What are the 5 Ballroom Dances?
- Waltz: Slow, elegant and romantic.
- Tango: Passionate and dramatic dance with sharp, staccato movements.
- Foxtrot: A sophisticated dance with smooth, gliding steps.
- Quickstep: An energetic dance with lively footwork travelling across the dance floor.
- Viennese Waltz: A fast-paced version of the Waltz, featuring rapid turns and rotations with continuous motion and flow.
What are the 5 Latin dances?
- Cha-Cha: A flirtatious and upbeat dance featuring hip movements and syncopated rhythms.
- Rumba: A romantic and sensual dance with slow, controlled movements and subtle hip action culminating in a classy dance.
- Samba: A lively and carnival-like dance with rhythmical movements and rapid footwork.
- Jive: A fast-paced and lively dance with energetic kicks and flicks.
- Passo Doble: Strong and dramatic dance with the flamboyance of Flamenco.
What To Expect In Our Ballroom & Latin Class
In this class you will learn the basic steps and techniques of most of the Ballroom and Latin dance styles. Our classes are great fun and taught in a friendly and supportive setting. It’s an enjoyable way to learn to dance together.
What Alternative Styles Do We Teach?
- Social Foxtrot: The social version of the classic foxtrot, the perfect starter dance for a beginner and your first stepping stone to learning the Ballroom foxtrot.
- Swing Jive: A simplified and slightly slower version of the Ballroom Jive with less energetic movements.
- Salsa: A lively and energetic dance with rhythmic hip movements and quick footwork, often performed to music with Afro-Cuban rhythms.
- Argentine Tango: One of the most intimate dances, this simple, yet elegant dance is well known for the flicks between the legs (Gancho), swivels (Ocho) and foot sweeps (Barrida).
- Merengue: Merengue is an upbeat dance characterised by simple steps with rhythmic hip movements. It is easy and fun for everyone to learn.
Benefits of Ballroom & Latin Dance
Ballroom dancing is a fun and engaging activity that offers a wide range of benefits for people of all ages and abilities. As well as the obvious enjoyment of learning various dance styles, it can significantly improve your physical fitness and mental wellbeing.
Ballroom and Latin dance can improve heart health and strengthen weight-bearing bones. This can help slow bone loss which is connected to osteoporosis. As well as burning calories, the core strengthening aspects improve posture, balance & coordination.
Dancing also improves memory, can help to reduce stress & anxiety, and boost your mood. Because, when you’re dancing, you’re releasing the ‘happy hormones’. It’s also a great social activity where you can make new friendships.
Why Choose Ballroom & Latin?
In essence, Ballroom and Latin dancing is a versatile way to benefit your overall wellbeing.
Although it is not essential you come along with a partner, it is highly recommended. Whilst we always welcome individuals who join our class, please be aware that we can not provide a partner for you to dance with. Therefore, any individuals are encouraged to partner with each other, but if you prefer to dance solo this is also perfectly acceptable.
Ballroom & Latin Exams
The option to take NATD Ballet examinations is available for both children and adult students.
Ready To Dance?
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