Dancing is cool! Actually, is there a time when it wasn’t cool? You know what we mean though, with the likes of Strictly Come Dancing beating the X Factor in the telly viewing ratings, there’s no denying it’s entertaining and fun, whether as a spectator or a dancer.
All these dance shows on the TV are bound to inspire you to get down on the dancefloor. You could just go on a night out to your nearest nightclub and shake your booty until the early hours of the morning, but if you don’t naturally have the gift of dance, you’re much better off taking some lessons. Latin Dancing is the umbrella term for all sorts of dance disciplines, all of which are flamboyant and expressive and have a Latino music soundtrack. A good one to start with is salsa classes, as it’s trendy at the moment and one of the easiest styles to pick up.
If you want a wider choice of dance styles to go for, or you’re looking for a gift idea with a difference, you can buy dancing lessons including salsa dance lessons and ballroom dancing from Into the Blue online. There is a huge variety of lessons from salsa and tango, to zumba and ballroom and the best thing is that there are venues across the UK and the person you’re buying the lessons for chooses which venue to go to for their lesson. Could this be the perfect gift idea for someone who just loves settling down to watch Strictly on a Saturday?
A highly professional team, many of whom have been seen on TV, leads dance classes in Liverpool. In fact, dance school director Claire and her partner Steve reached the finals of Strictly Dance Fever and when we heard that, we couldn’t wait to sign up and see if she could fix our two left feet! We can confirm that Claire and her team of dancers are all very patient and their range of classes for all levels of dancers means there’s something for everyone.
Regardless of whether you’ve got two left feet or not, fancy footwear is key to being a smooth mover on the dancefloor. Yes, we only recently we found out that not all shoes are made for dancing!
We always thought slipping on a pair of heels would be just what’s needed for showing off our dancing prowess, but after trying it, we can confirm that heeled shoes from a normal shoe shop are just too grippy. It is well worth investing in a proper pair of ballroom dancing shoes so you not only look the part, you will find yourself gliding elegantly with your perma-smile partner across the dancefloor. And yes, they mostly come in glittery gold or silver shades! Fabulous!
Far less restrained than ballroom dancing, but still a dance style nonetheless, belly dancing is hugely popular. It’s different, it’s exotic and the outfits are simply spectacular! We wouldn’t recommend just going out there and belly dancing away (!), much better to get yourself signed up for some classes that’ll show you just how it’s done. Belly dance lessons at this school come with an extra twist – these ladies, collectively known as the Urban Gypsies, reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent. And who can forget the look on Simon Cowell’s eyes when the belly dancers came shimmering onto the stage…