Beginner (Bronze) Classes

(included with membership)

 

Beginner (Bronze) group classes are offered on a rotating basis with a new dance genre starting every month,

in the Big 5 core dances (Foxtrot, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Waltz and Cha Cha) and in four Specialty Dances (Viennese Waltz, Samba, American Style Tango and Bolero). Core and specialty dances may be studied simultaneously or in sequence.

 

Instructor: Karen Shackleford

 

Singles and couples welcome

 

Prerequisite:  Level 1 (first month): None

Level 2 (second month): Completion of Beginner (Bronze) Level 1 in dance genre being taught,

or by permission of instructor

 

 

Monday Nights, 6:15 - 7:00 pm and 7:15 - 8:00 pm - The Big 5, Beginner (Bronze)

Tuesday Nights, 7:00 - 7:45 pm - Beginner Specialty 

 

 

 

Monday, November 3 - December 22 (no class December 29), 6:15 - 7:00 pm,  Beginner Foxtrot

Foxtrot is an all-purpose dance that evokes images of vaudeville and big band. This dance can be adapted to many different types of music including smooth jazz, blues, and even some slow rock tunes. It has an easy-going, classy, deliberate feel.

 

 

Monday, December 1 -  December 22 (no class December 29), 7:15 - 8:00 pm, Beginner Rumba

The dance of love. A sensual, romantic dance featuring Latin flair, and based on the box step.The music is full, Cuban-inspired, and classic, but easily adaptable to slow contemporary music. Rumba's fundamentals are broadly used in partner dancing, which makes it one of the best starting points.

 

 

Tuesday, November 4 - December 23 (no class Nov 11, Dec 30), 7:00 - 7:45 pm, Beginner Samba

Samba is Latin dance done to the pulsing 2/4 rhythm of Brazilian Carnival-style music. The feel of the samba is fast, elegant, and playful.

 

 

FREE with QCB Membership!*

Non-member drop-in rate: $12.00 per person per class

 

No pre-registration required!

 

 

*Take any one of the dances listed above at a weekly drop-in rate, or study more than one dance at a time and SAVE, by taking out a Queen City Ballroom Membership. The membership covers all day/time slots listed above plus more.

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