1st dance lessons (Glasgow)

1st dance lessons

If you want to start learning social dancing with the beginners course and learn Ballroom and Latin dancing. Come to Deesdancing and take part inone of our many group classes that we offer. You can book private ballroom dance tuition or join our classes. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced dancer wanting to tighten up your steps we cater to all levels of dance styles. Types of Ballroom dances - Social Foxtrot This Social version of the classical Foxtrot is theeasiest and quickest of dances to initially learn.- Waltz Learning how to Waltz is easy the dance is suited to slow balladsor instrumental music in 3 4 time. - Tango The Tango is danced to medium tempo. - Viennese Waltz The Viennese Waltz is danced to fast music in 3 4 or 6 8 time often classical such as Strauss Waltzes. - Slow-Foxtrot - Born out of the Ragtime era and synonymous with oneman named Harry Fox came the Foxtrot in 1913. -Quickstep The QuickTime Foxtrot and Charleston were fused together to bringus a dance offering speed body flight flare and daringtempo changes known as the Quickstep. Latin and rhythm dances Cha Cha Cha The Cha Cha Cha is danced to medium-tempo Latin music.This is an exciting syncopated Latin dance that originated in the 1950s. Samba The Samba is danced to medium tempo Brazilian Latin music with astrong Rumba The Rumba is danced to a slow Latin ballad. Paso Doble The Paso Doble is a dance that requires dramatic Latin bull fight music frequently a song entitled Espana Cani. Jive The Jive is danced to swing music. The dance was originally the UK s version of the American Jitterbug and East Coast Swing during World War II. Mambo The Mambo is accompanied by up-tempo Latin music. The dance originated in Cuba where there were substantial settlements of Haitians. Salsa Salsa is danced to up-tempo Latin music but it is not easily defined.It is a distillation of many Latin and Afro-Caribbean dances. Argentine Tango The Argentine Tango is more risque than the more commonly known Ballroom Tango.It is danced to medium tempo orchestral music. Rock n Roll With the fusion of jump blues jive dance and the great teenage identity the 1950s gave birth to the generation of Rock n Roll