News and Notices

Instagram…world of pure imagination

After getting a great last minute deal on some tickets we decided to take the kids to see Charlie and The Chocolate Factory The Musical at the New Wimbledon Theatre last night.

It was a great night with some interesting effects used to recreate some of the set pieces from the original film. Thankfully the kids fell asleep on the way home!

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Tango Serida Workshop & Social

Our next sequence dance workshop and social will be the Tango Serida on Sunday 25th June.

These workshops teach the sequence dance, normally between 30-45 minutes (unless it’s Argentine Stroll!), and then are followed up by social ballroom, Latin and sequence dancing.

The session lasts for 2 hours and includes free tea & coffee.

Introducing Bachata

In our quest to make sure that you can dance to ANY piece of music we are introducing a new dance, the Bachata.

This will come in for all classes this week, except for the Sunday night, Monday night and Wednesday afternoon classes (which will still do Merengue).

Bachata, like Merengue, hails from the Dominican Republic but has a more free-flowing rhythm.

We look forward to introducing you to this fun dance. Going forward the final dance in our rotation will cycle between Merengue, Mambo, and Bachata for all classes except those listed above which will still be Merengue.

Jive & Waltz Course Extensions

Our One Dance Courses in both Waltz & Jive will be extended for an additional 6 weeks.

Those who have attended the previous 6 weeks, or are at least Improver 2 level, are welcome to sign up for the extensions.

Courses cost £45 per person and you can book below (to reserve a space for another person please visit the full booking system).

June Social Dance

Looking for a chance to practice what you’ve been learning in classes? Our next social dance is on Friday 30th June.

The social runs from 7.30pm-10pm and costs £8 per person.

You are welcome to bring your own drinks and nibbles.

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Bournemouth Booking Deadline

A reminder that the ability to pay a deposit for our Bournemouth Dance Break, with the balance payable up until the end of August, ends on Friday 30th June.

Any further bookings after this date need to be paid in full.

To book for another person you will need to visit the full booking system or contact us.

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Summer Dinner & Dance

Bookings are already coming in for our Summer Dinner & Dance on Friday 11th August.

The menu includes a selection of sausages, burgers, marinated chicken and halloumi kebabs to choose from. As for sides, coleslaw and potato salad are joined with a rocket salad, trio of tomato and roasted vegetable couscous.

Tickets cost £32.50pp and final numbers are required by 4th August 2023.

To book for another person you will need to visit the full booking system or contact us.

Read more…

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Sun 25th June – Tango Serida Sequence & Social
• Wed 28th June – Jive Course Extension
• Mon 3rd July – Waltz Course Extension

Social Events

• Every Monday – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 30th June – Social Night
• Fri 11th August – Summer Dinner & Dance

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News and Notices

Instagram…birthday Charleston

Friday night saw Antony heading over to Camberley Cricket Club to provide a Charleston workshop at someone’s The Great Gatsby-themed 50th birthday party.

The couple had also been secretly visiting Antony to learn a Charleston routine to perform for all their friends and family too.

It was great to see so many people dressing for the occasion too.

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Tango Serida Workshop & Social

Our next sequence dance workshop and social will be the Tango Serida on Sunday 25th June.

These workshops teach the sequence dance, normally between 30-45 minutes (unless it’s Argentine Stroll!), and then are followed up by social ballroom, Latin and sequence dancing.

The session lasts for 2 hours and includes free tea & coffee.

June Social Dance

Looking for a chance to practice what you’ve been learning in classes? Our next social dance is on Friday 30th June.

The social runs from 7.30pm-10pm and costs £8 per person.

You are welcome to bring your own drinks and nibbles.

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Sun 25th June – Tango Serida Sequence & Social

Social Events

• Every Monday – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 30th June – Social Night

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News and Notices

Instagram…Spring Dinner & Dance

We had another great Dinner & Dance on Friday night, and thank you to everyone that dressed in red, white and/or blue.

The food provided by Dan’s Kitchen was excellent as always, culminating in an impressive croquembouche with spun sugar. If we’d realised how entertaining watching that final stage of preparation was going to be we’d have invited everyone over to watch!

