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Gotta dance?

Here are clubs that offer weekly Latin nights that include dance instruction:

Sunday: Rumba Pa'ti at Johnny D's, 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville, 617-776-2004, $8. The night begins at 9 p.m. with salsa lessons, followed by dancing to the band Rumbon 33. (Get directions).

Wednesday: Wepa Wednesday at the Hong Kong Restaurant, 1236 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, 617-388-0925, $10. New York style salsa lessons 8:30-10 p.m., followed by dancing with DJ Willie Chilino. (Get directions).

Thursday: Temporada Latina at Ryles, 212 Hampshire St., Inman Square, Cambridge, 617-876-9330, $10 ($12 on band nights). Intermediate lessons begin at 8:30 p.m. with Paul Nieves of Dance Caliente, followed by beginner lessons with Suzanne Steele at 9:15 p.m. Music begins at 10 p.m. and is live the first Thursday of the month. (Get directions).

Friday: El Bembe at the Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center, 85 West Newton St., Boston, 877-302-1707, $10, students $8. Lessons in Costa Rican salsa at 9 p.m. with a DJ, followed by live music by Manguito. (Get directions).

Saturday: Club Juliana, above the New Lei Jing Seafood Restaurant, third floor, 20 Hudson St. (corner of Kneeland). 617-354-5780 $10. Lessons in Cuban salsa and the salsa game la rueda de casino at 9 p.m. Dancing at 10 p.m. (Get directions).

Lessons are also offered by individual instructors and at continuing education classes across the city. For more information, check salsaboston.com.


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