I've categorized the various types of dances to help you choose the style of dancing that may
appeal to you. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
appeal to you. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
DESCRIPTIONS OF DANCES
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DANCE DESCRIPTIONS
• Hustle – We start you off on a 4-count version because it’s easier to learn, then you can advanced up
to the 3-count. One of the most popular dances at parties, ballrooms… just about anywhere, even
Country Western.
• Foxtrot – A typical “smooth” dance. You kind of stroll around the floor to some great music that
spans across decades, right up to today’s music. It’s fairly easy to learn, and still very popular with both
the young and old.
• Merengue – One of the easiest dances to learn and a great way to get comfortable with Latin
motion. Merengue music gets everyone up on the floor because it’s so much fun.
• Slow Dancing – You can do so much more than just rock from foot to foot, be first amongst your
friends to dance the way this dance was meant to be danced, still very romantic but with some exciting
moves. A favorite choice with wedding couples.
• Waltz – Beautiful, elegant… floats around the room. This is a dance we picture when we hear
“ballroom” dancing. Waltz has been around for a long time, and yes, this version of it is what they teach in
ballrooms, but can be danced anywhere. We teach a bronze and silver version of Waltz… but if you don’t
want to learn something so formal… there’s always….
• Social Waltz (and Country Waltz) – If you don’t want a formal style of Waltz, this one would work very
well for you. This one will fit into any situation you’re in, even country western dancing as it’s the same
dance. The Country folks have it right, they teach it a little differently and it’s much more useful for social
dancing, much easier to learn and you can still dance it to any waltz music, country or not.
• Swing – We’ll teach you a nice single step swing (Jitterbug) to dance to the really fast swings….
which anyone can easily learn. But we also have the triple step version of the same dance, with lots more
patterns and steps, also called East Coast Swing… you know the one they danced to “rock and roll” music.
• Tango – This dance is worth spending a little more time learning. It’s sexy, it’s different, but it’s
something you will want to add at some point to your dancing.
• Salsa – Hot! The music’s changed from the Mambo days and the dance has evolved and it’s much
hotter and spicier, and there are great moves for the men, also. Popular everywhere!
• Rumba – One of the slower Latin dances, but extremely popular. Your dancing repertoire is not
complete until you’ve learned the rumba.
• Bolero – Considered a “slow” dance. Can be danced to slow rumba music, has some similar steps
to rumba, but has a lot of its own unique moves. Good for wedding couples, too.
• West Coast Swing – different from East Coast Swing, but has some similarities. Created to be
danced in tighter spots, slower, sultry music, and tons of fun.
• Night Club Two Step – a great dance for all those ballads that were impossible to dance to before.
This dance just came out of the west in the last few decades and has become a standard slow dance in
ballrooms and clubs everywhere.
• Samba – Ahhh, those pulsating Latin beats…. There’s nothing quite like this dance…. But it’s not for
the weak-kneed. So build up your stamina before you try this one.
• Viennese Waltz – A fast waltz that has been around forever, but don’t try this until you’ve mastered
your basic waltz first.
• Quick Step – One of those dances that’s just plain fun. It’s definitely lively, takes control, and moves
big around the floor…. Don’t try this one until you’re mastered your Foxtrot.
• Cumbia – To me it seems like a cross between Salsa and 4-count Hustle. The music is fantastic,
kind of makes you have to get up and dance.
• Bachata – Something like a merengue, but not quite. A fun dance to learn for Latin night.
• Polka – Whether you learn this to country music or the old standbys, you’ll get a lot of use out of this
one. It’s still danced at a lot of weddings, and people still love it.
• COUNTRY Dancing: 3 categories: Line Dances – always fun to do at all kinds of parties; Pattern or
Round Dances – where you dance in the same direction as your partner doing a similar pattern, like “The
Traveling Cha Cha” and “El Paso” and the “8-count polka”, and then of course, your Partner Dances which
include the Country Waltz, Country Swing, Country Cha Cha, Texas Two Step, and more.
