Dance is an
art. We dance for physical fitness. We dance for mental clarity. We dance for emotional stability, and other such pluses. Perhaps dance is the way we can express
ourselves when words are insufficient. The joy we feel over new found love, the
determination we have in the face of great sorrow or adversity. We dance to fall in love with the spirit in all things, to clean
out memory or transform it into moves that nobody else can make because they
didn’t live it.
At the Fred Astaire Dance Studio
of Upper Montclair are excited to announce our roster of all new group Ballroom
dance lessons NJ.
Ballroom dance
Ballroom dance is a couple dance where couples
move to the music using step-patterns and rhythms that match the character of a
given song. You might be shy, or have decided that you came to the studio to
spend more time with your partner, or feel like you can’t learn as fast as the
rest of the class. You may not want others to see you struggle. The fact is,
everyone has difficulty at some point in the learning process. Rotating parters
can actually give you CONFIDENCE when you discover that Mr. Smith has trouble
with timing, and you don’t, or that Ms. Cooper has trouble with directional
movement and you don’t. You’ll develop empathy for sure!
Experience
shows the couples who ROTATE partners in group classes tend to learn faster,
have less difficulty dancing together, and certainly argue less! Rotating
partners allows you to feel what the step should feel like with a wider-range
of skill levels. You might be the best in the class, but if you can’t follow
the worst student in a group, you’ve got work to do! Changing partners can
allow you to see that you may be leading or following incorrectly. You may
discover that you aren’t a strong enough leader, or that you’re too strong. You
may discover that in fact, you’ve been leading your husband in every dance, and
have finally decided to stop.
Types of Ballroom dance
Rhythm
· Salsa
· Mambo
· Hustle
· East Coast Swing
· West Coast Swing
· Merengue
· Rumba
· Cha Cha
· Samba
· Bolero
· Paso Doble
· Jive
Smooth
· Argentine Tango
· Foxtrot
· Tango
· Waltz
· Viennese Waltz
· Quickstep
