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Give the Gift of Dance This Mother’s Day!

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Forget about flowers that last just for a few days, or that box of chocolates that she’ll hate you for getting for her just before bikini season. This year, get your special girl the gift that keeps on giving…couple’s dance lessons! Dance lessons are a romantic and thoughtful way to say “I love you” over and over again.

Imagine how big of a smile she will have with every spin and turn you lead her through in the Country Two Step or the sexy Salsa. Keep the flame glowing, or re-ignite that spark, with private dance lessons for two. Within a few lessons, you can clear out the  furniture for a romantic dance by the fire or on the patio-just for you and your sweetheart.

Social dancing, like the passionate Argentine Tango or even the playful Swing, brings couples together in new and exciting ways. Not only do dance lessons for couples assist in better communication between two people, but learning to dance together also allows for a new hobby to replace those boring “let’s go see (yet) another movie this Friday” date nights. Social dance lessons for couples, most importantly, will add more intimacy to any relationship.

You may be wondering, “Why haven’t I thought of couple’s dance lessons as ‘the perfect’ gift for Mother’s Day before?” Chances are, you don’t feel that comfortable with the idea of going to a Salsa club or a Country bar and “winging it” on the dance floor. That’s where we come in. With private couple’s dance lessons at Dance FX Studios in Mesa, Arizona, we will make you that guy that can lead your lady with confidence. We will give you the tips and tools that will her allow her to relax and enjoy being guided by you. It’s a win/win! Then, you will both LOVE to go out dancing around town rather than you being dragged out to places with music where you have to sit on the sidelines and watch her have fun with her friends, or, even worse, dance with other guys.

Dance FX Studios is offering great dance lesson packages for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, 2013. For new dancers to Dance FX Studios, you can save $100 by taking advantage of our 4-hour foundation program for two for just $199. In this mini dance program for couples, you can learn several dances and several basic steps within each of those dances that will give you a solid foundation to build off of in the future.

For guys with wives or girlfriends that are addicted to Zumba Fitness classes, you can get her a smokin’ deal that includes 5 Zumba Fitness classes for just $25! You can even purchase two of these packages for her so she can come to 10 classes at a deep discount.

Current Dance FX Studios’ students are never left out of our Mother’s Day offers. This year, current students will have several dance package options to choose from that will include complimentary dance lessons. We love that you’re dancing so enjoy these offers at this special time of year from us to you.

For those of you who have not stumbled across our studio yet, Dance FX Studios is the only social dance studio in the Phoenix metro area. We are located in the East Valley in Mesa, neighboring Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona. For your convenience, we are just off the 101 and 60 highways. Join us this year for dance lessons for two this Mother’s Day and see how dancing can make a difference in your lives.

 

Dancing…So Much More Than Just “Steps”

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You did it! You began the new year by fulfilling a resolution that took you 10 + years to get up the nerve to do. You went for it and signed up for Country dance lessons for you and your wife. How exciting! How glamorous! How…SCARY! Now, literally steps closer to the dance floor than you have ever found yourself since prom 20 years ago, there is still one thing holding you back… that dreaded first step on to a “real” dance floor. No longer in the presence of your instructor at your local dance studio, it hits you that, in order to enjoy dancing, you must go out and use it.  Suddenly, the tapes that have been floating around in your brain all of these years are being put to the test. “What am I doing out in this Country bar? I can’t dance!”, you say to yourself. Even with 30 plus hours of dance lessons under your belt in the last few months, you have the biggest hurdle in front of you yet…YOU! The fear of failure, looking stupid or drawing a blank is right in front of you and the pressure is on.

Thanks to Nike, telling yourself to “Just do it!” does build some confidence. What most people don’t realize, though, is that becoming a great social dancer is more than just knowing your steps. Getting over that psychological hump of not feeling “good enough” is a process that everyone goes through when they are first learning how to dance.

If you can relate to this guy and his story, you are not alone. Inadequacy is one of the biggest hold back’s of couples and singles giving dance lessons a try. He wants to please her, she wants to feel sexy and elegant, and the expectations can cause a lot of pressure. Fortunately, gone are the days where many viewed dances like Two Step, Salsa or Swing as feminine. But now, guys are stuck with not feeling “man enough” on the dance floor. So much pressure! Here are a few things to keep in mind when that time comes for you to get out and dance for the first time:

1. Everyone has a “first time”. It’s best to get over yours now so that you can say you did it and move forward from there. Hey, with enough positive inner dialogue, you may even remind yourself of how much you actually DO know about dancing so that you can relax and give it a try. Who knows, you may even do better than you thought on the dance floor!

2. No one is watching you. It’s more than possible that others may be having their “first time” too and they may be so wrapped up in what they are doing, that they don’t even notice you. Everyone else will be busy either showing themselves off or figuring out this whole dancing thing too.

3. Only practice will make perfect. If you never get out on an actual dance floor, how will you be able to apply what you have learned in your dance lessons? Make the most of your investment in each other by taking that scary leap and trying out what you know. Worst case scenario: You forget everything. So what, you got out your initial jitters and you will live to dance another day.

In short, while dancing can be intimidating, it would be so much less fun if you didn’t do it. You would be missing out on one of life’s greatest joys. Push through the pain and the rewards will be met on the other side. Don’t believe us? Ask some of our students how they feel about dancing.

We at Dance FX Studios in Mesa, Arizona specialize in creating social dancers who can enjoy any “real-world” dance scene. Located in Mesa, Arizona, we offer private dance lessons and group dance classes to singles and couples. YOU can enjoy all of the amazing benefits of knowing how to dance for yourself. Give Salsa, Swing, Country Two Step or Tango dance lessons a chance and discover a hobby that you can use for a lifetime.