News and Notices

Instagram…a tribute to Len

I’m sure everyone by now is aware of the sad news of Len Goodman’s passing this past week. Whilst we didn’t know Len personally, we did have a wonderful memory of working with him way back in 2011 which we shared on instagram this week.

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Spring Dinner & Dance

Our Spring Dinner & Dance takes place this Friday 5th May.

This will be in part a celebration of the upcoming coronation so we will have a red/white/blue theme.

We have managed to make an additional 4 places available and final numbers are required by Sunday evening. So book now and join us on another sell-out event!

Bournemouth Discount Deadline

This year’s Bournemouth Dance weekend will be covering Waltz & Salsa from Friday 6th-Sunday 8th October.

You can save £15 per person if you book and pay in full before the end of April (this Sunday!).

To see more details of the break, and book online, check out the details here.

School Closed Over Coronation Weekend

The school will be closed over the Coronation Weekend, Saturday 6th-Sunday 7th May.

We do have our Spring Dinner & Dance on Friday 5th May, in part celebrating the King’s Coronation the next day.

Waltz & Jive Courses

Our current Quickstep & Cha Cha Cha courses are coming to an end next month and making way for new courses.

We will have a Jive course starting from Wednesday 17th May, and a Waltz course from Monday 22nd May.

The courses cost £45pp for a 6 week block, and the courses are extended as long as enough students wish to continue.

Spring Exam Session

Twice a year we hold exam sessions under the National Association of Teachers of Dancing (NATD).

Exams are available for all age groups and abilities, with Rainbows for our under 8s all the way up to President’s Awards.

Our next exam session takes place on Sunday 21st May and there is still time to start working towards your first exam.

Just let us know if you are interested and we can go over all the details with you.

Change to Sunday Workshops

Due to declining numbers in our Sunday workshops we have made the decision to cancel Sunday Improver, Intermediate and Advanced workshops with immediate effect.

Sunday Sequence & Social workshops will continue for the moment.

For the next few weeks both Antony & Denise will open up additional private lesson availability whilst we review what will take place on Sundays.

Read more and let us know what you’d like us to replace them with….

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Sun 30th April – Bossa Nova 66 Sequence & Social
• Wed 17th May – start of Jive Course
• Mon 22nd May – start of Waltz Course

Social Events

• Every Monday – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 5th May – Spring Dinner & Dance

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Our Spring 2023 Quarterly Update includes:

News/Events Coming Up

• Anniversary Party this Friday
• Deadline for Bournemouth Discount
• Spring Dinner & Dance Deadline
• School Closed over the Coronation Weekend
• Sunday Workshop Changes
• Changes to Social Event regularity
• Waltz & Jive Courses starting next month

What You May Have Missed

• First Dance Choreography Award
• Glastonbury Dance Weekend
• ‘Silent’ Social For Comic Relief
• Good Friday Afternoon Tea
• A Tribute To Len

Upcoming Workshops

• Sun 30th Apr – Bossa Nova 66 Sequence
• Wed 17th May – start of Jive Course
• Mon 22nd May – start of Waltz Course
• Sun 25th June – Tango Serida Sequence

Other workshops will be announced subject to decisions made about our plans to change Sunday workshops.

News & Events Coming Up

Anniversary Party Fri 28th Apr

This Friday sees us celebrating 17 years of Learn To Dance! The evening starts from 7pm with welcome drinks and socialising, then the evening dancing starts from 8.30pm.

Advance booking preferred, to allow us to make sure we have enough bubbly! However you can just turn up on the night. Read more….

Bournemouth Discount Deadline

Sunday 30th April is the payment deadline for saving £15pp on our Bournemouth Dance weekend.

We’ll have Waltz & Salsa workshops, as well as a masquerade ball on the Saturday night.

You’ll need to pay in full by the end of Sunday to receive the discount. Read more….

Spring Dinner & Dance Deadline

Our Spring Dinner & Dance takes place on Friday 5th May but the booking deadline is Friday 28th April.

