Course description: Welcome to Latin & Ballroom Dance! This class is aimed at beginner dancers and will focus on having fun dancing with a partner. All partnerships* are welcome, all you need is a pilot and a co-pilot. One partner will learn the leader’s steps and the other the follower’s steps. Leading / Following is the key to success. Students will learn movement skills to great music with social dance combinations and figures. Each class will help students develop ease and comfort in social dancing and allow for practice outside of class. Students will be learning partnered Salsa, Bachata, Chacha, Waltz and many more. “Dancing is FUN FUN FUN and dancing with a partner is pure magic”
*Please note that this is a partnered dance class, you and your dance partner will need to register for the course separately.
About the Instructor: Marie (she/her) is a professional dancer, signer and dance teacher with 40 years experience, performing in more than 3000 shows over 4 continents. She studied in Montreal, New York and Paris, and holds a diploma from the Canadian Dance Teachers Association with a Highly Commended mention. “My greatest happiness and my highest achievement in life is the ability to stir in my students the joy of dance that animates my life. Whether it is Waltz, Cha Cha, Broadway or Tap, there is no more euphoric experience than moving your body through space to great music. I believe that everyone can enjoy dancing and have their life enhanced through dance. In my classes, I aim to inspire joy, teach technique and introduce choreography in the context of laughter and fun. While I guide and correct, I don’t make my students feel self-conscious or criticized. Dance and music have been my life’s work and my enduring passion. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than sharing that passion with my students. For that reason, at the end of every class I say, from the bottom of my heart: ‘Thank you for dancing with me.’”
Required Materials: Comfortable Shoes!
Required Knowledge: None!