We Teach ALL of the Ballroom Dances

These include Latin Dances, classic Ballroom Dances, Country Western, Tango, Swing and everything in between!

 

The MOST important thing to know about learning to dance with us is that we make it fast, easy and fun.

And - we teach couples or singles – You do NOT need a partner to dance with us – We supply them and we specialize in people with 'two left feet'!

OUR SOCIAL DANCES

Waltz

The classic Wedding and social event dance – A beautiful flowing dance. Everyone should know how to waltz!

Foxtrot

This dance was premiered in 1914. The exact origin of the name of the dance is unclear, although one theory is that it took its name from its popularizer, the vaudeville actor Harry Fox. The TWO STEP originated from the Foxtrot!

Tango

Tango is a dramatic partner dance that originated in the 1880s. In the US, a form of the dance called American Tango is taught and in the rest of the world a more aggressive style called International Tango.

Mambo & Salsa

The late 1940s, Perez Prado came up with the dance for the mambo music and became the first person to market his music as "mambo".

Today Salsa has taken over from Mambo and is among the most popular of all social dances. Salsa is a little bit quicker than Mambo and the dances accent a different beat in the music. Salsa took off in the 1970s, mainly with the popularization of Latin culture and music in NYC.

Swing

"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1940s and danced to the old time rock ‘n roll music of the 50’s and 60’s. Today there are two main styles of Swing Dance called East Coast and West Coast; the latter being more popular on the West coast. It is danced to slower ‘blues type' music.

Merengue

Merengue is a style of Dominican music and dance where it's all about the hips! The music, steps, spins and attitude are all fun and Merengue is a must learn for any Latin party.

Rumba

The Rumba is known as the Latin Dance of Love and can be danced to many types of slow romantic music, including many slow country songs. It is a sensual and beautiful dance.

Cha-Cha

The cha-cha-chá, or simply cha-cha in the U.S., is a dance of Cuban origin. It is a fun and exciting rhythm dance done to many of the popular songs of today.

Hustle or Push-Pull

In the disco era (1970s and 80s), popular dance styles were developed, including the "Bump", "Penguin", "Boogaloo", "Watergate" and the "Robot". By October 1975 The Hustle reigned. DO THE HUSTLE!!

Two Step

This is the standard country dance found in every CW club in the world. The only dance named for the step movements rather than the music – So the first thing to learn is that the leader starts with two steps forward – Then … well it becomes more interesting!

Country Waltz, Polka, Triple Two and Night Club Two

The rest of the popular country dances, all slightly different in the footwork and timing, however, use many of the same patterns, which makes much of what we teach interchangeable among these dances.

Tejano / Cumbia

These are the standard Hispanic or Latin type dances, danced in many parts of South Texas and throughout Mexico.

Bachata

This style of social dance is from the Dominican Republic which is now danced all over the world. Although this is considered a Rhythm or Latin dance, Bachata is fun and easy to learn and can be danced to many types of music.

Peabody

The Peabody is a brisk American Ballroom Dance that covers a lot of space on the dance floor! It is essentially a fast one-step - with long, gliding strides and a few syncopations, which make it fun to do and to watch!