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Dance
Classes in Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Redditch
Beginner's
Classes
(Ballroom & Latin) (Level 1)
Our classes for
beginners are designed to suit the needs of those who have never
danced before, but will also suit those returning to dancing after a
period doing other things.
We will introduce you to a variety of
Ballroom and Latin American dance styles: Waltz, Quickstep, Social
Foxtrot, Tango, Rumba, Jive & Cha Cha Cha, learning a selection of
basic figures in each style, and putting them together into short
routines that you can use with confidence when you start to attend
social dance events. We have carefully chosen the class content so
that our learners can start to use their new dance skills straight
away, but also, to lay a good foundation for progression to an
improvers class or private tuition.
Our aim is to make our classes fun and
friendly and to make your learning enjoyable. We will give you
plenty of time to find your dancing feet, and get plenty of
practice, so that you feel confident in your progress.
 We
start new beginner's classes in January and September each year, and
our next new classes will begin on Wednesday, 8 September
(Birmingham, Northfield), Thursday, 9 September (Redditch, Batchley)
or Sunday, 12 September (Bromsgrove, Catshill).
Birmingham
New Class
- When: Starts on Wednesday, 8 September 2010
at 7:15pm (75 minutes).
- Where: Holloway Hall, Holloway, Northfield,
Birmingham, B31 1TT.
- Content: Ballroom & Latin American dancing
for complete beginners (Level 1). No prior knowledge required.
- Enrolment: No need to enrol. Just bring
your partner to the first class and then pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
- Progression: An improver's class (Level 2)
is planned for January 2011.
Bromsgrove
New Class
- When: Starts on Sunday, 12 September 2010
at 6pm (75 minutes).
- Where: Catshill Dance Centre, Gibb Lane,
Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JP (Park in school car park, next
door).
- Content:
Ballroom & Latin American dancing for complete beginners (Level
1). No prior knowledge required.
- Enrolment:
No need to enrol. Just bring your partner to the first class and
then pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
-
Progression: An improver's class (Level 2) is
planned for January 2011.
Redditch
New Class
- When: Starts on Thursday, 9 September 2010
at 7:15pm (75 minutes).
- Where: Bridley Moor and Batchley Social
Club, Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HS
- Content: Ballroom & Latin American dancing
for complete beginners (Level 1). No prior knowledge required.
- Enrolment: No need to enrol. Just bring
your partner to the first class and then pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
- Progression: An improver's class (Level 2)
is planned for January 2010.
Improver's
Classes (Ballroom & Latin) (Levels 2 & 3)
 Many
beginners just want to try something new, or to learn enough to be
able to get around the floor at social dance events, and are not
looking to progress beyond a basic level. For those that do want to
progress, we offer classes for improvers. Most of our improvers have
already completed one of our beginners classes, but anyone else who
already has a little dance experience is welcome to join the
classes, but please do contact us for an informal chat about your
level of experience, and to make sure that you join a class that
will suit you.
We carry over all the dance styles from the
beginners classes, and add Slow Foxtrot and Samba for the first
time. We aim to teach a wider range of dance figures, and put them
together into slightly longer routines suitable for social dancing.
We also start to be more aware of issues of technique, style and
floorcraft and we will give you every encouragement to start dancing
socially.
We start new improver's
classes several times each year, and our next new classes will begin
on Thursday, 9 September (Redditch, Batchley) or Sunday, 12
September (Bromsgrove, Catshill).
Bromsgrove
New Class
- When: Starts on Sunday, 5 September 2010 at
8:30pm (75 minutes). Last class on Sunday. 19 December 2010.
-
Where: Catshill Dance Centre, Gibb Lane,
Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JP (Park in school car park, next
door).
- Content: Ballroom & Latin American
Dancing for Improvers (Level 3). Basic prior knowledge is
assumed.
- Enrolment: No need to enrol. Just bring
your partner to the class and then pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
- Progression: Join our ongoing intermediate
(Level 4) class from January 2011.
Redditch
New Class
- When:
Starts on Thursday, 9 September 2010 at 8:30pm (75 minutes).
Last class on Thursday, 16 December 2010.
- Where:
Bridley Moor and Batchley Social Club, Bridley Moor Road,
Redditch, B97 6HS
- Content: Ballroom & Latin American Dancing
for Improvers (Level 2). Basic prior knowledge is assumed.
- Enrolment:
No need to enrol. Just bring your partner to the class and then
pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
- Progression:
An improver's continuation class (Level 3) is planned for
January 2011.
Intermediate Classes (Ballroom & Latin) (Level 4)
Dancers who have completed our improver's classes, or other
dancers with a similar level of dance experience may wish to
progress to an intermediate level class. Anyone
is welcome to join the class, but please do contact us for an
informal chat about your level of experience, and to make sure that
you join a class that will suit you.
