Wedding Dance Archives - Learn To Dance https://learndance.co.uk/tag/wedding-dance/ Ballroom & Latin American Dance School based in Berkshire & Buckinghamshire Wed, 03 May 2023 11:23:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://learndance.co.uk/test2/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-LTD-Logo-800-32x32.jpg Wedding Dance Archives - Learn To Dance https://learndance.co.uk/tag/wedding-dance/ 32 32 More Wedding Dance Lesson Availability Added https://learndance.co.uk/2023/05/03/more-wedding-dance-lesson-availability-added-2023/ Wed, 03 May 2023 11:23:32 +0000 https://learndance.co.uk/?p=4013 Our award-winning dance choreography is in high demand, and we have added more wedding first dance lesson availability to help us help you!

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Are you getting married soon and looking for the perfect way to make your first dance unforgettable? Look no further!

Our award-winning dance choreography has been in high demand, and we are excited to announce that we have added additional wedding first dance lesson availability to accommodate the phenomenal interest.

At our studio, we understand how important your first dance as a married couple is. We believe that it should be an expression of your unique personalities and love story. That’s why we offer personalised dance lessons and choreography services. Our aim is to help you feel confident and comfortable on the dance floor.

Our experienced instructor will work with you to create a memorable dance routine that is tailored to your preferences and skill level. We cater for all requirements whether you just want some confidence with basic steps or something more involved. We always work on the basis that you should look like you’re dancing, not trying to!

Award Winning

hitched winner first dance choreography wedding award

Learn To Dance have received numerous awards and accolades for our wedding dance choreography. This year we were honoured to receive an accolade from popular wedding site Hitched, voted for by recent wedding couples.

You can read testimonials from past couples on our wedding page.

Wedding Dance Choreography

We take great pride in our ability to help couples create a truly magical moment on their special day. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but our team is here to make the dance portion of your wedding planning process as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Many couples comment on how much they enjoyed taking time out from wedding planning, to do something just ‘for themselves’.

Our additional availability is a testament to the quality of our services and the satisfaction of our clients. We are excited to be able to offer even more couples the opportunity to experience the magic of our award-winning dance choreography.

What Wedding Dance Lesson Availability has been added?

You can search our availability over the next 7 days below, or visit our Full Booking System for more options.

So, what are you waiting for? Contact us today if you have any questions.

Let us help you create a moment that you and your guests will never forget!

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Spring 2023 Quarterly Update https://learndance.co.uk/2023/04/27/spring-2023-quarterly-update/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 21:18:42 +0000 https://learndance.co.uk/?p=3986 Here's our Spring 2023 Quarterly Update showing you everything coming up over the next few months, including our Anniversary Party on Friday.

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Welcome to our Spring 2023 Quarterly Update where we’ll let you know about everything we’ve got coming up.

Our Spring 2023 Quarterly Update includes:

News/Events Coming Up

What You May Have Missed

Upcoming Workshops

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

News & Events Coming Up

Champagne Valentines

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….

Dancers dressed for a masquerade ball on our Bournemouth Dance Weekend

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.

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Learn To Dance Group Ballroom Dance Workshops

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.

Learn To Dance Group Lesson at Cherry Orchard Studio

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

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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….

Glastonbury Dance Weekend students wearing Charleston Theme outfits at dinner

‘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

See you soon!

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Hitched Winner First Dance Choreography Award 2023 https://learndance.co.uk/2023/01/25/hitched-winner-first-dance-choreography-2023/ https://learndance.co.uk/2023/01/25/hitched-winner-first-dance-choreography-2023/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:58:58 +0000 https://learndance.co.uk/?p=3814 Learn To Dance are a 2023 Hitched Wedding Award Winner for First Dance Choreography, after the volume of excellent reviews from past couples

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Learn To Dance are a 2023 Hitched Wedding Award Winner for First Dance Choreography! This is after the volume of excellent reviews from couples who had lessons during 2022.

The Hitched.co.uk Wedding Awards recognise outstanding wedding professionals from across the industry, based on feedback from actual weddings.

This year marks the second edition of the prestigious Hitched Wedding Awards. It is Learn To Dance’s first win (there weren’t a lot of wedding couples for us in 2021!).

