BEGINNERS CLASSES

Every Tuesday and Friday at 8.45pm - 10.00pm

We warmly welcome new members to our classes every Tuesday and Friday.

You do not need to have a partner to come along to our Beginners Classes.

Our Beginners Class covers the basics of nearly all the Latin and Ballroom dances (please see below). You can choose whether you you would like to come on a Tuesday night, a Friday night, both nights or a mixture of the two.

The Class will be for 45 mins from 8.45pm - 9.30pm. After the class there will be social dancing until 10.00pm.

The entry price will be £8.00 per person payable on the door by cash or card.

You will need to complete a simple registration form on your arrival to the venue.

We encourage all participants in our classes to change partners regularly, that way you learn much quicker and benefit by learning from other people and form a new friendship circle. If you would prefer to stay fixed with one partner, that is fine although please let your teacher know.

Our Routines and Steps

We give our beginners a broad introduction to most Ballroom and Latin dances together with some Modern Jive steps

Beginners Class 1 - Rumba

Beginners Class 2 - Quickstep

Beginners Class 3 - Cha Cha Cha

Beginners Class 5 - Tango

Beginners Class 6 - Ballroom Jive

Beginners Class 8 - Waltz

Steps Covered in Each Class for each Dance

RUMBA

Basic Movement, Checks and Spots Turns (Extension Move - Side Steps and Cucurachas)

CHA CHA CHA

Close Basic, Under Arm Turns and Shoulder to Shoulder (Extension Move - Hand to Hand)

JIVE

Basic in Fallaway and Turn Under and Back (Extension Move - Change of Hands)

WALTZ

LF Closed Change, RF Closed Change, 1st 3 steps of the Natural Turn, Outside Change (Extension Move - Natural Turn round the corner)

QUICKSTEP

Basic (Quarter Turn to the Right and Progressive Chasse) and Lock Step (Extension Move - Natural Turn)

TANGO

Natural Rock Turn, Link and Closed Promenade (Extension Step - Four Step Round the Corner)