Spin City Dance: Dances You Can Learn

Spin City Dance offers all of the most commonly danced and widely recognized styles of dance in social settings like nightclubs, parties, receptions, and other dance studios. Here is a listing of dance styles we offer. We'll always have something new every month, so be sure to check back!

Beginner Ballroom- It's a sampling of the more common ballroom and latin dances that you'll find at parties, receptions, benefits, and galas. With some waltz, foxtrot, and rumba, you'll be dancing all night! (Dances covered in this course will depend on other classes that are being offered at the same time.)

Cha-Cha - The Cha-Cha evolved from Cuban dance floors in the 1950s and quickly became popular in the United States. It is danced to Latin music with strong rhythms and even to Pop or Country music if the basic cha-cha rhythm is found. The Cha-Cha is very energetic and flirtatious with a lot of hip action and snappy movement for the leader and follower.

Country Two-Step - Country Two-Step is an energetic dance with many turns, wraps, weaves, grapevines and many other fun interactions between leader and follower as they travel around the dancefloor. It is danced to Country/Western music, and it's a bit hit among swing dancers!

East Coast Swing - Also known as just swing, jitterbug or jive, it's the modern-day cousin to Lindy Hop from the Big Band and Jazz era. It's a very lively dance with kicks, turns and other playful interactions between leader and follower. East Coast Swing is commonly a "starter" dance for newcomers to dance because of its simplicity and great fun!

Foxtrot - is a peppy “smooth” dance that’s popular at wedding receptions, galas or wherever there’s a band playing those great American standards like “It Had to Be You” and “Something’s Gotta Give.”

Hustle - Today's modern version of the 70's disco hustle is HOT! The dance is reminiscent of its origin but has been influenced heavily through the decades by the competitive nightclub/disco dancers who pushed the dance to become faster, more intricate, and more entertaining to audiences.

Nightclub Two-Step is the answer to the slow dance. Finally, dancers can do more than just waddle from side to side! It was developed several decades ago by Buddy Schwimmer as a more social style of slow dance that a couple can do at places like -- a nightclub!

Salsa - The name says it all: it's hot and spicy! It's also the new craze across America! Salsa - a sassy, flirty and fast-paced dance - uses Salsa music. It's most commonly a partner dance with quick breaks, turns and footwork with flicks. Salsa may also be danced with other couples in the style of Rueda, where moves are called by one person and partners are exchanged throughout the dance.

Tango - It takes two to Tango, but singles are welcome to learn this passionate dance, too! Couples are in close contact as they move with smooth and quick intent around the dance floor to that all-familiar, pulsating tango music.

Waltz - Waltz is a beautiful dance that glides around the floor and yet it also has some stationary figures one could adapt for small floor sizes, too. It's a very popular dance at wedding receptions and, especially with holidays around the corner, dancers can put\par their new moves to use at parties!

West Coast Swing - West Coast Swing is an extremely popular and versatile style of swing dance that appeals to all age spans! It can be sophisticated, sexy, or funky! It can be danced to many styles of music like Pop, R&B, Blues, Disco, Country and Jazz. It really shows off the lady who may flaunt her styling. There are also fun footwork variations for both!

DEFINITIONS OF LEVELS:

Level I - For true beginners in that dance. We'll start with the very basic moves and talk about proper form & techinque. Depending on the style of dance, Level I may be divided into several series or parts, i.e, Part I, Part II, Part III, etc., until all beginner-level moves are covered and mastered.

Level II - For those who've completed through Level I or for those who can demonstrate a mastery of basic moves and technique in that dance. This course builds upon the basics and offers some new moves and understanding of technique! Depending on the style of dance, Level II may be divided into several series or parts, i.e, Part I, Part II, Part III, etc., until all intermediate-level moves are covered and mastered.

Level III - For those who've completed through Level II or for those who can demonstrate a mastery of basic moves and technique leading up to this level. More moves and more discussion and application of higher-level technique. Always new material! Depending on the style of dance, Level III may be divided into several series or parts, i.e, Part I, Part II, Part III, etc., until all advanced-level moves are covered and mastered. Level III series will eventually venture into the creative moves and syncopations for him and her.