Over 18,000 wedding companies registered on the Hitched.co.uk platform were in the running. However Learn To Dance received a total of 18 reviews on Hitched.co.uk with an overall rating of 5/5!

What Award Did We Win?

We won the Hitched Wedding Awards 2023 for Wedding Entertainment, which is the category they include First Dance Choreography in.

Learn To Dance, and thousands of wedding professionals in the UK have just completed an unprecedented year for the industry. 2022 was the year of the ‘wedding boom’ following hundreds of thousands of delayed celebrations. We still have wedding couples on the books that had to postpone their weddings due to the Coronavirus pandemic!

As a result we now have a special badge on our Hitched listing, which recognises us as winners of the Wedding Awards 2023. We also can display the badge on our Wedding First Dance Choreography page too. This serves as a marker of quality to the thousands of couples who use Hitched to book.

We are honoured that our previous wedding couples felt we provide a 5* service and we look forward to teaching more first dance couples in the year to come. (Antony has even had an enquiry to incorporate a choreographed light saber battle into someone’s routine…!)

If you wish to check out all the reviews we received, visit our Hitched profile page.

I’m Interested in Wedding First Dance Choreography Lessons

For more information on our wedding first dance choreography lessons, contact us or visit our First Dance page.

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Zoom Dance Lessons Online with Learn To Dance https://learndance.co.uk/2021/08/16/zoom-dance-lessons-online-wedding-first-dance-private-lesson-corporate-team-building/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:53:24 +0000 https://learndance.co.uk/?p=3359 Did you know Learn To Dance offer lessons and classes via Zoom? From wedding first dance lessons to corporate events we provide all options.

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Did you know Learn To Dance offer lessons and classes via Zoom? From wedding first dance lessons to corporate events we provide all options.

As we type this we currently have a regular corporate group class that includes attendees in Denmark & Japan; wedding couples in Norwich & Scotland; and students taking the odd private lesson online if their schedule means they can’t make their session at the studio!

Plus enquiries for Zoom Dance Lessons are increasing.

Zoom Wedding First Dance Lessons Online

Wedding First Dance

We’re getting a lot of enquiries for our wedding first dance lessons to be provided online at the moment. Thanks to our dedicated Zoom Dance Lessons setup, not living close to our studio is no longer a restriction on your ability to experience our dance lessons.

We are experienced in how to translate our dance moves into easy to follow instructions online. Our First Dance choreography lessons are tailored around your choice of song. We work with you to put together a routine you can enjoy on your wedding day.

Worried about whether you’ll forget the moves in between sessions? We record some of your Zoom First Dance lessons practices. You are then sent a download link and can refer back to the videos to assist your memory when practicing.

The great thing with our Zoom First Dance lessons setup is that we can be available at short notice. A lot of our wedding first dance lessons enquiries are coming in only a few weeks before their wedding. We provide lessons five days a week (including Sundays) but we can be flexible should you struggle to find slots.

With prices starting from £35 we have options to suit all budgets, including a number of First Dance package options. If you’d like to discuss our First Dance lessons get in touch or search our availability now.

Zoom Private Dance Lessons

A picture showing our instructor Antony providing a zoom dance lesson and youtube videos recording
We have a dedicated Zoom studio

Not able to make your booked lesson? Maybe you’re still nervous about the Coronavirus levels or live too far away to attend our studio? Don’t worry we can still provide dance lessons online via Zoom.

Whether it’s fun solo dance routines, learning the basics of Ballroom and Latin American, or adapting Sequence dances to your front rooms, we’re experienced in compressing the dances into confined spaces.

Did you know that during the 2021 UK lockdown we even adapted the Waltz as an 18 week online course!

Lessons can be booked as purely Zoom Dance Lessons (just choose the Zoom option when booking). But we are also able to switch an existing in-person session to Zoom if you find yourself unable to make a booked appointment at short notice.

Interested in booking yourself a Zoom Dance Lesson with one of our team? You can search our availability and book online.

Corporate and Team Building Online Events

photo of a TV screen showing a zoom worldwide dance class with various screens of people taking part in dance classes & lessons (including from Japan & Denmark!)
This class has colleagues in Japan & Denmark taking part

Whilst we are experienced in providing dance sessions for corporate events and team building days we have seen a rise in enquiries for streamed sessions.

