5 REASONS WHY MEN SHOULD LEARN HOW TO DANCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF PARTNER DANCZENstarts next Tuesday
Jan 14, 16, 21, 23 Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 – 8:30pm
Four 2 hour classes covering the basics of dancing in the frame. Excellent preparation for all partner dancing.
Start with simply walking with rhythm, progress to moving with your partner and end with turns, spins and a dip.
All the moves you need to go out and have fun on the dance floor.What could be better than to surprise your partner with your willingness to show up and lead her on the floor?Contact Peggy to sign up danczen@gmail.com or720-3350
Winter Ball Photos cont.
- Putting the finishing touches on the dessert buffet
- Final adjustments
- Sheer perfection!
- Billy & Camille
- Linda & Troy
- Alma & Ralph
- Mimi & Charlie
- Debra & Billy
- Amy & Lyman
- Looking fabulous!
- Alma & Camille
- Our handsome Men
- Last dancers on the floor
Winter Ball – An Enchanted Evening
Last night was magical. From the snowfall on arrival, the beautifully transformed studio space, the incredible desserts, to the fun we all had on the dance floor – it was an enchanted evening! I have a feeling this will be the first of many Balls. Here are some of the photos. Enjoy.
- Transformed for the Winter Ball
- The beautiful chandelier
- Roses for the tables
- Camille presents her Bouche Noel
- Camille’s masterful dessert buffet
- Happy about my music selections
- Gorgeous Ladies ready to dance
- Our handsome Men
- Dancing fun!
- Our gorgeous hostess. Thank you Debra for creating the space, for your joy and enthusiasm.
DancZen the Blues – Individual Focus Class
We’ve been having a lot of fun with our Individual Focus Classes. Next Tuesday, Dec. 10th we will teach how to dance to Blues music. The moves you will learn in this class will add a whole new dimension to your partner dancing.
Here’s a short video someone took of us Blues dancing at the Jazz Festival.
“Country Line Dancing – A White Mans’ Dream”
I wanted to wait with posting this video clip until we learn this dance, but it’s just too much fun to watch…. Enjoy, and come to Line Dance class Friday night at 7pm.
Friday DancZen Nights
Yes, we are dancing Friday nights. Check out the new Winter schedule for a combination of Line DancZen and Club DancZen events on Friday nights. All classes are $10 per person, no experience or partner required. Just come and have fun on the dance floor.
Hip Swinging Blues Friday night
Line Dancing class tomorrow night will include a great new Hip Swinging Blues, some Mambo, a Cha Cha, a Waltz and some other favorites. Class is from 7 – 8pm, $10 per person. No partner or experience necessary, just bring your joy of moving to music with a group of people. Check out the videos from previous classes.
Friday Night Line Dancing Class
We are Line Dancing again on Friday night. Class is from 7 – 8pm. $10 per person, no experience or partner necessary. Here’s a video from last Fridays class. We are dancing to Mambo No. 5 and doing the Electric Slide to Blake Shelton’s ‘Ready to Roll. Tomorrow we will add a Waltz to our weekly selection of fun dances.
Joy of DancZen – Latin night
The third night of our ‘Joy of DancZen’ workshop is Latin night. We explore basic latin rhythms, get our hips moving and practice some turns from the frame and open positions. Here’s a little preview from our last Joy of DancZen workshop.
Why Line dance?
7 Benefits of Line dancing
Line Dancing
Line dancing may surprise you with all it has to offer.
Many people love to line dance. It is fun, good exercise and is a great form of dance all on its own.
BUT, Line dancing can also be a fun way to improve your dance skills. The same skills learned in line dancing will apply to any form of couple dancing. Below are 7 benefits of line dancing.
Line Dancing will:
1. Teach you to dance. If you can’t dance by yourself, how can you possibly expect to dance with a partner? Line dancing teaches you to actually move your body.
2. Improve your Balance: teaches you how to maintain your own balance while moving to the beat
3. Help you Find the Beat: Oh a big one. Staying on beat (on time) is critical in any dance whether by yourself or with someone else. Learning to find the beat and timing of any dance is critical before getting with a partner.
4. Teach you basic footwork. Learn how to do triple steps, turns and spins, rocking steps and many other steps that you will use in every form of dance.
5. Improve your confidence. Helps overcome feeling of having “two left feet”; Offers sense of pride and accomplishment and improves your coordination.
6. Provide you with a dance outlet whether you have a partner or not. Today, it seems there is a line dance for just about any song you can think of. If not, many line dances are timed that they can fit multiple songs providing you many dance opportunities.
7. Provide you a way to practice. You always hear that practice is necessary to improving your dance but you may not know exactly how to, or what to practice. Line dances are a perfect structured means to practice dance technique.
And the list goes on and on. Take advantage of the opportunities to improve your dance.