Milan · Italy

Phoenix Studio Dance

7 classes/week

2 instructors

Salsa

About the studio

Phoenix Studio Dance is a dance school in Milan's Città Studi/Lambrate area at Via Andrea Maria Ampère 103, run as an amateur sports association (a.s.d.) founded in 2014 by Claudio Giovenzana and Jenny Spallina. Besides ballet, modern, flamenco, belly dance, hip hop and Pilates, it teaches Cuban salsa (casino and timba with son, rumba and Afro-Cuban elements): Base 0 for beginners, Base 2, Intermedio, a Timba Lab choreography class for advanced dancers two Lady Style classes and optional Wednesday Salsa Man Style, Monday to Thursday between 19:30 and 22:30. No partner is needed. Courses run as 4-month or annual subscriptions with no drop-in classes, and a trial lesson costs 5 EUR. On weekends the teachers and students organize and animate Latin nights at clubs such as Zoo Club in Cinisello Balsamo (Fridays) and La Rumba Cubana in Milan (Saturdays). A further Wednesday beginner class is announced for January 2027; it is not part of the current timetable.

Founded in 2014 by Jenny Spallina and Claudio Giovenzana as Phoenix Studio Dance A.S.D. Claudio has danced since 1996, studied Cuban folklore with choreographer Albertico Calderon from 2003, joined his show group Vacunao in 2006 and has taught since 2008. He has also worked as a dancer and animator at Milan Latin clubs including La Rumba Cubana and Zoo Latino.

Styles & levels

Salsa

cubantimba

Levels beginnerintermediateadvanced

Beginners welcome No partner needed

Weekly schedule 7 classes

Mon Monday

21:30–22:30 Salsa improver w/ Claudio Giovenzana & Jenny Spallina

Tue Tuesday

20:30–21:30 Salsa open/intermediate w/ Jenny Spallina

21:30–22:30 Salsa intermediate-advanced w/ Claudio Giovenzana & Jenny Spallina

Wed Wednesday

21:00–22:00 Salsa intermediate w/ Claudio Giovenzana & Jenny Spallina

20:00–21:00 Salsa open w/ Claudio Giovenzana

Thu Thursday

19:30–20:30 Salsa intermediate w/ Jenny Spallina

21:30–22:30 Salsa beginner w/ Claudio Giovenzana & Jenny Spallina

Pricing

Trial class

EUR 5

First-time deal

Registration Fee

EUR 20

Full Year One Class Weekly

EUR 399

Four Months One Class Weekly

EUR 225

Subscription only, no drop-in classes. 1 class (1 h) per week: 225 EUR per 4-month term or 399 EUR for the full 8-month season. 2 classes per week: 399 EUR per term or 720 EUR per season; 3 classes: 535 or 850 EUR. Annual membership card 20 EUR (25 EUR as full association member). Trial lesson 5 EUR, one per discipline, booking required.

Instructors

Claudio Giovenzana

salsa cubana, timba, rumba, son, afro yoruba

Founder and president of Phoenix Studio Dance. Teaches Cuban salsa, timba, son, rumba and Afro-Yoruba; trained with Cuban choreographer Albertico Calderon from 2003 and has taught since 2008. Leads the salsa classes from Base 0 to the Timba Lab and gives private salsa lessons.

Jenny Spallina

salsa cubana, lady style

Co-founder, coordinator and artistic director of Phoenix Studio Dance. Has studied Cuban salsa with Claudio since 2013, co-teaches the salsa classes and leads the Lady Style (female styling in Cuban salsa) classes; also teaches belly dance, tribal fusion and Pilates at the school.