The Seminole Theatre on Krome Avenue opened on Nov. 26, 1921, as a cinema showing silent films. Starting the first week of November, it is also a place to learn salsa. Downtown Homestead's historic theatre is launching three five-week adult dance programs, salsa, heels dance and line dancing, open to beginners and priced at $20 a class.

The three programs

Salsa meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, 10, 17 and 24 and Dec. 1.

Heels dance is scheduled on the same Tuesdays, also at 7 p.m., according to the theatre's listings.

Line dancing meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, 11, 18 and 25 and Dec. 2.

Each program costs $80 for all five classes, or $20 to drop in for a single class. The theatre's listings say no experience is necessary, and the salsa listing welcomes both first-timers and dancers with some experience. The Seminole Theatre Bar opens for happy hour after class.

Tickets for the classes are sold through the theatre's website, and its listings note a transaction fee on orders and that sales are final except when an event is canceled.

A 1921 building with a second act

According to the theatre, the Seminole opened as a movie house showing the silent pictures of the day and became a center for entertainment and social life in South Dade and the upper Keys. Today it is managed by OVG360, with the City of Homestead listed as a partner, and its calendar runs from student shows to tribute concerts.

The dance classes join a lineup of participatory programs at the theatre this fall, including a fall vocal course for small groups that runs through Dec. 17.

What else is on at the Seminole

  • Toy Story of Terror Spooktacular, Saturday, Oct. 31: a Halloween afternoon with a screening, a children's costume contest, trick-or-treat stations and craft tables. Doors open at 2 p.m. and the film starts at 3:30 p.m.
  • 1920s Christmas Cabaret, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12: shows at 6 and 8 p.m. on the theatre's terrace.

If you go

  • What: Five-week salsa, heels dance and line dancing programs for adults
  • When: Salsa and heels, Tuesdays at 7 p.m., Nov. 3 to Dec. 1; line dancing, Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Nov. 4 to Dec. 2
  • Where: Seminole Theatre, 18 N. Krome Ave., Homestead
  • Cost: $80 for five classes or $20 per drop-in, per program
  • Info: seminoletheatre.org or 786-650-2073

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