Ballroom Etc Niagara Falls Ontario

Latin Dances are energetic, sensual and playful and the dances are very popular at nightclubs and vacation destinations. They are suitable for crowded dance floors.

Cha Cha** is a playful, cheeky mid-tempo dance with lots of hip movement.

Salsa/Mambo** is one of the easiest Latin Dances to learn and it the most popular dance seen nightclubs. Steps are uncomplicated, earthy, and high-energy.

Rhumba or Rumba** is another easy-to-learn Latin Dance. This dance is slow and sultry with lots of hip movement.

Merengue** is probably the easiest of the Latin Dances to learn and is popular on cruise ships and resorts in the Caribbean. Steps can be fast but it is generally slower than the Salsa and Samba.

Samba is a fast paced energetic dance. It is the flash and show piece of Latin Dances.

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	Latin Dances are energetic, sensual and playful and the dances are very popular at nightclubs and vacation destinations. They are suitable for crowded dance floors. Cha Cha is a playful, cheeky mid-tempo dance with lots of hip movement. Salsa/Mambo is one of the easiest Latin Dances to learn and it the most popular dance seen nightclubs. Steps are uncomplicated, earthy, and high-energy. Rhumba or Rumba is another easy-to-learn Latin Dance. This dance is slow and sultry with lots of hip movement. Merengue is probably the easiest of the Latin Dances to learn and is popular on cruise ships and resorts in the Caribbean. Steps can be fast but it is generally slower than the Salsa and Samba. Samba is a fast paced energetic dance. It is the flash and show piece of Latin Dances.
	Ballroom Dances offers a wide variety of steps and techniques. Traditional Ballroom Dance sweeps you around the entire dance floor in unison with your partner. Always graceful and elegant, the steps can be slow and romantic, or lively and fun. Ballroom Dance is suitable for weddings and dinner dances. Foxtrot is a simple basic step that is easy to learn. A slow-medium dance. This basic dance is a great place to learn how to be a good partner-how to lead and how to follow. Slow Waltz is a graceful, slow and romantic dance. Frequently the spot light dance for the wedding couple. It is no doubt the most popular of the slow dances. Tango is a challenging fiery dance full of drama and flashy steps for the partner. Quick-step is a faster, high-energy variation of the Foxtrot, often danced to Big Band Music. Viennese Waltz is a faster version of the Slow Waltz. Blues danced to slow blues and jazz, very simple steps, not a popular dance these days.** Polka This dance comes to us from Bohemia at about the same time as the Viennese Waltz was made popular in Vienna. It is fast paced and has been very popular in Europe and North America and is a dance our grandparents were familiar with. Here in North America several styles have emerged over the years.
	Swing Dances are a truly American Dance style if there is one. This dance became very popular during the Big Band Era and remains popular today as we dance to the popular music of the day. The music can be blues, jazz, ballad, or country and it is all danceable. The roots of this dance come from the Balboa, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Black Bottom and Jitterbug. Swing & Jive are the terms Ballroom Dancers know this style of dance by. It has several step and timing patterns. single step, double step and triple step. In this area double step is the least popular of three styles. This is a spot dance where the lead dance showcases his partner while moving her around him in a variety of patterns. It is also know as East Coast Swing to the Swing Dancers. Jive is triple step and slow, while Swing is single step and faster. East Coast Swing this is what the Swing Dancers call Ballroom Swing & Jive and while very similar, it has a style all its own. The commonality with Swing & Jive is the triple step pattern both groups use. They both feature the lady being shown off by the lead dancer who anchors the pair. West Coast Swing originates in California where dance floors were crowded and the dancers were allotted a slot on the floor to dance in. It has a 6 and 8 count step patterns and is a slow to medium speed dance ideally suited to blues music. It showcases the Lady and advance dancers allow the lady to play with the music which adds more spice to this dance. Smooth, Sensual , and playful are good adjectives for this dance. Night Club 2 is a dance popular with Swing Dancers and is a combination of waltz, foxtrot and rumba. A slow and very romantic dance which again showcases the lady and frequently danced to ballad type music. Ideal for Weddings. Hustle is a dance reminiscent of Swing but made popular in the Disco Clubs and is a medium or fast paced dance suited to dancing to the heavy beat of Disco Music. There are two timing variations 3 beat and 4 beat with the 3 beat timing being more common here. If you know swing this is an easy dance to learn. All Dances marked thus are dances taught in Beginner Basics Group Classes.
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