Auckland’s sweltering summer heat has gone up a few degrees this weekend with the Auckland Latin Fiesta in Aotea Square.
The three-day festival brings the sounds and tastes of Latin America and, above all, the dancing.
![Veronika Metelkova and Sergio Morales salsa dancing in Aotea Square. Photo / Sylvie Whinray](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SGULK53NORFRFOP2VNSWAX24CU.jpg?auth=a67cb5f9efbec210f459f8ea9d38243fa5d93f4b24eed13e7e0902d0ed95b042&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Free classes offer tuition in salsa and tango while performers show how the experts step and twirl along to the live bands and DJs.
![Mariachi NZ add a Mexican flavour. Photo / Sylvie Whinray](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RMB6YPXTGBGORNQH7ZRWTGDCBM.jpg?auth=583c49e70b80fd4cdfb9fca393386447750f6b66ae0a19e6b6274634ef63a06b&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)