Modern Ballroom
The more traditional of dance styles, Modern Ballroom holds appeal to both young and older dancers, it is danced socially and competitively. The Modern Ballroom dances consist of:
- Modern Waltz a soft flowing dance with a rise and fall movement of continuous waves will have you sailing across the dance floor.
- Slow Foxtrot a regal dance of controlled movement and ornate body stylings, said to capture the gliding gait of a horse or fox.
- Tango a fiery and passionate dance with many staccato head and body actions.
- Quickstep a bright energetic dance which skips across the floor leaving the impression your feet are barely touching the floor.
Latin American
Possibly the most popular dance style. Latin dances generally have sensual hip movements, can be danced on a compact part of the floor giving sole attention to your partner or choreographed to be flamboyant and cover the whole dance floor. Latin dances are a great form of exercise for the lower back, tummy and thigh muscles.
The Latin American dances consist of:
- The Rumba
the Dance of Love, a relatively slow, smooth dance the Rumba is the most sensual of Latin dances with much emphasis placed on the hip movements. - The Samba
a flambouyant carnivale dance. The Samba will have you in a trance with its lively, rhythmical movements. - The Cha Cha Cha
a cheeky fun dance. Similar styling to the Rumba but with more steps and more pronounced hip movements. - Jive
a very popular dance with fast steps and captivating movements, similar to those in Rock & Roll and Swing. - Paso Doble
a very dramatic dance with an air of arrogance and quick sharp actions. Styled on the Spanish bullfight, the man representing the bullfighter, and the lady his red cape.
New Vogue
New Vogue dances are sequence dances where all couples perform the same actions at the same time, making New Vogue relatively easy to learn, as the beginner can easily follow the steps of other dancers on the floor. The New Vogue style originates back to the 1930s when some Australian dancers rebelling against the formal footwork of English Old Time dances started choreographing their own sequence dances. New Vogue dances have many different holds, positions and actions, making the routines interesting to dance and attractive to watch. New Vogue dances you can learn with us:
- Carousel
- Charmaine
- Evening 3 step
- Gay Gordon's
- Gypsy Tap
- Irene
- Lucille Waltz
- Merrilyn
- Parma Waltz
- Pride of Erin
- Sparkle 2 Step
- Swing waltz
- Tangoette
- Tango Rock
- Venetian Schottisce
Street Latin:
The Street Latin dances consist of the
- Salsa
- Merengue
- Cha Cha
Street Latin allows a fluid movement between partners, with more emphasis is on the hip movements rather on the steps themselves.
Progressive dances
Progressive dances are a form of sequence dance, danced in a circle where partners are changed at the completion of each cycle of the dance. Progressive dances are a great way of meeting other people but you're not with them long before you move on again.
- Progressive Jive,
- Barn Dance,
- Disco Samba,
- Progressive Cha Cha Cha,
- Charleston
Line/Shadow dance
Danced in a line, group or solo, all dancers on the floor follow the same sequence of steps and body actions, at the end of the routine the sequence is repeated. Line dances help develop co-ordination of mind and body actions in time to music in a fun highly energetic manner. These are just some of the many dances which come under this umbrella
- Nutbush
- Macarena
- Mambo #5
- Hot Dog
- Sway
- Honky Tonk Stomp
- Loveshack