We run weekly sessions for EJEF (a English-Japanese language school in Buckinghamshire) which includes regular attendees from Japan. They also have colleagues that have taken part in the Zoom Dance Lessons from around the globe (including Denmark & Tehran).

Carers Wales enlisted us to provide a fun Saturday Night Fever workshop as part of their ‘Me Time‘ project. The project aims to support un-paid carers with their mental health, especially due to the effects of the pandemic.

The Zoom Dance session was a great hit, with one person even taking part from a houseboat! We loved hearing how well it went:

Just to say a huge thanks from Amber and I – it was the best afternoon at work ever!!…So many smiley faces…Thanks again … it was a real blast !!!

YouTube Dance Lessons

During the first UK lockdown we produced four videos a week to hopefully keep our students busy and entertained. With options for Solo dancers, Partners, Sequence and Kids we tried to make sure there was something for everyone.

Since the reopening of the dance school we have still tried to maintain a weekly online dance lesson on our YouTube channel. In fact our viewership quickly went global and only around 12% of our viewership are actually based in the UK!

You can see some of our most recent uploads below:

About Learn To Dance

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

Offering regular YouTube videos, as well as Zoom Dance Lessons, subscribe to be kept informed when new videos are going live. Send us your suggestions of what you’d like to see us release and we’ll do our best!

Looking for more personal tuition? We provide both in-person and streamed lessons and classes. Check out learndance.co.uk/online for more information.

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

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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Learn To Dance Wedding Dance Company of the Year https://learndance.co.uk/2019/05/20/learn-to-dance-wedding-dance-company-of-the-year/ Mon, 20 May 2019 15:24:50 +0000 http://blog.want-to-dance.co.uk/?p=1272 Learn To Dance awarded the Wedding Dance Company of The Year award 2019 for the Home Counties. Talk to us about your First Dance

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Learn To Dance are Wedding Dance Company of the Year 2019 – Home Counties!

Lux Life Global Wedding Awards have recognised Learn To Dance for the third year running. We are so grateful to have again been nominated for, and won, an award in this international publication.

This has been added to our 2018 awards tally of awards and continues to show the high standards we uphold.

We’re totally chuffed at Learn To Dance to have been awarded yet another accolade.

At Learn To Dance we are passionate about Wedding First Dances. We have worked with many happy couples over the years. Whether it’s a simple, confidence building, routine or a more intricate mixtape, we’ve got the experience to help.

So don’t forget to mention us to any of your friends and family that are getting married! Learn To Dance wedding dance lessons can be purchased as gifts too!

Not located near to our dance studio in Burnham? We can also offer Learn To Dance wedding lessons via online streaming platforms such as Zoom.

About Lux Life

LUXlife Magazine is a premium lifestyle publication which was founded in 2015 by the publishing company AI Global Media Ltd.

Distributed to a circulation of 238,000 globally, LUXlife focuses on a range of topics within the luxury lifestyle industry. Featuring articles on; fashion, beauty, fine dining, travel, luxury real estate and much more.

Within their pages you’ll find everything from product news and reviews, to in-depth pieces on trends, features and comment; all designed to inform, entertain and inspire.

About Learn To Dance

Learn To Dance is a Ballroom and Latin American Dance School run by husband and wife team Antony & Emma-Louise Holeksa

We have been choreographing wedding first dances for over a decade! Including everything from simple guidance through to mixtapes and wedding party involvement.

Learn To Dance wedding first dance lessons are available all year round. But we get especially busy in the summer so plan ahead!

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

Website: learndance.co.uk
Youtube: youtube.com/learndance
Facebook: facebook.com/learndance
Instagram: instagram.com/learndance
Twitter: twitter.com/learndance

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Learn To Dance Newsletter 24th October 2012 https://learndance.co.uk/2012/10/25/learn-to-dance-newsletter-24th-october-2012/ Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:00:28 +0000 http://blog.want-to-dance.co.uk/?p=635 Learn To Dance Newsletter Strictly Blog; Thursday Zumba; Halloween themed social; Exam session Sunday; Blackpool Weekend deposits deadline; Argentine Tango Master Class; Ken Bateman Memorial Ball; Over 50’s Daytime Tenpin Bowling; Beginner Viennese Waltz Workshop; No dancing Wednesday 12th December; Social Events in 2013; Private Lessons available and up to end of year Is this…

