Workshop

A Workshop is one dance lesson a week for four weeks.  As time will very to the lesson taken.

Country Mix   

Country Mix is an introduction to different types of Country Western style of dances at each class.  The sort of dances related to country western music is: 2-Step, 6-Step (Progressive), Polka, Jive (single step)/East Coast Swing (triple step), West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha, and Waltz.

Ballroom Mix

Ballroom Mix is an introduction to different types of Ballroom style of dances at each class.  The sort of dances related to assorted Classic music is: Foxtrot, Rumba, Tango, Jive (single step), West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha, Waltz, Hustle, and Salsa.

Wedding Mix or Christmas Party:

This is for you people or wedding parts that want to get some kind of dancing skills to feel confident at a major function like a Wedding or Christmas Party.  You will be introduced to 4 different basic dance styles. They would be Waltz, Jive, and 2 other dances of the groups’ choosing.

West Coast Swing

Uses 6 and 8 beat Step Patterns. In Open Position the Follower normally walks directly toward the Leader.   It is a stationary dance, where the Leader stays in one spot and the Follower travels one side to the other and returns.  It is a smooth flowing dance not a high-energy dance like Jive or East Coast Swing.  The moves in Jive Sing are very similar to West Coast Swing without the jerkiness.

You can dance to Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, Old Rock & Roll, and even Country Music.  In the Dance World, West Coast Swing is the most popular dance.

Hustle

Hustle is a swing-related dance, but the style in which it is performed depends a lot on your background. Most of the time, people talking about Hustle refer to the 3-count Hustle, which has a basic rhythm of 4 steps.

Where the couple has no fixed orientation to the room, and both partners do an equal amount of movement. Also the dance is often oriented along a slot, and the man moves much less. The typical Hustle music is disco, some rap, and pop.

Waltz

One of the most distinguishing features of the Waltz is the 3/4 time signature that it is played in. This means that each measure has 3 beats rather than the more common 2 or 4. Waltz is counted 1-2-3 with a heavy accent on the 1. You can not dance other dances such as foxtrot, swing, or tango to waltz music because of this three beat grouping. Graceful turning moves are very characteristic of the Waltz.

Today, the Waltz is most commonly danced in the Viennese, country or ballroom style. Viennese Waltz is danced very fast and is characterized by an almost nonstop turning and is one of the most difficult forms of Waltz to learn. Country and ballroom styles of Waltz are very similar, with the country style danced at a slightly faster pace and incorporating more moves in open and side-by-side positions. Ballroom Waltz can be divided into American and International Styles. International Style originates from England and is danced mostly in competitions by more advanced dancers, while American Style is more suitable to beginners and those who want to dance Waltz socially. A beginner dancer should start with country or American style Waltz.

Night Club Two Step

Not to be confused with country two step, is one of the most practical and versatile social dances ever conceived. It is designed to be used with contemporary soft rock ("Love Song" type music). This simple romantic dance fills a gap where no other ballroom dance fits. It gives the dancer, either beginning or advanced, the opportunity to express and create without a rigid technique being required. It's attractive, romantic and is a real asset to learn and will be used often.

Night Club Two Step is an easy dance that almost anyone can learn. Its key characteristic is a rock step followed by a side step. The dance is often done to medium tempo music.

Foxtrot

The Foxtrot is truly an American dance, credited to Harry Fox and dating back to 1914 when he was reportedly doing rapid trotting steps with his partner to Ragtime music (the original form of Jazz), and it was originally referred to as “Fox’s Trot”. Since those early vaudeville days both the music and the dance have changed into the more smooth and sauntering dance that we see today. Foxtrot is the classic social Ballroom dance- In most old movies when you see a large crowd dancing close with their partners to a big band, they are doing Foxtrot.

Foxtrot is danced to jazz or Big Band music, the same style of music that you would dance swing to. Speed is usually the deciding factor that makes a song better for Foxtrot (danced to 110-150 beats per minute) or for Swing (danced to 120-250 beats per minute), but you can usually dance a slow swing to any Foxtrot tune. In fact it is fun and not too difficult to go back and forth between Swing and Foxtrot in the same dance.

Foxtrot is danced in a closed position (facing your partner and holding them close). The walking steps are taken as “slows” (2 beats per step) or “quicks”(1 beat per step), with the most common Foxtrot rhythms being SQQ, SQQ or SSQQ, but ultimately the dancers may use whatever rhythm that they choose, which allows them to change their dance to fit the music.

Swing

Swing music has an infectious accent on the upbeat and makes even non-dancers tap their feet, and snap their fingers. The most elemental definition of Swing dancing, is any style of dancing to Swing music, and there are hundreds of styles. Swing dancing is usually characterized by it’s bounce and energy as well as lots of spins or under arm turns.

6 count swing can be danced to jazz or big band music from speeds of 110 beats per minute to 300 beats per minute, but most people enjoy dancing to the 120-180 beat per minute range. The 6 count basic can be modified in many ways, but is most common as rock-step, triple-step, triple-step (often referred to as triple time or triple step swing) or rock-step, step, step (often referred to as single step or single time swing). 6 count swing is easy to learn, especially when done with the single step rhythm. The triple step rhythm is better suited for slower songs, and can be substituted for the single step once you are comfortable with the steps. Swing music and dancing are two of the most important cultural imports of America, learning how to dance can be a great way to connect with a part of our history.