Dances Offered

BASIC DANCE TECHNIQUES Designed for beginners to intermediate dancers who want to feel and look better while having more fun dancing with a partner.  Learn the secrets of how advanced dancers always look good and have a great time.  Learn to feel more comfortable asking someone to dance.  Discover how to get the most out of all your dance lessons.  Understand the common guidelines (rules) of social dancing.  Practice leading and following techniques.  See what makes them work.  Recognize rhythm patterns, counting phrasing, and the most usable dances for your music preferences.  Let go.  Just do it!  Make your dancing more fun.  This class will be part discussion and part practice of movement and techniques that are applicable to all social dances.  Bring all your questions and a notepad. Handout

WEDDINGS & SPECIAL EVENTS  Preparing for a wedding or special event?  Your own or someone else’s….  Choose your own music. No Choreography is required.  Your dance will be designed with your dress, your venue, your music, your abilities and restrictions, and your desires in mind. Prepare for a First Dance, Father/Daughter Dance and Mother/Son Dance.  Make your lessons a fun time to share with your Parents.  Whether you’re performing for the crowd or simply “don’t want to make a fool of yourselves”. Cathy can have you feeling comfortable and confident in short order.  Handout

BALLROOM SMOOTH DANCING  Featuring American Style Waltz, Viennese Waltz, Fox Trot, Quick Step, and Tango from basic steps to beautiful turns.  Experience the elegance and joy of dancing to Big Band Ballroom Music.  Have fun while learning the essential leading and following techniques and form to “moving as one” across the floor with a partner. Handout

LATIN DANCING  Learn the basics of American Style Cha Cha, Mambo, Salsa, Rumba and occasionally Samba (upon request) .  Easy to learn patterns with styling will put you in that passionate Latin mood.  These dances are very popular in both the ballroom and the nightclub settings and are very usable to a large variety of music including Latin, Rock and Roll, Pop, and Country Western. Handout

SWING DANCING  Learn the basics of Swing dancing from Lindy Hop to Jitterbug, East Coast, and the sophisticated West Coast Swing or Country Western Swing.  Focus is on basic swing dance skills, rhythms, and leading/following while learning fun basic patterns.  Swing is an American invention.  Creativity is highly encouraged.  Common Swing Rhythm Patterns, Handout 

NIGHTCLUB DANCING  Night Club 2-Step (not Country Western) is one of the most suitable for the night clubs.  This dance is one of the most practical dances ever developed.  It can be used with a wide variety of slow to moderate tempo music.  This very attractive and romantic dance consists of simple, easy-to-learn patterns that will have you feeling like a pro in no time.  It can be done in a spot on a crowded floor or can travel elegantly around a large floor.  Men love the simplicity and versatility.  Handout

COUNTRY WESTERN DANCING   If you like country western music, you’ll love this class.  Specifically designed to be easy-to-learn, this class incorporates everything you will need to know to dance in a “country” club.  Featuring 2-Step, Triple Step, and Double Rhythm 2-Step this class is designed with leading and following techniques that will have you moving freely and smoothly with a partner and allow you the freedom and confidence to express your own creativity.  You’ll look and feel great after only two or three lessons.  Handout

 

VINTAGE DANCING   Occasionally, we like to dress up in vintage costumes and attend Balls or gatherings to honor our past.  Many times these include vintage dancing like:  Charleston, Lindy Hop, Virginia Reels, Soldiers Joy, Black Hawk Waltz, Varsouvianna, Schottish, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Polka, etc.

WORKSHOPS OFFERED BY REQUEST

Workshops and Dance Practice Parties will be offered upon request and as long as there is sufficient interest and attendance.  You must RSVP as space is limited and class size will be kept small.   (Sorry, No Free Repeats for Workshops)

If you have requests for specific Workshops, please let me know

or….  

Create your own Workshop(s) and invite your group of friends.

If you are not getting emails to invite you to upcoming Workshops, please drop me an email and request to be added to the email invitation list.