pm, in a fantastic venue with wooden floor and air conditioning.

12 Week Intensive Courses

Focused classes to up your level

12 Week Intensive Courses

Running on Wednesdays (Advanced Showgroup) and Thursdays (Pexava Foundation Development), 12-week courses taught by Gil and Shelley, with mirrored studio training and international performance opportunities.

Beginners Courses

Learn to dance with us

Beginners Courses

We believe we can teach anyone to dance! Salsa is fun, sociable, healthy and can change your life! All our Beginners lessons are taught in a course-based format where you will meet more people (and future salsa friends!) of the same level, with weekly lessons for one month, at which point you will be assessed and advised on your progression.

Holborn Socials

After Work Thursdays

Thursday Socials

One Thursday per month: Pexava Holborn Socials at Conway Hall. Unbeatable class (7.15-8.15pm) and Social (8.15pm-11.30pm) in Central London in this stunning venue with great friendly salsa people!

What We Do

Pexava Dance Company was founded by Shelley Cook and Gil Prado Mendez to provide top quality salsa in London. We run weekly classes, socials and intensive courses, and we perform and teach throughout Europe and the rest of the world at Professional World Championship level. Our aim is to help dancers of all levels to develop to the best of their ability and to have lots of fun in the process. We focus heavily on technique and are known worldwide for our professionalism and passion.

Click on the links for information on all our classes and socials, shows and events, take a look at our videos, or get in touch via email and our newsletter.