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Delmarva
Dance
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Description of YMCA Classes Fox Trot and (East Coast) Swing, Level 1 Want to meet people, get some exercise, and have fun?...Then try this beginner’s class in Fox Trot and (East Coast) Swing. If you can walk, you can learn the Fox Trot, and Swing is a favorite of many dance students. Both dances can be danced in many social settings such as weddings, cruises, or parties. We’ll start with rhythm drills, dance position, and dance frame, and then learn some basic steps. Two left feet?...No problem. This instructor can exchange them for one right and one left! No prior dance experience is necessary. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Waltz and Tango, Level 1 Get up off the couch and come on out to join this beginner’s class in Waltz and Tango. Waltz is a beautiful and graceful dance while Tango is a very dramatic dance. Rhythm drills, dance position, dance frame, and basic steps are taught. Meet other people, get some exercise, and – most of all – have fun! No prior dance experience is necessary. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Cha Cha and Rumba, Level 1 Come on out and join the fun by taking a beginner’s class in Cha Cha and Rumba. Cha Cha is a fun Latin dance that is a favorite of most dance students. If you like the Swing, you’ll love the Cha Cha. Rumba is a very popular and romantic Latin dance that can also be danced in many social settings such as weddings, cruises, or parties. We’ll start with a basic box step in Rumba, the "side basic step in Cha Cha, and then move on from there. Rhythm drills, dance position, and dance frame are also taught. Get some exercise without feeling like you’re exercising! No prior dance experience is necessary. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Fox Trot and Swing, Level 2 This is a continuation of the Level 1 Fox Trot and Swing class. You’ll become more comfortable on the dance floor and learn some new steps, turns, and fancy arm work to add to your dance step repertoire. Watch out, Fred and Ginger! (Students need to register twice for this class - or take a combination of classes and private lessons - to learn all of the steps at this level.) Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Waltz and Tango, Level 2 This is a continuation of the Level 1 Waltz and Tango class. You’ll become more comfortable with the basics and learn some new steps, turns, and good dance technique. You’ll wonder why you didn’t start dancing sooner! (Students need to register twice for this class - or take a combination of classes and private lessons - to learn all of the steps at this level.) Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Cha Cha and Rumba, Level 2 You’ll look and feel great on the dance floor after completing this Level 2 Cha Cha and Rumba class. It is a continuation of the Level 1 Cha Cha class. You’ll become more comfortable with the basics and learn some new steps and turns. Here we come, Dancing with the Stars! (Students need to register twice for this class - or take a combination of classes and private lessons - to learn all of the steps at this level.) Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Level 3 classes are for individuals who can successfully dance all of the steps taught at Levels 1 and 2, and are interested in further developing dance technique and learning more complex steps. Students are drilled to learn proper footwork and how to move across the dance floor. Dance frame and dance position are also taught in more detail than the lower level classes. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Level 4 classes are only for individuals who have been taking regular lessons with Delmarva Dance. These students are interested in further developing dance technique and learning more complex steps. Students are drilled to learn proper footwork and how to move across the dance floor. Dance frame and dance position are also taught in detail. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Triple-Time (East Coast) Swing This is an introductory class to learn a different rhythm for East Coast Swing. Arm movements and turns are identical to single time Swing, but dancers are dancing to slower swing music which gives them time to take triple steps in place of single steps. To take this class, students must have completed at least the beginner's class in (East Coast, single time) Swing. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule This is a fun, flashy Cuban dance that lead to the development of the Cha Cha. Salsa and Mambo are basically the same dance with similar rhythms, steps, and turns. The most obvious difference with the beat on which each dance begins. (This class teaches a Quick-Quick-Slow rhythm beginning on the first beat of the measure.) No prior dance experience is required for Level 1. Become more comfortable with steps and turns in Levels 2 and 3. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Expand your knowledge of different Swing dances, and take this class in West Coast Swing, a style of Swing emphasizing nimble feet popular in California night clubs in the 30's and 40's and voted the California State Dance in 1989. Many arm movements are similar to those in East Coast Swing so to enroll in this class, students must have had at least 1 month of (East Coast) Swing. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Re-live the 1970's! The Hustle is a throw back to the Disco era and is believed to have originated in New York in 1970. It has gone through many variations over the years and is danced to the contemporary pop dance music of the last 20 years. Many arm movements are similar to those in East Coast Swing so to enroll in this class, students must have had at least 1 month of Swing. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule Come on out for two fun evenings learning the national dance of the Dominican Republic (and also to some extent, Haiti). If you've never danced before, Merengue is very easy to learn. It is essentially a "fun" dance with very simple footwork and fancy arm work. No prior dance experience is required for Level 1. Back to Salisbury Class Schedule
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