We offer social dance lessons to those couples who would like to attend dance socials and would like to enjoy some of the more structured dance music available.

 

We do not offer any type of grading or competitive dance lessons, but we can refer you to some very good competitive dance studios.

 

Many of the dances we mention here have various names, depending on the background of the discipline – featured by the typical American Social or International Style of dancing. we’ll mention all the names, and remember – this is social and informal, so we do not intend to portray a concise inventory of dances available to you.

 

 

Originating from somewhere around Saturday Night fever, and with roots going even further back, the Boogie, or Hustle, is a fun, 4-count dance that goes with so many contemporary songs played at a dance social. Learn this dance, and you’ll be on the floor for a quarter of the entire social. We’ll teach you ten easy steps to get you on your way.

 

 

So many names at as many studios and socials for this one. Essentially the very basics of the Ballroom Quickstep, with a wide range of tempo catered for. Your essential slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, with some nice easy steps to make it fun going round and round in circles. While the others do the typical ‘Sokkie’, you can do this dance. Learn this dance, and you’ll be on the floor for at least half of the entire social.

 

 

Not quite the Viennese Waltz, more a social, fun and relaxed Waltz. If you want to work harder, we can get you towards the Viennese Waltz, but you’re going to bump into a lot of people on the floor – literally. Learn to do this dance and you’re well on your way to spending three-quarters of the entire evening on the dance floor.

 

 

Ah – the sexy Cha-Cha, the dance with attitude! You’ll be dancing nicely by now at various socials, but there will be some music you can’t quite associate with, a nippy, foot-tapping beat, and fewer dancers on the floor now – this will be the Cha-Cha. No matter how fresh you are, you will look good doing the Cha-Cha! We can teach you the nicest, sexiest moves in this dance, and your learning will be limited only by how much you want to learn.

 

 

American Social studios will refer to this as the East-Coast Swing, the International studios will call it the Jive. At socials we call it the Swing. Lively, energetic, with a wide range of tempo depending on the music. You’ll have quite a few Swings at the socials, normal dancers will be doing their round-and-round thing – so boring. Learn to dance the Swing, and you’ll look oh-so-professional. When you return to your table, you’ll get such admiring looks – you’ll be asked at which studio you teach. Promise.

 

 

The smooth, romantic Vertical-Expression-Of-Horizontal-Desire dance. Easy to learn, really nice music to dance to, and you’ll look like a Pro when doing the Rumba! We have a full program of steps to teach you, you probably won’t repeat any of them in a single dance when you’re up to speed.

 

And by now, you’re probably three months into your learning, and dancing probably 95% of the entire dance social. By this time you should have decent dancing shoes and will be experiencing sore feet from the amount of time you’re on the floor.

 

 

You need to be fit for this one – and by now with regular practice you should be. You’ll be on the balls of your feet for most the dance, and won’t stop moving. Wear good cotton clothes. Prepare to be admired – not many social dancers can do this one! Real Latin American rhythm here, and any decent African music can be danced to. Dr Victor anyone?

 

 

Quick, sexy moves in this one, leading on from the Cha-Cha. Not too many steps taught here, and you’ll only get one or two Mambo’s at the typical dance – the music is quite specific. You’ll often need to request a Mambo from the DJ. Enjoying this dance might lead you to seek out the Salsa – sorry, we don’t teach that, but we do know the best studios to teach you Salsa.

 

 

 

Left till close to the end, as you’ll be lucky to get one Tango at a typical South African social dance – simply because so few people can do a Tango! Hope you enjoy attention, you’ll be one of very few couples on the floor, and you’ll be getting applause too! Be brave, very brave. A bold, almost arrogant, striding dance – if you need to perfect your Tango, you’ll need to take lessons at one of the fine studios we can recommend you to.

 

 

A personal favourite, slow, romantic and stylish, the oldest dance there is. Do you have visions of gliding and twirling on the dance floor? This is the dance. Again, you need to stride and space is sometimes limited, but you’ll learn all the steps you need to know to get you striding and gliding on the floor. You’ll be admired by most the dancers that will be seated by now.

 

 

This is an International Ballroom dance, and many steps are needed to make this dance look good. We can teach you the basics, you’ll not do a pure foxtrot at the average dance social, and you’ll need to attend a studio if you really want to progress with this dance – it really is a professional dance. We’d suggest you commit to this with a partner.

 

 

This is an International Ballroom dance, and many steps are needed to make this dance look good. We can teach you the basics, you’ll not do a pure quickstep at the average dance social – lots of free floor room required, and you’ll need to attend a studio if you really want to progress with this dance – it really is a professional dance. We’d suggest you commit to this with a partner.

 

Put this all together, and in probably six months, dependent on your determination and commitment, you’ll be on the dance floor the entire evening, admired by all, and simply having the most enjoyable time you could imagine.