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School Closed Over Coronation Weekend

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

Classes & the tea dance will go ahead on Monday 8th May as normal.

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.

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Wed 17th May – start of Jive Course
• Mon 22nd May – start of Waltz Course

Social Events

• Every Monday – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 30th June – Social Night

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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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• What are we doing this week?
  • Adult Group: Merengue & Waltz (Mambo on Thursday)
    • Beginner – Sun 7pm (no classes this week), Mon 8pm (no classes this week), Wed 12.30pm
    • Improver – Sun 8pm (no classes this week), Mon 9pm (no classes this week), Wed 1.30pm, Wed 8pm
    • Improver 2 – Wed 9pm
    • Intermediate – Thu 7pm (Int 1) Thu 8pm (Int 2)
    • Advanced – Thu 9pm
    • ‘Over 50s’ – Tue 1pm
  • RBWM ‘SMILE’ Over 50s Sequence & Social – Fri 2pm (at Braywick Leisure Centre)
  • FitSteps Dance Fitness:
    • Tue 6.45pm
    • Wed 10.30am
  • Kid’s Classes (Easter Break classes resume 19th)
    • Wed 4.15pm – Under 9s
    • Wed 5pm – 9-13s
    • Wed 6pm – postponed until further notice
  • Workshops:
    • Sunday 1.30pm – no workshops this week
      
• News
  • School Closed Easter Weekend
  • Anniversary Party – 17 Years!!!
  • Spring Dinner & Dance now on sale
  • Change to Socials
    
• Looking Further Ahead (within the next month)
  • Dance Workshops
  • Social Events

News and Notices

School Closed Over Easter Weekend

The school will be closed over the Easter Weekend, Friday 7th-Sunday 10th April, except for our Good Friday Afternoon Tea.

Anniversary Party – Celebrating 17 Years!

This year Learn To Dance will be celebrating 17 years since we first set up classes!

Come and join us at our annual party on Friday 28th April.

The evening runs from 7pm-11pm and costs £8 per person, including a welcome drink on arrival.

Read more.

Spring Dinner & Dance now on sale

Tickets are now on sale for our Spring Dinner & Dance on Friday 5th May.

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

Our Dinner & Dance is already 25% sold out so don’t delay if you want to join us!

Change to Socials

With the addition of dinner & dances, afternoon teas, and various other special events we now have a larger number of social events throughout the year.

Due to this, in months where we have a special social event, we will therefore not have the regular Friday social. We are also going to switch to bi-monthly socials.

Therefore we have the following Friday social events to the end of the year:

• Friday 28th April – our Anniversary Party
• Friday 5th May – our Spring Dinner & Dance
• Friday 30th June
• Friday 11th August – Summer Dinner & Dance
• Friday 27th October – Halloween Social
• Friday 3rd November – Winter Dinner & Dance
• Friday 8th December – Christmas Party

The workshops before the removed socials will be rescheduled accordingly.

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Sun 16th April – Improver Samba
• Sun 23rd April – Intermediate Samba
• Sun 30th April – Bossa Nova 66 Sequence & Social

Social Events

• Every Monday (except Easter Monday) – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 28th April – Anniversary Social – celebrating 17 years of Learn To Dance!

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• What are we doing this week?
  • Adult Group: Argentine Tango & Merengue (Mambo on Thursday)
    • Beginner – Sun 7pm, Mon 8pm, Wed 12.30pm
    • Improver – Sun 8pm, Mon 9pm, Wed 1.30pm, Wed 8pm
    • Improver 2 – Wed 9pm
    • Intermediate – Thu 7pm (Int 1) Thu 8pm (Int 2)
    • Advanced – Thu 9pm
    • ‘Over 50s’ – Tue 1pm
  • RBWM ‘SMILE’ Over 50s Sequence & Social – Fri 2pm (at Braywick Leisure Centre)
  • FitSteps Dance Fitness:
    • Tue 6.45pm
    • Wed 10.30am
  • Kid’s Classes (last week before Easter Break)
    • Wed 4.15pm – Under 9s
    • Wed 5pm – 9-13s
    • Wed 6pm – postponed until further notice
  • Workshops:
    • Sunday 1.30pm – Advanced Foxtrot
      