We carry over all the dance styles from the improver's classes, and
continue to extend the range of dance figures taught, and
incorporate them in amalgamations suitable for social dancing. We
also increase the focus on technique, style and floorcraft and give
you every encouragement to dance socially.
Bromsgrove
Existing Class
- When: The class resumes
after the Summer break on Sunday, 5 September 2010 at 7:15pm (75
minutes). Last class on Sunday, 19 December 2010.
-
Where: Catshill Dance Centre, Gibb Lane, Catshill,
Bromsgrove, B61 0JP (Park in school car park, next door).
- Content: Intermediate Ballroom & Latin American
Dancing (Level 4). Sound basic prior knowledge is assumed. The focus
of the Autumn term's new work will be Waltz, Foxtrot, Samba and Paso
Doble.
- Enrolment: If you are interested in joining
this class, please contact us to discuss the suitability of the
class for your needs.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
- Progression: This is an ongoing class. Private
tuition is also available by appointment.
Popular
Sequence Dances (Level 2+)
Dancers who attend typical mixed social
dances in the Midlands area will find that up to 50% (and sometimes
more) of the dance programme is represented by sequence dances.
Specialist sequence dance clubs exist, which aim to learn most of
the new sequence dances that emerge from the annual round of
inventive dance competitions, while the wider social dancing
community will usually know and be happy to dance a much more
limited range of well-established favourites, with the occasional
newer dance, for variety.
Our beginner and improver classes usually
include a handful of sequence dances, including the Square Tango, Mayfair
Quickstep, and Rumba One, but we also have an ongoing Sequence Dance
class (on the 2nd Saturday of the month), in which we teach a
repertoire of popular sequence dances that feature regularly in
social dance programmes. Each monthly class is self-contained: we
teach one dance at a time, and anyone is welcome to attend, whether
regularly, or occasionally, if a particular dance is of interest.
- When: 7:30pm on the
2nd Saturday of the month (60 minutes).
- Where: Catshill
Dance Centre, Gibb Lane, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JP (Park in
school car park, next door).
- Content: Popular sequence dances. Basic prior
knowledge is assumed.
- Saturday, 11th September 2010 - Alpine Stroll
- Saturday, 9th October 2010 - Rumba d'Amour
- Saturday, 13th November 2010 - Madison Swing
- Enrolment: No need to enrol. Just bring your partner to the class and pay
as you go.
- Cost: £5/person each class.
Each class is followed by social dancing,
from 8:30pm to 10:30pm, and the dance taught in the class
will feature twice in the dance programme, along with a balanced selection
of Ballroom & Latin music, a small selection of Sequence Dances
and a little Argentine Tango. Class members are very welcome to stay
for the Social Dance (£7.50/person for both class & social).
An Introduction to
Argentine Tango (Level 1)
 Argentine
Tango is very different from every other dance style, and has a
unique feel and language of its own. With origins in late nineteenth
century Argentina, the dance took the world by storm in the early
twentieth century. Tango's 'Golden Age' happily coincided with the
development of modern recording techniques, leaving a wonderful
legacy by the once great dance orchestras of Buenos Aires that are
still widely danced to today. While the Golden Age came to an abrupt
end with the political and economic upheavals of the 1950s, Tango
has been rediscovered by a later generation, and is growing in
popularity all the time.
We will introduce you to this wonderful dance, and teach the
fundamental principles of Tango movement, and some common figures
and embellishments.
Bromsgrove
- When: Starts on Tuesday, 14 September 2010
at 8:30pm.
- Where:
Catshill Dance Centre, Gibb Lane, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JP
(Park in school car park, next door).
- Content: Argentine Tango for complete
beginners (Level 1). No prior knowledge required.
- Enrolment: No need to enrol. Just bring
your partner to the first class and then pay week by week.
- Cost: £6/person each week.
Class Venues
Birmingham
Holloway Hall, Holloway, Northfield,
Birmingham, B31 1TT
Holloway Hall is an excellent modern
community building in Ley Hill, Northfield, with its own car park
and is very easily accessible from the whole of South-West
Birmingham and the surrounding area.
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Bromsgrove
Catshill Dance Centre, Gibb Lane,
Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JP
 Catshill is very accessible, being just off
the A38, and only 3 minutes' drive south from M5/A38 (J4). From A38
turn off at Golden Cross Lane (at traffic lights by Total Garage &
Toby Carvery). The Dance Centre is located at the rear of a
'Premier' convenience store. Parking available at Catshill First
School (next door to the Dance Centre). A range of soft drinks is on
sale.
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Redditch
Bridley Moor & Batchley Social Club,
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HS
The Club is located in an established
residential area of north-west Redditch, just outside the town
centre. From A441, turn off at Middlehouse Lane/Windsor Road (by
Sainsburys/Homebase) and go through Enfield, left onto Hewell Road
(by Swimming Pool) and then first right. Classes are held in the
Concert Room. The Club has its own car park and, of course, a
licensed bar.
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