Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes
Online & In-Studio in Belfast
Solo Ballroom & Latin Videos in the Video library
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Living room friendly, all routines adapted for small spaces
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Subscribe and watch classes in your own time
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SOLO classes (no partner required) - we will learn to dance on our own
IN-STUDIO CLASSES ACROSS BELFAST:
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In our No-Switch classes you will need to come with your own partner
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In our Switch classes you will switch partner throughout the class (Salsa & Cha Cha)
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In our Solo classes, no partner is required - we will learn to dance on our own
More Information about our Social Ballroom & Latin Dance Classes
Weekly dance classes are a great way for you to start learning. If you're feeling a little bit apprehensive about learning to dance then don't worry, everyone feels the same.
You're probably asking yourself if you'll be the only Beginner.. well you won't be.
Maybe you're thinking you've got 2 left feet and could never learn, well we just need to find you someone with 2 right feet!
Once you've stepped through the door you'll feel most welcome, everyone in our classes is very friendly. We offer a safe, community environment which promotes social inclusion.
You'll soon make friends and get in the routine of the classes. Before long you'll be wondering why you never started before!!
What type of classes are there?
We specialise in the very popular partner dances such as Salsa, Bachata, Jive and Cha Cha along with the traditional Ballroom & Latin such as Slow Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, Social Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha, Paso Doble & Samba.
Do you need a partner?
Our dance classes are social dance classes which means we are not looking at exams or competitions. We offer Solo, Couples (Non-Switch) & Partner (Switch) classes.
In our Switch classes some people bring a partner, others don't. It's up to you. However as we do switch partners throughout a Switch class, even if you come with your own partner you won't be dancing with them the whole time.
In our Non-Switch classes you need to come along with a partner and you will stay with them the whole time.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING BALLROOM & LATIN ONLINE WITH A PARTNER? WE RECOMMEND LEON TURETSKY's 'PASSION 4 DANCING' VIDEO LIBRARY HERE
Ballroom Dance Classes (International Standard)
In the ballroom classes Adele covers Slow Waltz, Quickstep, Slow Foxtrot, Tango and Viennese Waltz
Latin American Dance Classes (International Latin)
In the Latin American classes Adele teaches Ballroom Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba & Ballroom Jive in addition to the Club Style Social Latin dances.
Club Style Latin American Dance Classes
In the Club Style (Social) Latin American classes Adele teaches Club Style Cha Cha, LA Style Salsa On1, Puerto Rican Style Salsa On2, Dominican Style Bachata and Bachatango.
Social Foxtrot
In addition to the International Standard Ballroom dances, Adele teaches Social Foxtrot (often known as Social Rhythm) as a Beginner / Entry dance. This is a wonderfully useful and easy to learn partner dance which is a fore-runner to our main Ballroom dances. Along with the Social Jive, it is one of the most useful dances that you will be able to dance at most social functions and you can find the rhythm of Social Foxtrot in many styles of music from Swing, 70s disco, 90s dance and modern pop.. perfect for Weddings.. do not be left on the side again.. get up and join in the fun!
Social Jive Dance Classes
Adele teaches Social Triple Step Jive and Social Slow Jive.
Social Jive has its origins in East Coast Swing (ECS) (part of the Swing family of dances made popular from the 1920s to 1940s in the USA). However Jive is the term that has been used mostly in the UK, whilst Swing is used in the USA.
The main music style from the USA in the 1930s & 1940s was Swing, played by the Big Bands of the time. As war broke out and American Bands and Troops were stationed around the world the Swing music & dancing, particularly Lindy Hop & Jitterbug gained popularity in many countries. Jive gained popularity in the 1930s as an uninhibited form of Jitterbug. Later in the 1950s the music in the USA moved towards Boogie & Rock & Roll and the dances to these music styles soon followed and have a healthy following today.
At the time Jive was considered quite vulgar, especially among more conservative countries still entrenched with Ballroom dancing and maintaining levels of decorum in social situations! However Jive was not going away. So the Ballroom world ‘adopted’ a form of East Coast Swing, standardised it and made it more ‘appropriate’ for the UK populus.
Today, Social Jive is taught with the Triple Step or Chassis (as seen in East Coast Swing & International Latin Jive) but with less emphasis on foot technique or jumping around like a mad person! The moves will seem familiar to ECS & Ballroom Jive, but with looser holds and we use both 6 and 8 counts.
For less mobile dancers we reduce the Triple Step to a Rock step and this brings the energy levels required down a bit, to enable dancers of more mature years or those with physical impairments to still participate. Both options are taught within the same class, allowing dancers to choose which pace they would like to dance at.
Social Jive is all the fun of ECS and less fussy than Ballroom Jive and allows you to just ‘have a go’ and have fun. Within 2 or 3 lessons you will know enough to get up and dance at a social function.
Many modern tracks have a Jive rhythm and we use music from the 1930s right up to present day by modern artists.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING BALLROOM & LATIN ONLINE WITH A PARTNER? WE RECOMMEND LEON TURETSKY's 'PASSION 4 DANCING' VIDEO LIBRARY HERE
Solo Ballroom & Latin
'Live' Online Classes
Mon 10.30am to 11.45am
Improvers Solo Dances on a 5 Week Rotation (90 Min Classes):
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Waltz & Cha Cha
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Quickstep & Rumba
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Foxtrot & Jive
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Tango & Samba
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Viennese Waltz & Paso Doble
YOU DON'T NEED A PARTNER.. all moves are danced on your own. We'll use all the basic steps & timing of these dances and some great music to teach you a great routine each week.
Have fun, keep fit and learn something new.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING BALLROOM & LATIN ONLINE WITH A PARTNER? WE RECOMMEND LEON TURETSKY's 'PASSION 4 DANCING' VIDEO LIBRARY HERE