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Learn To Dance Newsletter

Strictly Blog; Thursday Zumba; Halloween themed social; Exam session Sunday; Blackpool Weekend deposits deadline; Argentine Tango Master Class; Ken Bateman Memorial Ball; Over 50’s Daytime Tenpin Bowling; Beginner Viennese Waltz Workshop; No dancing Wednesday 12th December; Social Events in 2013; Private Lessons available and up to end of year

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Upcoming Social Events

Mirror Ball

Next Social

Our next social night is on Friday 26th October at Burnham Park Hall.

The workshop on 26th will cover Rumba and costs £7.50 per person.

Remember it’s £6 for the social (£5 if paid in advance) or £10 for both the workshop and social.

Students at Ball

Ken Bateman Memorial Ball

Saturday 10th November

The Centre, Slough.

Black tie is appreciated, there is a licensed bar and a large free car park.

A chance to come along for a good night of dancing, there will also be professional demonstrations of Ballroom and Latin American dancing.

Tickets are £15 in advance or £20 on the door please let us know if you’re interested in coming along to guarantee a seat.

Bowling

Tenpin Bowling

Our monthly daytime Tenpin Bowling visit will be on Thursday 15th November.

We go to Absolute Tenpin in Slough and it’s £3 for 2 games of bowling including tea or coffee and runs 2pm-5pm.

If you’re interested in coming along please let us know.

Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Blackpool Dance Break

4th-6th January 2013

Weekend Break.

On this trip we will be going to watch the Champions Of Tomorrow dance championship at Blackpool Winter Gardens. On the Sunday we then take you to Blackpool Tower where you can dance at the world famous Tower Ballroom.

The break costs £200 for DB&B including coach transport from Eton Wick. A £25 per person deposit is required by 31st October, with the balance payable by 30th November.

Antony & Kirsty

Strictly Come & Dance Charity Event

9th February 2013

Maidenhead Town Hall.

Antony has agreed to defend his title in a charity competition in February, he’ll have 10 hours over 4 weeks to train a novice to perform at the Strictly inspired event and see if he can win for the second year.

There’ll be judges marking the dances but the audience also get a vote so the more supporters we have the better!

The winning couple will have at least £250 to donate to their charity of choice.

Ticket prices TBC.

Brendan Cole

Brendan Cole “License To Thrill”

Saturday 16th February

Basingstoke Anvil.

We have an allocation of tickets for this show at £34.50 per person, if enough people are interested we will look into arranging transport. We need to confirm numbers with the theatre by 30th November.

Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe

Great Yarmouth Dance Break

8th-10th March 2013

Weekend Break.

This weekend will feature dance workshops and Q&A sessions by Special Guests

Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe

Prices shown are based on Full Board in a Standard Bungalow Accommodation, for Bungalow Plus and Hotel

accommodation supplements apply.

The break costs £199 per person, deposits of £30 per person are required by 16th December 2012, some single accommodation is available otherwise single supplements would apply. We will arrange transport for £50 per person.

Anton & Erin

Anton & Erin “Go To Hollywood”

Friday 15th March

Reading Hexagon.

We have an allocation of tickets for this show at £34.50 per person, if enough people are interested we will look into arranging transport. We need to confirm numbers with the theatre asap.

Vincent & Flavia

Vincent & Flavia “Midnight Tango “

Wednesday 1st May

Wycombe Swan.

We have an allocation of tickets for this show at £23.00 per person, if enough people are interested we will look into arranging transport. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Torquay Class

Torquay Dance Break

6th May-10th May 2013 Midweek Break

Next year’s break will cover Foxtrot & Samba. This break is aimed at those that already have some Ballroom and Latin American dance experience.

£209 per person. Prices quoted are for dinner, bed and breakfast per person, and are based on 2 adults sharing standard double or twin bedded rooms.

To book this break you need to contact the hotel directly which you can do by calling 01803 400 500 or emailing rooms@tlh.co.uk.

Albert Hall

International Ballroom Dance Championships

Thursday 3rd October 2013.

