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Kick off 2016 With Social Dance Lessons

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adult dance instruction near Chandler ArizonaIt’s 2016! Happy New Year! You’re off to accomplish all of your resolutions, right? Well, if losing weight in a fun and healthy way is one of your goals this year, boy do I have an idea for you. Begin taking social dance lessons for adults! You can Country dance your way into a firmer bod, or learn to Swing dance to boost your heart rate and keep your blood pressure down. Now that’s how you get this year started!

How you want to get fit this year is up to you. What I know for sure is, once you get started with social ballroom lessons for beginners, you will be on the fast track to fitting into last year’s jeans. That’s never a bad thing… Not to mention, social dancing is a way to get multiple resolutions, not just your health goals, completed at once. What else will you get out of trying Country, Swing or Latin dance lessons this year? From my perspective, TONS, but let me highlight a few things that knowing how to social dance will do for you in 2016.

For Arizona residents, you will be prepared for the biggest Country event of the year, Country Thunder. I’m sure that other states hold similar types of parties; four days of dancing, drinking and hanging out at campgrounds with old friends and new ones, so why not get a jump start on your version of Country Thunder? Here in Arizona, Country Thunder is held in April, so if you start with beginner’s Country dance lessons now, you will surely be ready to dance in the next few months. I suggest taking Private Country Dance Lessons versus Group Dance Classes so that you can get all of the finer points and tips that you need to hit that dance floor the right way. Knowing a few cool moves is not enough these days. Why not learn to Country dance with great habits so that you can feel confident on any social dance floor? One-on-one dance instruction will get you the comfort level you need to make a great impression anywhere.

Social dancing is a great way to make new friends. Think about it. If you can Swing dance, wouldn’t it be easier to ask an attractive person to dance with you? Wouldn’t you impress him or her more if you could lead or follow well? Wouldn’t that be a great way to open the door for conversation that may lead to a new friendship? Are you seeing where I’m going with this? I think you are. 🙂

Social dance lessons, like learning to Salsa dance, for example, can also be an exciting way to spice things up at home with your other half. Even if you never make it to a Latin dance club, Salsa dancing in the kitchen can be steamy and quite romantic. Sure, diamonds will put a smile on our faces, but it takes more time and energy to learn  skill that the two of you can enjoy as a hobby for many years to come. Now that’s special.

There are so many more reasons to learn to social dance this year. In future bogs, believe me, I’ll lay them all out for you. 🙂 For now, get the ball rolling by contacting a local dance studio for adults near you. Don’t wait! You’ve already been missing out on the fun! Start soon so that you can look incredible for those 2016 holiday parties on the other side of the year.

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Lift Your Spirits This Holiday With Dance Lessons

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Beginner's dance lessons for adults near Chandler AZAre you in need of a pick-me-up? Does the holiday season get you down? You’re not alone. Many people dread this time of year for one reason or another. This season, I invite you to give yourself a gift that will remove those holiday blues forever. Gift yourself dance lessons this holiday and watch your spits soar!

Have you ever thought of how much fun it would be to learn to Country dance? What about Salsa dancing, does that excite you? Or are you the retro Swing dance kind of person? No matter what dance style you have always wanted to learn, there’s no better time than now to take beginner’s dance lessons for adults. Why? Let’s explore…

  1. Dancing gets your body grooving. A body in motion is an automatic mood enhancer-especially when you get it moving to music. It’s nearly impossible actually to be in a bad mood while you’re dancing. The fact is that with the release of endorphins that occurs after a Salsa, Swing or Country dance lesson, you will find not only a reduction in stress, but also in tension, anger, and even loneliness. These are typical feelings that tend to surface during this time of year, and you can take control of them just by learning to dance. Pretty cool.
  2. Dancing makes you smarter! According to Stanford University’s dance faculty member, Richard Powers, “Social dancing such as swing requires constant, split-second decision-making. Because the brain has to work so much, it is not necessarily retracing the same neural pathways but instead using new ones,” which improves memory, Powers says. Why sit around in a lull, curled up in your blanket watching re-runs of “A Christmas Story” when you can be Swing dancing?

