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Private Lessons (individiual or couples)

The styles of dancing that are taught with us vary, as the instructor has a wide range of knowledge.

                                               Ballroom Dancing

 

Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of it's performance and entertainment aspects. Below are the types we teach and a bit of an explanation as to what they are.

Salsa

 

Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in New York City with strong influences from Latin America, particularly Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Colombia. The movements of salsa have origins in Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo and other dance forms, and the dance, along with the salsa music originated in the mid-1970s in New York.

Meringue

 

This is a style of Dominican music and dance. Partners hold each other in a closed position. 

Samba 

 

A lively, rhythmical dance of Afro Brazilian origin in 2/4 time danced to Sambamusic whose origins include the Maxixe

 Swing

 

 is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1940s, with the origins of each dance predating the popular "swing era".

The Rumba

 

A dance that tells a story of love and passion between a strong, male lover and a coy, teasing woman. Full of sensual movements, the Rumba is considered by many to be the sexiest of the ballroom dances. 

Cha Cha Cha

 

The cha-cha-cha, or simply cha-cha, is a dance of Cuban origin. It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in the early 1950s. This rhythm was developed from the danzón-mambo. The name of the dance is an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers' feet.

Tango 

 

A partner dance that originated in the 1880s along the River Plate, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay, and soon spread to the rest of the world. Early tango was known as tango criollo (Creole tango).

The Waltz

 

The waltz (from German: "Walzer") is a smooth, progressive ballroom and folk dance, normally in  triple time, performed primarily in closed position.

Quick Step

 

The Quick Step comes from the Charleston and got it's name because you do a little quick step in the middle.

The Foxtrot 

 

Smooth, progressive dance characterized by long, continuous flowing movements across the dance floor

Argentine Tango 

 

A musical genre of simple quadruple metre and binary musical form, and the social dance that accompanies it.

Bachata

 

Originating from the Dominican Republic. The original, slow style in the '60s was danced only closed, like the bolero, often in a close embrace. The bachata basic steps moving within a small square (side, side, forward and side, side, back) are inspired from the bolero steps but is an evolved version of those including a tap and also syncopation (steps in between the beats) depending on the dynamics of the music being played. The hand placement will vary with the dancers position which can be very close to semi close to open.

Viennese Waltz

 

Viennese Waltz will focus on fast turns in closed position. Viennese Waltz has a rhythm of about 60 measures per minute, or about 180 beats per minute, and like English waltz, is counted 1-2-3.

Paso Doble

 

A Spanish light music, with a binary rhythm and moderated movement

Wedding Dance Lessons

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Wedding dance styles for the bride and groom's first dance, father-daughter dance, mother son wedding dance and dancing at the reception include waltz, foxtrot and slow dancing but in recent years many more dance styles have become popular we've got it all!

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