Technique
Build strong foundations. Understand your steps, body movement, and partner connection before adding complexity.
ABOUT CATO DANCE COMPANY
More than dance.
A place to belong.
From your first basic step to your next breakthrough, we’re here to help you grow.
OUR STORY
International roots.
Albany heart.
Cato Dance Company brings bachata, salsa, and Latin dance culture to the Capital Region. Based at Cato Studios & Events, we bring people together through weekly classes, Friday socials, and special events.
Our mission is to help you become a confident dancer while building a community that feels like home. Technique matters. So do connection, music, and the people beside you.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Leo
Cato.
Entrepreneur · International Dance Artist · Executive Technology ConsultantLeo Cato is an entrepreneur, international dance artist, and Executive Technology Consultant whose career bridges business, technology, culture, and creative enterprise.
Internationally recognized in the Bachata world as Leo Cato “King of Elegancia,” Leo has performed and taught across 40+ countries, building a global reputation defined by elegance, artistry, and authentic connection. His international ventures include founding the world renown dance company, "Elegancia Dance Company" and "Dinastia World Dance Congress" in Vilnius, Lithuania, which welcomed more than 800 attendees.
Today, Leo is the visionary behind Cato Dance Company, Cato Studios & Events, and Aureum Visuals, ventures spanning dance, events, luxury visual storytelling, and brand development.
Alongside his entrepreneurial portfolio, Leo serves as an Executive Technology Consultant, bringing strategic experience in technology, business development, sales, and client relations.
With an international perspective and a multidisciplinary approach to business and creativity, Leo is driven by one principle: build with purpose, lead with distinction, and create a lasting impact.
Ask about private lessonsOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Learn it. Feel it. Dance it.
Musicality
Hear the rhythm and find your own expression. Dance with the music, with room for your personality.
Community
Grow alongside people who encourage you. Turn class practice into real connection at our socials.
MEET THE TEAM
People who love
to help you dance.
Leo & Dawn teach Tuesday’s beginner and improver classes, plus Wednesday’s sensual fundamentals and intermediate / advanced bachata. Leo & Frances teach Wednesday’s open-level Traditional / Dominican Bachata. Join Leo & Dawn for beginner bachata at Cafecito on October 25.
Explore upcoming events
Your next chapter
starts on the floor.
Find the class that fits your experience or ask us where to start.
Explore the schedule