It’s also interesting to know that social dance lessons are used with Engineering students at Northwestern University who need encouragement flexing the right, or more creative, sides of their brain, making them more well-rounded and happier students. So, even smart people can benefit by taking social dance lessons!

3. Social dancing keeps you connected. This is a biggie! One of the main reasons that the holidays can be rough is due to loneliness, as mentioned above. When you begin taking social dance lessons, you are opening up opportunities to meet new friends and potential dance partners who share an interest in dance, just like you. In every social dance style from Latin dancing to Country dancing, communities of dancers form so that they can enjoy the benefits of knowing how to dance together. If your relatives live far away this season, or you just ended your relationship, wouldn’t it be great to have other people in your life to enjoy your new, healthy and oh so fun hobby with? The answer is YES! YES! YES!

Make a smart decision this holiday season and gift yourself Country, Swing and Latin dance lessons. Your social calendar will be filled and you’ll have a new hobby that you can use any time of year.

If you’re looking for a studio in Phoenix, Arizona, look no further! At Dance FX Studios in the Phoenix East Valley, we will help those blues disappear and make the holiday a joyous time for you once again. You deserve it! Check out our Holiday Dance Offers to see how you can get started today.

 

Sweep Her Off Of Her Feet With A Broom!

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Have you ever found yourself without a dance partner and desperately wanting to practice your playful Country Two Step or sexy Argentine Tango dance moves? Have no fear!!! There is always room for you as a student to come and practice your dance steps at Dance FX Studios in Mesa, Arizona! We welcome our students on the floor and encourage them to use the studio space to get some extra dance time in daily. If you are unable to make it out to see us on a particular day, however, you actually do have the perfect dance partner waiting for you at home! What do we mean by this? You have an ‘everyday item’ that is actually wonderful to dance with… your BROOM!!! Yes, I said your broom….Specifically the handle.

You may be scoffing, but read on a there are many reasons why a broom can be an excellent dance partner. First, it won’t talk back! 🙂 True, you won’t receive feedback (which is why it is important to make sure you also take private dance lessons to receive more information), but if you step on or drop it on accident, it won’t protest and, it will allow you to focus on something very important, your dance frame. As a dancer, it is imperative that you maintain a good frame. Why? Your frame is the point of contact that you have with your partner, which is what we call your lines of communication. Think about it, what do you expect when you pick up the phone and get frustrated with if it is faulty…the clarity of the line. If the sound goes from loud to soft, you tell the other person. If it begins breaking up on you, you move to another place or hang up and try again. In partner dancing, from Salsa dancing to Swing dancing, the communication is a little easier to control, because both parties are in the same place, and you can communicate verbally if needed. However, you don’t necessarily have the time to think about what is happening and get your point across, this is why we use non-verbal communication through the frame. At Dance FX Studios we teach different types of dance frames and connections between partners that are used for each dance so be sure to come in and learn about all of this before beginning your at-home dance journey.

Here is where the real reason for using the broom comes out…. It helps you to understand how to better maintain a frame that is communicative to your partner. Since the handle of a broom is stiff, it can better show you the flaws in your frame and it makes you work to maintain a connection. The best way to practice with the broom stick is to place it evenly in the crook of your elbows. I know you may want to hold it tightly so that you can “sweep it off of it’s feet” :), but this placement actually helps to bring your elbows in front of your body and create a movement that is easier for another person to follow.

Whether you have a partner or not, come learn how to be a confident social dancer here at Dance FX Studios. Come take advantage of our $25 New Student Offer and learn to Country dance, Swing dance, Latin dance, and even dance the Argentine Tango. In an hour-long private dance lesson, you’ll begin to get healthy dance habits from us right from the start!

You can even put on a fun tune that will enhance your experience of dancing with your new-found buddy: Billy Idol’s Dancing With Myself. His lyrics say everything: “Dancing with myself, well there’s nothing to lose and there’s nothing to prove; I’ll be dancing with myself.” So grab that broom next time you get the urge to bust a move and create a fun way to practice, improve yourself as a dancer, and pave the way for a great experience in dance!

Fun video of someone dancing with a broom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEoaN9qIxFs