Rumba
The Rumba is a very romantic Latin dance. It is something you can do to all those slow dances making them look
great and feel graceful. You can dance and converse at the same time with rumba. This is a spot dance and
does not move round the floor.
Type: Rhythm, Latin, Slow Spot Dance
Sample Rumba music
Cha Cha
The Cha Cha is a very energetic Latin dance. It combines the thrill of swing with the Latin feel. It is
my favorite dance. There are a wide variety of different Cha Cha steps to learn. This is also a spot dance
but will move about with some of the longer patterns. Cha Cha can also be danced to club and pop music.
Type: Rhythm, Latin, Fast Spot Dance
Sample Cha Cha music
Tango
The Tango has roots in Argentina as a very intimate dance. The style we teach is the ballroom style, made
more grandiose in Europe. The Tango is very easy to learn. This dance is about attitude, aloof and hard-to-get.
The Tango moves around the floor like the Foxtrot and Waltz.
Type: Smooth, Latin, Progressive
Sample Tango music
Foxtrot
The Foxtrot is the quintessential social dance. Being modestly paced, it is compatible with conversation and
socializing. This dance moves around the floor and is easy to learn.
Type: Smooth, Big Band, Progressive
Sample Foxtrot music
Waltz
The Waltz we teach is the English Waltz. It is slow and graceful and moves around the floor. The other form of waltz
is the Viennese Waltz with is fast and spinning. The basic Waltz is quite easy. It does take
a bit of work to get it to rotate smoothly around the floor. The advance/silver class focuses
on those skills.
Type: Smooth, Slow, Progressive
Sample Waltz music
Triple Time Swing
This version of the swing is similar to the Single Swing with the addition of a triple step to
fill the time left by the slower music. This gives it a great groove feel that goes with many types of rock,
blues, R&B, and swing music.
Type: Rhythm, Medium, Spot Dance
Sample Triple Swing music
Single Time Swing
This Single Swing is a fast, very high-energy dance. It is similar to the Lindy. This dance goes with fast
paced Big Band swing music, of course. You will definitely get you exercise.
Type: Rhythm, Fast, Spot Dance
Sample Single Swing music
West Coast Swing
West Coast swing was developed on the west coast for crowded dance floors. It is a slot dance, moving
back and forth in a line. The rhythm of this dance is very syncopated making it a little more challenging
to learn.
Type: Rhythm, Slow, Slot Dance
Sample West Coast music
Samba
The Samba is the dance that accompanies Brazilian Samba music. It has a very strong beat and a feel
like a Latin Polka.
Type: Rhythm, Medium, Latin, Spot Dance
Sample Samba music
Merengue
Merengue is from the Dominican Republic. It is very easy with a simple side-together motion. It is a good
dance to incorporate a mélange of steps from swing, rumba, mambo, cha cha.
Type: Rhythm, Fast, Latin, Random
Sample Merengue music