• News
  • Quickstep & Cha Cha Final Course Extensions
  • Good Friday Afternoon Tea – SOLD OUT!
  • School Closed Easter Weekend
  • Anniversary Party – 17 Years!!!
  • Spring Dinner & Dance now on sale
    
• Looking Further Ahead (within the next month)
  • Dance Workshops
  • Social Events

News and Notices

Quickstep & Cha Cha Course Extensions

Both our Quickstep & Cha Cha courses are going to be extended for a final 6 weeks from the week of 3rd April. Due to Easter Monday though there will be no class on Monday 10th April so the Cha Cha course will push week 2 back a week and continue from Monday 17th April.

Whilst the course extensions are primarily aimed at those that have attended the previous 12 weeks of the course, our more experienced dancers are welcome to join from this point.

Cha Cha Course – from Monday 3rd April – BOOK
Quickstep Course – from Wednesday 5th April – BOOK

Good Friday Afternoon Tea – SOLD OUT!

Our Good Friday Afternoon Tea Dance on Friday 7th April is now fully booked but we are operating a waiting list for those that missed out.

Sign up to be kept informed of any cancellations or further capacity added.

Don’t forget our Christmas Afternoon Tea is also open for bookings.

School Closed Over Easter Weekend

The school will be closed over the Easter Weekend, Friday 7th-Sunday 10th April, except for our Good Friday Afternoon Tea.

Anniversary Party – Celebrating 17 Years!

This year Learn To Dance will be celebrating 17 years since we first set up classes!

Come and join us at our annual party on Friday 28th April.

The evening runs from 7pm-11pm and costs £8 per person, including a welcome drink on arrival.

Places are available to book now.

Spring Dinner & Dance now on sale

Tickets are now on sale for our Spring Dinner & Dance on Friday 5th May.

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

Our Dinner & Dance is already 20% sold out so don’t delay if you want to join us!

Upcoming

Dance Workshops

• Sun 2nd April – Advanced Foxtrot
• Mon 3rd April – Cha Cha Course Extension
• Wed 5th April – Quickstep Course Extension
• Sun 16th April – Improver Samba
• Sun 23rd April – Intermediate Samba
• Sun 30th April – Bossa Nova 66 Sequence & Social

Social Events

• Every Monday (except Easter Monday) – Weekly Tea Dance
• Fri 7th April – Good Friday Afternoon Tea Dance (waiting list)
• Fri 28th April – Anniversary Social – celebrating 17 years of Learn To Dance!

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Classes for Wednesday 23rd are scheduled to go ahead as normal, however we will make a judgement in the morning should conditions not improve.

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Our classes on a Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning in Eton Wick will still continue and those that have purchased a package may use them at these classes.

We may resume the classes after the summer if there is enough interest.

Don’t forget this Sunday is our Beginner Samba Workshop in Eton Wick if you fancy learning how to dance the Samba.

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FitSteps® takes the very best of Ballroom and Latin, mixes it with the latest, proven ways to get fit FAST and deliver the most exciting, fun, fabulous fitness experience you’ve ever had.

LearnToDance Adult Ballroom and Latin American Beginner Classes are designed for complete beginners, with only a few basic steps covered per dance and you can attend either with a partner or on your own.

We cover the basics of 12 popular dances in rotation, incorporating Waltz, Rumba, Foxtrot, Samba, Tango, Jive, Quickstep, Cha Cha, Viennese Waltz, Salsa, Argentine Tango & Merengue.

Our classes are a fun and friendly way to LearnToDance and you can either pay £7.50 per week, or buy in bulk for discounts.

To book online please visit out online booking portal, we look forward to seeing you at classes soon.

About LearnToDance

LearnToDance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School run by husband and wife team Antony & Emma-Louise Holeksa and has been running since 2006.  Classes for all levels and ages, and personal tuition, take place throughout the week, as well as dance breaks and private events.

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