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Country Two Step Dance Tips for Tonight’s Night Out

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Tonight’s the night! Are you ready for an evening of Country Two Step and Country Swing dancing? What about a little Country Waltz or Nite Club 2 Step? It’s not too late to come and join in the action with us at Dance FX Studios in Mesa, AZ for our Country Night Out on the town at Spurs Saloon in Chandler, AZ. For some of you, tonight will be a milestone as it will mark you first night taking your dancing out of the studio and into the “real world”. No need to panic, the instructors of Dance FX Studios’ will be by your side as you venture out onto a new dance floor for the first time. Plus, as you may already know, your Night Out does include a pre-event Country Two Step and Country Swing class to freshen up your memory and even teach you something new!

For you beginner Country dancers who may still be a bit anxious about your first Night Out, here are a few last minute tips to make tonight a success…

1. Breathe: Seems like it would just come natural, but breathing is one of those things we tend to forget to do when we are nervous. As you prepare for tonight, realize that each and every one of us has had a first time out Country dancing. That is the beauty of the Night’s Out with Dance FX Studios! You will be surrounded by beginner, intermediate and advanced Country dancers so you can see others at your level, to know that you are not alone, as well as have something to strive for in your own Country dancing as you progress. No one is stopping to watch you, so take a deep breathe and try your best. It may be scary, but we will all be with you on your first go around.

2. Stick to the basics: Again, the beauty of social dancing is that it is not a competition. You do not have to out-do the guy dancing next to you to enjoy your night at your level. Give only those moves that you feel confident with a try first. Play around with mixing and matching 2 or 3 moves and see how that works for you. From there, if you are feeling like you can go further and explore a more challenging step that you have learned, give that a whirl and see what happens. What’s the worst that can happen? At the end of the day, you can at least say that you got out on the dance floor and gave things a go. You’ll be one step closer to building your confidence each and every time.

3. Follow the flow: Leaders, take a few songs to observe before getting out on the dance floor. See what you’re working with before jumping in. Are other dancers mindful of the directional flow in the Country Two Step or is everyone just flinging their partner around in a chaotic manner? Knowing the general feel of what you about to get into is key to fitting in and doing great. Once you have an idea, protect your partner by avoiding the “wild horses” on the dance floor (as I like to call them) and staying within a space that is comfortable for you to move freely. If the dance floor is crowded, use you navigational tools that you learned in your Country dance lessons at the studio to help you get through each dance with ease.

There’s still room for you to join us tonight at Spurs Saloon in Chandler, AZ. Dance FX Studios’ Country dance Night Out includes a group dance class, your first drink at the bar and dancing until 11 pm with us. Beginners, don’t let being new to dance hold you back. Use the tips above, plus what you may have learned in your private Country dance lessons and get out there for a fun Night Out that we are sure will be your first of many to come!

Country and Latin Group Dance Classes

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As 2012 comes to a close, Dance FX Studios is offering one final round of  4-week group dance courses to get you ready for upcoming holiday parties, nights out on the town and date nights with your special someone. Group dance classes are also a great way to meet friends and make connections while sharing in the same new hobby, dance! The two classes being offering between November 27th and December 20th, 2012 are the Salsa and Bachata Latin class and Two Step and Swing Country dance class.

Dance FX Studios’ Latin class will be held on Tuesdays at 7-8 pm for 4 consecutive weeks beginning on Tuesday, November 27th. This class will include the Salsa and Bachata each hour as you build on fun and useful new moves from week to week. Our Country dance class will include both the Two Step and the Swing and will be held on Thursdays from 7-8 pm beginning on November 29th, 2012.

Both the Country and Latin dance classes are open to couples and singles with NO dance experience. With our unique style of instruction, you will learn key tips in each dance to make you comfortable on any social dance floor within a short time. Even those dancers who have learned more than the basics will benefit from dance  classes at Dance FX Studios so that they can gain a better understanding of what most classes at other places don’t offer; lead and follow, how to hold a proper dance frame, etc..

In our remaining 4-week class of 2012, we WILL be rotating dance partners to give everyone a chance to experience leading and following a variety of partners. Starting in 2013, our NEW 4-week group dance classes will be divided up between couples and singles. In our single’s classes, we will continue to rotate partners to gain the social benefits of dance classes for adults as well as the leading/following benefits. Our couple’s dance class will include couples staying with the partner that they signed up with for the 4-week dance class.

Dance FX Studios’ final Latin and Country dance classes for 2012 are open to both couples and singles. Singles pay $50 for all 4 weeks of classes while couples receive a discount for signing up as a pair. Couples pay just $75 for all 4 weeks total.

Did you know that Dance FX Studios is located in Mesa, Arizona on the border of Chandler and Tempe, AZ? We are less than 10 minutes from Scottsdale and Gilbert Arizona. We serve residents from all over the Phoenix metro valley and beyond including Gold Canyon, Maricopa and Queen Creek, Arizona. We offer “Real dancing for real people”, meaning that we can prepare you to get out on any social dance floor with confidence. Forget “Dancing With The Stars” and become a great social dancer today with dance classes at Dance FX Studios!