• Hustle – We start you off on a 4-count version because it’s easier to learn, then you can advanced up
to the 3-count. One of the most popular dances at parties, ballrooms… just about anywhere, even
Country Western.
• Foxtrot – A typical “smooth” dance. You kind of stroll around the floor to some great music that
spans across decades, right up to today’s music. It’s fairly easy to learn, and still very popular with both
the young and old.
• Merengue – One of the easiest dances to learn and a great way to get comfortable with Latin
motion. Merengue music gets everyone up on the floor because it’s so much fun.
• Slow Dancing – You can do so much more than just rock from foot to foot, be first amongst your
friends to dance the way this dance was meant to be danced, still very romantic but with some exciting
moves. A favorite choice with wedding couples.
• Waltz – Beautiful, elegant… floats around the room. This is a dance we picture when we hear
“ballroom” dancing. Waltz has been around for a long time, and yes, this version of it is what they teach in
ballrooms, but can be danced anywhere. We teach a bronze and silver version of Waltz… but if you don’t
want to learn something so formal… there’s always….
• Social Waltz (and Country Waltz) – If you don’t want a formal style of Waltz, this one would work very
well for you. This one will fit into any situation you’re in, even country western dancing as it’s the same
dance. The Country folks have it right, they teach it a little differently and it’s much more useful for social
dancing, much easier to learn and you can still dance it to any waltz music, country or not.
• Swing – We’ll teach you a nice single step swing (Jitterbug) to dance to the really fast swings….
which anyone can easily learn. But we also have the triple step version of the same dance, with lots more
patterns and steps, also called East Coast Swing… you know the one they danced to “rock and roll” music.
• Tango – This dance is worth spending a little more time learning. It’s sexy, it’s different, but it’s
something you will want to add at some point to your dancing.
• Salsa – Hot! The music’s changed from the Mambo days and the dance has evolved and it’s much
hotter and spicier, and there are great moves for the men, also. Popular everywhere!
• Rumba – One of the slower Latin dances, but extremely popular. Your dancing repertoire is not
complete until you’ve learned the rumba.
• Bolero – Considered a “slow” dance. Can be danced to slow rumba music, has some similar steps
to rumba, but has a lot of its own unique moves. Good for wedding couples, too.
• West Coast Swing – different from East Coast Swing, but has some similarities. Created to be
danced in tighter spots, slower, sultry music, and tons of fun.
• Night Club Two Step – a great dance for all those ballads that were impossible to dance to before.
This dance just came out of the west in the last few decades and has become a standard slow dance in
ballrooms and clubs everywhere.
• Samba – Ahhh, those pulsating Latin beats…. There’s nothing quite like this dance…. But it’s not for
the weak-kneed. So build up your stamina before you try this one.
• Viennese Waltz – A fast waltz that has been around forever, but don’t try this until you’ve mastered
your basic waltz first.
• Quick Step – One of those dances that’s just plain fun. It’s definitely lively, takes control, and moves
big around the floor…. Don’t try this one until you’re mastered your Foxtrot.
• Cumbia – To me it seems like a cross between Salsa and 4-count Hustle. The music is fantastic,
kind of makes you have to get up and dance.
• Bachata – Something like a merengue, but not quite. A fun dance to learn for Latin night.
• Polka – Whether you learn this to country music or the old standbys, you’ll get a lot of use out of this
one. It’s still danced at a lot of weddings, and people still love it.
• COUNTRY Dancing: 3 categories: Line Dances – always fun to do at all kinds of parties; Pattern or
Round Dances – where you dance in the same direction as your partner doing a similar pattern, like “The
Traveling Cha Cha” and “El Paso” and the “8-count polka”, and then of course, your Partner Dances which
include the Country Waltz, Country Swing, Country Cha Cha, Texas Two Step, and more.