Our Classes......
ZUMBA
Zumba fitness is a fitness dance exercise
program that keeps everyone motivated by creating a party like
atmosphere.
Zumba instructors will take their students through a combination of
dance steps such asmerengue, reggaetone and salsa. Zumba also
incorporates fitness exercises such as bicep curls, knee lifts and
squats. Zumba fitness is mostly about "booty shaking" dance moves
that makes everyone laugh, smile and let loose!
WEST COAST SWING
West Coast Swing (WCS) is a partner dance
derived from Lindy Hop. It is characterised by a distinctive
elastic look that results from its basic extension-compression
technique of partner connection, and is danced primarily in a
slotted area on the dance floor.
The dance allows for both partners to improvise steps while dancing
together.
BALLROOM
Modern ballroom dances has its roots early in
the 20th century, when several different things happened more or
less at the same time. The first was a movement away from the
sequence dances towards dances where the couples moved
independently.
The most popular dances taught are Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and
Tango.
LATIN
Latin dance includes a wide range of dances
originating in Latin America, Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Examples include the Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Salsa, Mambo,
Danza, Merengue, Tumba, Bachata, Bomba, Plena and Bolero. Some also
include tango and Argentine Tango in thislist, although they differ
from the rest in their style.
BALLET
Ballet for pleasure, Ballet for the more
serious-minded. This classical style of expressive movement has
something to offer for everyone.
Ballet dates back to the 17th century. The conventional steps,
grace and fluidity of movement are still found in Ballet today.
Choreographers have been influenced by composers through the ages.
Ballet has a technique which is the foundation of all
dance.
TAP
Tap is rhythm - rhythm is tap. Its origins are
many and varied. Americans claim its origin dates from the African
Jazz age. The Irishs take their claim to the Jigs and Step Dancing.
The English relate back to northern Clog Dancers but whichever one
chooses to believe,Tap is as popular today as it was in the heyday
of the great Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly musicals.
Evergreen shows, 42nd Street and Crazy For You, and the more reecnt
Stomp and Tap Dogs highlight the great diversities of style and
music in tapping. The IDTA has recently launched its new Tap Grade
Examinations. Thousands of examinations and medal tests are held
each year for childrens, students and professionals and a wide
range of tests are available for adults of all ages. A gentle,
rhythmical and enjoyable way to keep fit!
FREESTYLE
Freestyle/disco is the trendiest and most
popular form of dance in the UK today.
It involves runs, spins, kicks and leaps as well as many other
diverse steps and movements with lots of different arm and
handactions. The music can be fast and 'beaty' or slow and
sensuous, allowing dancers of all ages to use freedom of expression
to enhance their style.
STREET DANCE
Have you ever seen the hottest pop band's music
video or street crew performances?
Then you will already know what Streetdance looks like.Streetdance
takes any form of popular music - from pop to hip hop -and
choreographs routines to the beats. We have seen that, only too
often, the most successful pop acts have made it big by combining
Streetdance routines with their tunes and lyrics.
LINE DANCING
As with any style of dance, Country & Western
dancing did not just begin - it evolved.
It is a combination of many different forms of dance and cultures.
It has been strongly connected to Folk Dancing and heavily
influenced by European Immigrants travelling to North Americain the
mid 1800’s. Their style of round and square dances together with
the folk dances practised by the multi-cultural American West at
this time resulted in the development of a new style; a cocktail of
a wide variety of cultures produced Country & Western Dance, the
birth of line dance as we know it today, which is rapidly growing
and progressing. The most popular forms incorporated:
1.Line Dance. As the name suggests, dancing in ‘lines’ all
performing a set routine.
2.Round Dances. Where people dance around the floor with partners
performing set routines.
3.Square Dances. Where couples dance in formation to a caller.
4.Partner Country & Western Dance or “Freestyle”, including Two
Step, Waltz, Schottische and Swing. The leader indicates the
movement by the shaping of his arms and body.
As Line Dance continues to develop we see several different trends
emerging: Traditional, Funky/Disco/Techno/Hip-Hop, Irish and Latin
American.
SALSA
Salsa is a fun and flirtatious Latin American
dance, fuelled by Afro-Caribbean rhythms and all-night partying.
The dance fuses Cuban,Puerto Rican and Columbian styles into simple
and lively movements. Salsa dancers fill venues all over the UK,
revelling in this hot Latindance.