Most people think of ballroom dancing as being “rigid” and “stuffy”. This misconception couldn’t be farther from the truth. Many nightclubs play music that you can ballroom dance to…if you know how! Top-40 and “dance” clubs typically play many Swings, Rumbas, Cha Chas, Foxtrots and Sambas. And with today’s current Latin craze, people are discovering Latin nightclubs and find that they recognize Salsa, Merengue, and Cha Cha music being played, just from listening to pop radio.

If you come as a single student for private lessons, your instructor will be your partner.  For group classes we recommend you have a partner, as we have found in the Chatham area there are not many singles that come out to the classes, therefore making it difficult to pair up singles. The instructors are busy giving their attention to the students as a whole and are unable to dance with you during the entire class, but will do so as time permits.  If you are comfortable with that, then you are more than welcome to attend classes on your own.

Wear something comfortable that won’t inhibit your body movement. Of course, comfortable shoes are a must! We suggest a pair with leather or synthetic leather soled shoes. Running shoes, crepe and rubber sole shoes will greatly inhibit foot movement.

We both continue to work in our individual careers and a facility would require full-time operation. A permanent studio would also add a high overhead cost and that would have to be passed on to the students. It is our intention to keep costs down and more affordable to our students.

Many years ago, our teachers offered to instruct us to achieve medals and compete at the amateur level.  This would have meant focusing on choreography, technique, and styling that would not often work well on a social dance floor. We needed to reflect on why we started dancing and what we hoped to attain for ourselves and our students.

Although we have knowledge of, and received training in the techniques and international rules of dance and strict time music, we decided that our own personal expression in social dance was our strength. Our experience has demonstrated to us that the vast majority of people wanting instruction did not want to compete or achieve medals. This experience helped us to make the decision that was best for us.  We wanted to enjoy our experience, look good and be comfortable dancing our steps to all kinds of music, on all types of floors, whether crowded or open.  We just wanted to HAVE FUN!  For us, the answer was clear and we elected to focus on social dancing.

If your focus is on achieving medals or competing though, we can introduce you to top Canadian professional teachers, from Windsor to Toronto, who can assist you in achieving your goals. We are more than willing to discuss this with you and point you in the proper direction at no charge. After all, that’s what your dance experience is all about isn’t it? What you want to achieve, not what your teachers want for you.