You may find the following information helpful.

Thank you for inquiring about Social Dance Classes at BlueRidge Ballroom.

New Beginners start with our 2-month Foundations to Social Dance Course.  Here you will learn some of the basic elements that are included in all the dances and experiment with those elements in some easy Tango, Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Cha-Cha and Swing patterns.  Foundation classes usually begin monthly on a Monday or Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.  The Introductory Foundations Course includes a 50-minute class and two hours of practice time every week.  The practice time is as important as the class.  Your time commitment then is 3 hours/week.  Practice Time is scheduled from 8-10 every Tuesday night.

Immediately following the Foundation Course is Social Dance.  Social Dance builds on the knowledge you gained in Foundations and prepares you to move into more advanced classes when you have gained enough dancing experience to move up.  Social Dance and all our other classes are offered at our low monthly rate of $35/month per person.  These classes do not include the dance practice parties which are paid for separately. 

We may be a little different than other studios you may have heard about or experienced.  We teach dance because we love it and we want to share the joy we have found with you.  Our professional staff is the finest in the area. BRB’s dance director is a 3-time national champion and the staff is highly trained to meet the learning needs of the beginning social dancer to coaching the serious dance-sport competitor.  Each member is committed to constantly improving their own dancing and teaching skills to insure you always get the best instruction available.  

What to wear.   You do not have to purchase expensive dance clothes to begin dancing.  Wear comfortable clothing you can move in.  Let the following be your guide.  If a skirt is too tight to run in, it is probably too tight to dance in.  Wear shoes that are secure on your feet.  Dancers do a lot of turning and a loose sandal may cause you to turn an ankle.  Regular high heels may not be your best choice.  The heel is set too far back for dancing and again, they can slip and cause you to turn a knee or ankle.  Heavy boots or large tennis shoes will not be flexible enough in the foot to allow you to move comfortably.  You will notice that many of our advanced dancers do wear high heels.  These are specially designed with a steel arch support, steel heels, and suede soles that move easily across the floor.  The heels balance your weight properly for dancing.  Many of our men also have special shoes with flexible suede soles.  As your dancing progresses you may wish to purchase a pair.  We do not sell them, but we can direct you to good suppliers when you are ready.

Most of our students say they are more comfortable at the dance practice sessions in clothes they would wear out for a nice social evening.  Slacks and shirt for men, skirts or dress slacks for ladies.  The studio is cool. Dance is great exercise.  We all overheat.  The gentlemen are too courteous to ask ladies to dance if they are perspiring. Ladies, we want them to ask.   Bring a warm sweater.

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We hope you decide to join us.  For information call us at 253-9108.

The Staff at BlueRidge Ballroom