DANCE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Meet new friends and learn fun dance steps in a very social setting. Excellent instructors, great location, large dance floor, excellent sound equipment, pleasant and comfortable atmosphere. If you can clap your hands in time to music, these instructors will make you a successful dancer! Build your confidence, as you learn new skills in a comfortable environment. FUN exercise. No partner necessary ...singles and couples are all welcome.
SALSA – Beginning Level
Learn this hot, #1 most popular nightclub dance from expert instructors. The popularity of this dance stems from its easy but quick basic step patterns along with the pulsating rhythm of the music. The combination is dynamite! The name “Salsa” is derived from the Spanish word for that spicy “hot sauce”, which describes both the mood of the music and the steps that you’ll learn in class. Salsa is a mixture of various elements of rumba, mambo, cha cha, and other Latin dance forms. But it looks sexier and more flashy, and characteristically dancers can add little embellishments and kicks to it.		 SALSA – Intermediate Level
Learn the coolest moves to the hottest dance! Take your dancing to the next level. Learn tricks & tips to improve your role as either a leader or follower. Each week you will learn new moves you can try on the dance floor, as well as creative ways to combine them and mix them up. Increase your salsa steps so you and your partner are never bored. The goal of this intermediate-level class is for you to be able to dance with ANYONE, and for you and your partner to look amazing on the dance floor. Taught by Janice & Ron.

NIGHTCLUB 2-STEP – Beginning Level
Not to be confused with Country Western 2-Step, the Nightclub 2-Step is one of the most romantic of all the social dances. Nightclub 2-Step can be danced to all the romantic love songs you hear on the radio, including all slow romantic ballads, any slow 4-count pop songs, and even slow Country Western music, such as “Lady in Red” and “On the Wings of Love.” It's beautiful, playful and easy to learn! Stop dancing the old “hang and sway”, and easily learn the most beautiful graceful flowing moves on the dance floor! This is the instructor’s favorite dance, and a class that is not to be missed! If you're a romantic at heart (or would like to be), this dance is for you.

CHA CHA – Beginning Level
Cha Cha is an exciting Latin-style dance which has an upbeat, infectious rhythm, and a character that is fun, flirty, and playful. Cha Cha gathers its personality, character, rhythm, basis, and charm from Salsa/Mambo and Swing, and several cha cha steps can be applied to these other dances. The music is slower than Salsa, but the basic footwork is more intricate (but easy to learn!) Cha Cha’s continued popularity can be heard in today’s modern music of Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Carlos Santana, as well as many other popular musical groups.

BELLY DANCING, BASICS
Women of all shapes and sizes, and all ages, enjoy this Belly Dance class taught through Dance Club. The Belly Dance Basics class is designed for dancers of all levels, including those who have no dance experience. The class teaches specific controlled movements that are used in Middle Eastern Dancing. If you’ve never danced before, you will learn all the fundamental skills, including arm, leg, and hip movements... it’s a total body experience! Many students prefer taking this class two, three, or more times to continue to perfect the core movements of belly dancing. One of the goals of this class is for women to take time out of their busy schedules to do something special for themselves! Come relax and have fun, and feel good about yourself and your ability to move beautifully!
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BELLY DANCE: CHOREOGRAPHED ROUTINE
In this class, a choreographed dance routine will be taught so students will learn how to link individual movements together to make beautiful dance sequences to music. You can take this class if you are concurrently enrolled in the Belly Dancing BASICS Class, or if you have any prior experience. Some people in this class may choose to perform if various opportunities in the community (totally optional). Come relax and have fun, meet new friends, and feel good about yourself and your ability to move beautifully!

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SWING - JITTERBUG
Also known as "Jitterbug", this is the most-known form of Swing. Everyone danced this form in the 1950's, and it still remains a huge favorite among many for it's upbeat style and quick tempo. Tempos can very greatly from 132 - 220 BPM (beats per minute), and is typically danced to Rock & Roll, Jazz, and Big Band Swing music. This form of swing is very easy to learn with its simple 6-count basic pattern. We teach the single, double, and triple basic steps patterns, so you can dance to ANY tempo of swing music. You’ll learn many fun, great-looking moves to this famous dance.

SWING - WEST COAST
West Coast Swing popularity is soaring in the country and is especially popular in California. It is danced primarily to medium tempo Rhythm & Blues style music, but it can also be danced to music that includes Country, Soul, Rock, Funk, Beach, and Big Band. Dancers move linearly along a line or “slot”, and there is a LOT of freedom to improvise and add style in this dance. Tempos are slower than Jitterbug-Swing, generally 82 - 130 BPM. The steps and movements are slow and sexy, and many love this dance with a passion.

COUNTRY LINE DANCING

Come learn the latest in country line dancing. This fun, upbeat style of dance is found all over the world & to most styles of music. Men, women and all ages welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Join our friendly, energetic instructor for a fun and upbeat class.

WALTZ - BALLROOM DANCING

Come learn elegant, ballroom style Waltz and work your romantic side, gliding around the room like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Learn skills for any formal dance or wedding. In this class, students start at a beginning level, but by weeks 5 & 6, they usually are ready for intermediate-level steps, and improve their form, leading, and following skills.

FOXTROT - BALLROOM DANCE

Foxtrot is often associated with the style of Fred Astaire, and is similar to Waltz in that it travels around the dance floor and shares some steps between both dances. Foxtrot is smooth and flowing, and is a very versatile ballroom dance socially, as it can be danced to a vaiety of musical styles with varying tempos. The basic beginner rhythm will be taught (Slow-Slow-Quick-Quick), as well as the intermediate pattern (Slow-Quick-Quick-Slow).

RUMBA - ROMANTIC LATIN-STYLE DANCE

Dancers consider rumba to be one of the most romantic and sensual of all the Latin dances. The music is slow, sensual and romantic. Many of the steps are similar to the Cha-Cha, but performed in a different rhythm and style with romantic, flirtatious overtones. Both American style & International style Rumba will be taught.

QUICKSTEP - BALLROOM DANCE

The name says it all. Dancers appear light on their feet as they move quickly around the floor in time to upbeat ballroom dance music. Quickstep was influenced by the Foxtrot and Charleston, but should be smooth and glamourous. The tempo is lively, and you need to be, too! You'll learn to control body posture, improve leading/following techniques and stamina, as you gracefully whisk around the room. Some dance experience is expected to take this class, as we will teach this class at an intermediate level.