There’ll be a red/white/blue theme in honour of the King’s Coronation and places cost £37.50pp. Read more….

School Closed Coronation Weekend

The school will be closed on Sunday 7th May to allow everyone to partake in whatever festivities communities may be hosting.

Sunday Workshop Changes

Due to declining numbers in our Sunday workshops we have made the decision to cancel Sunday Improver, Intermediate and Advanced workshops with immediate effect.

Sunday Sequence & Social workshops will continue for the moment.

For the next few weeks both Antony & Denise will open up additional private lesson availability whilst we review what will take place on Sundays.

Read more and let us know what you’d like us to replace them with….

Changes to Social Event Regularity

As we now host a wide variety of social events over the course of the year we are going to reduce the number of Friday night socials.

Instead of having a monthly Friday social we will only host them every two months, when we don’t have another event that month.

As such our next standard social will be Friday 30th June, with our Halloween social then on Friday 27th October.

Waltz & Jive Courses starting next month

Our next One Dance Courses start in May. There will be a Jive course starting from Wednesday 17th May, and a Waltz course from Monday 22nd May.

Courses cost £45pp for a 6 week course. The courses get extended in 6 week blocks and often run for 18 weeks in total. Read more….

What You May Have Missed

Hitched First Dance Choreography Award Winners

Hitched, the popular wedding booking portal, awarded us with an award for our Wedding Frist Dance Choreography this year!

The awards are voted for by actual wedding couples and we’re honoured that so many of our first dance couples from last year voted for us to win. Read more….

Glastonbury Dance Weekend

We had another great break down in Street near Glastonbury. This year we were teaching Quickstep and had a ‘Charleston’ theme to the Saturday night.

It’s always wonderful that so many of our students take the time to make the effort for these themes.

Remember our next dance break will be Bournemouth in October and you can save £15pp if you book and pay in full before the end of this month! Read more….

‘Silent’ Social for Comic Relief

Back in March we held a Ballroom and Latin American Silent Disco in aid of Comic Relief.

It was a great night and thank you to everyone who attended, or donated if they were unable to make it.

Overall we raised over £600 for Comic Relief, well in excess of our £250 target, and many students asked us when we were going to host the next one! Read more….

Good Friday Afternoon Tea

This year we decided to trial having our Spring afternoon tea on Good Friday, the idea being to allow you to pencil the date in every year.

It was a sell-out event and everyone had a great time.

Our next catered event is the Spring Dinner & Dance, and our next Afternoon Tea will be at Christmas (details soon).

A Tribute To Len

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Sequence dancing is where you repeat the same 16 or 32 bar routine throughout a song, dancing around the room, and in sync with everyone else.

Now that’s great when you have the space! What we’re going to show you today is how to practice the basic movements in your front room.

The Dance – Bossa Nova 66

Bossa Nova is another Brazilian dance with similarities to the Samba. The Bossa Nova 66 sequence dance also features a few Samba steps which should be familiar too.

The routine comprises a left foot box/reverse basic; opening up away from your partner, and back in again around on the spot; whisks, promenade and counter promenade bota fogos and finally an underarm spin for the follower.

To convert this into the full routine you would only need to do the open outs down the room, rather than around on the spot.

The Music

We’ve used two tracks for this Bossa Nova 66 lesson. The first is How About That! by the Chalalatas

and then our faster piece (a Samba) is Summer Lilac by Bonsaye

Learn the Bossa Nova 66 Sequence Dance online video

You can see our online dance lesson video below:

About Learn To Dance

Learn To Dance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School based in Burnham, Buckinghamshire.

Whilst our studio may be closed due to the Coronavirus outbreak, we’re still trying to help all our students to keep dancing!

Don’t forget, if you enjoyed our online Bossa Nova 66 sequence dance video please send it to your family and friends. Why not also check out our other online dance lessons.

You can check out our website, or follow us online, at:

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
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