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Dance FX Studios’ Annual Valentine’s Day Dance

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Swing Dancing with Live Music for Valentine's DayHave you gotten your tickets yet for Dance FX Studios’ Valentine’s Day themed party on Friday, February 3 at 7 pm? Don’t miss out on this annual event with live music by swing dancing and oldies band “Come Back Buddy”!

What will the night entail? We will kick off the evening with dinner (restaurant TBA) and dessert provided by one of our sponsors SugarLips Cakery. From there, our guests will join us for a beginner’s swing dancing class, general dancing, mingling and a raffle. One hundred percent of raffle monies will be donated to The Wounded Warrior Project, Dance FX Studios’ charity of choice for 2012.

If you love to dance Swing, Country Two Step, Nite Club 2 Step and other fun ballroom dances, this is the party for you. Tickets are just $35 pp or $20 pp when you sign up with 10+ people (group discount). Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here.

Dance FX Studios is a social ballroom dancing studio for adults (couples and singles) who are looking to gain social confidence, add romance and meet new people though dancing. We provide a fun, interactive service to the community that allows for stress-relief, an opportunity to improve health and to learn a life-skill that can be used at weddings, holiday parties, on dates and cruises or in the comfort of your home. Social dancing helps couples and singles to connect and add excitement to their lives.

Private dance lessons, group dance classes and first dance lessons for brides and grooms are offered at Dance FX Studios as well as Zumba fitness classes for adults. Dance FX Studios also holds dancing events with live music, special performances, dinner, a beginner dance class and a raffle for charity several times a year.
Dance FX Studios is located at 1859 West Guadalupe Rd. in Mesa AZ just off the 101 highway on the border of Tempe and Chandler.

Swing Dance Variations

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What is Swing dancing and how many kinds of Swing dancing are there? Well…here they are!
  • Lindy Hop
  • Balboa
  • Collegiate Shag
  • St. Louis Shag
  • Jitterbug
  • Lindy Charleston
  • Eastern Swing
  • East Coast Swing
  • West Coast Swing
  • Western Swing
  • Boogie-woogie
  • Carolina Shag
  • Imperial Swing
  • Jive
  • Skip Jive
  • Modern Jive
  • Rock and Roll
  • Acrobatic Rock’n’Roll
  • Washington Hand Dancing
  • Push and Whip
  • Modern Swing
  • Mo-cathy or silly swing

After condensing all of these Swing dance variations, these are the ones that can be used most socially:

  • Lindy Hop
  • Balboa
  • Shag
  • East Coast Swing
  • West Coast Swing
About these dances:
Lindy Hop, the original swing, emerged in the 20’s to 30’s. It was followed Balboa and Shag-two dances that are also in the Lindy Hop family.
East Coast Swing, a simplified version of Lindy Hop and comes in triple, double, and single-time varieties. Single time is commonly referred to as Jitterbug, although the term “Jitterbug” originally referred to anyone who danced Swing.
West Coast is a more modern version of Lindy Hop with a different twist on the style. Originally, Lindy Hop dancers looked down on West Coast dancers, or “Westies” as they called them, and vice-versa. Now, dancers tend to appreciate each other’s styles a bit more.
So what is Swing? Swing is an always evolving and changing form of dance with lots of fun turns and exciting music to match. New versions of old dances are inevitable and the rabbit hole of Swing dancing goes as deep as you want it to.
Our recommendation? We recommend starting with either Jitterbug or West Coast Swing in private dance lessons for the fastest way to becoming a great Swing dancer. This way you can dance swing to a variety of music and have fun doing it.