Frequently Asked Questions About Ballroom Dancing

What is the main difference between what you offer and competitive ballroom dance lessons?

Dance FX Studios offers social ballroom dance lessons, but not competitive ballroom dance material. Our concept is to prepare you for any social dance floor in order to be ready for holiday parties, nights out on the town, date nights, weddings and the like. We will teach you how to take social ballroom dancing onto a crowded dance floor comfortably.

I like the look of ballroom dancing, but it doesn’t seem practical for where I want to go dancing. Why should I learn to ballroom dance?

“Ballroom dancing” covers many styles of social partner dancing, not just traditional dances like the waltz or foxtrot. To learn to ballroom dance socially aids with confidence, poise, good posture and even mental health issues like the deterence of alzheimer’s. Making new friends through a healthy and exciting hobby is also great for social confidence and interactions.

Where can I go ballroom dancing in Phoenix?

There are many places in Phoenix, AZ to go ballroom dancing. Dance FX Studios also hosts ballroom dance events monthly at the studio. See our list of places to go dancing for more information.

Someone said that ballroom dancing helps with memory. Is this true?

Ballroom dancing has been known to help with the prevention of dementia. See more on the mental benefits of ballroom dancing for how dancing beats out golf, crosswords puzzles and even reading.

What are the must-have social ballroom dances?

We recommend learning to Swing, Country Two Step and Salsa as some of the more useful social dances. Each of these dance styles is not only popular here in Arizona, but they provide great exercise, fun and stress relief.