We have purchased our box tickets for next year (they sell out fast!). Should you wish to attend next year you can purchase tickets at this year’s price of £37.50pp until 30th November, £39pp after this date.

Bournemouth Group

Bournemouth Dance Break

11th-13th October 2013 Weekend Break.

We will be hosting a weekend of Quickstep & Jive dancing at the Hotel Piccadilly , Bournemouth between Friday 11th and Sunday 13th October 2013.

Some delights to look forward to include a bubbly reception, fun dance workshops, a gala dinner and ‘Guys & Molls’ themed ball on the Saturday night.

The break costs £165 per person and you can book direct with the hotel by calling 01202 298024.

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In this issue: Strictly Blog; Thursday Zumba; Halloween themed social; Exam session Sunday; Blackpool Weekend deposits deadline; Argentine Tango Master Class; Ken Bateman Memorial Ball; Over 50’s Daytime Tenpin Bowling; Beginner Viennese Waltz Workshop; No dancing Wednesday 12th December; Social Events in 2013; Private Lessons available and up to end of year.

Strictly is in full swing and we think it’s one of the strongest line-ups we’ve seen (especially in recent years). Remember you can read our blog to see Antony’s views on the show, as well as other dance-related musings.

We’ve got a whole host of new Social Events over the next 12 months and they’re likely to be very popular so make sure you let us know as soon as possible if you wish to attend any of them, more details below or in the bar on the left.

Christmas is soon approaching, don’t forget that we sell gift vouchers in denominations starting from £5; or how about something different for your annual Christmas party?

We have experience of creating a ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ themed Christmas party, including training couples to compete for fun at the event, and can even arrange professional demonstrations.

Contact us for more information


Blackpool Dance Weekend Deposit Deadline

Blackpool Tower BallroomTuesday 31st October: Remember if you want to come on our Blackpool Dance Weekend the deadline for deposits is next Tuesday.

You can see more details on our online events page.

This is a great weekend, with an opportunity to spectate at a national level competition (Antony’s name should still be in the back of the programme as a past winner!); as well as an opportunity to dance in the world famous Blackpool Tower ballroom.



Strictly Blog

Strictly Line UpThe 5th Judge: In case you haven’t been following it, our Strictly blog is in full swing; with Antony updating with his comments on the weekend’s action on a Monday morning.

If you missed it you can read Antony’s take on Hollywood week, and our homepage is also updated regularly with the current news/blog posts.

Please let us know if there’s anything else you’d like to see us talking about in the blog.



Thursday Zumba

Zumba LogoFinal Session Tomorrow: Unfortunately we have made the decision to drop our Thursday night Zumba classes after our 25th October session.

We have not had a consistently sufficient number of students attending on a regular basis, and have been offered a private class elsewhere which fits into our schedule better.

We apologise to those that attend and enjoy the Thursday class but hope you can make our Friday class at 6.30pm instead.

There are plans to start a new class on a Monday evening (around 6.30pm) and we are just trying to find a suitable venue. If anyone knows somewhere suitable please let us know.



Zombie Zumba

Antony as MJThursday 25th & Friday 26th September: Halloween is fast approaching and along with our Spooky Social we’ll be holding our ‘Thriller’ of a Zombie Zumba sessions.

Remember there’s a £1 discount if you come dressed in costume.

This week’s Zumba sessions take place on a Thursday at 6.10pm & a Friday at 6.30pm at Burnham Park Hall.



Rumba Workshop & Halloween Social

Antony as a WitchFriday 26th October: Our next social will take place on Friday 26th October and will be proceeded by a Rumba workshop.

This will also be our Halloween Social so we recommend you dress appropriately (not compulsory)!

Please remember that the Friday night workshops are generally not suitable for beginners as we don’t cover the basics of the dances.

For beginner workshops please see our monthly Sunday workshops.

The workshop starts at 7.30pm and costs £7.50 or £10 to include the following social.

The social starts at 8.30pm and costs £6 or £5 if you pay in advance.



Next Exam Session

NATD LogoSunday 28th October: Our next exam session takes place on Sunday 28th October

Exams are available from complete beginners up to gold level and above.

Please contact us if you’re interested in taking an exam. Private lessons are normally recommended in preparation.

Also taking exams entitles you to compete in inter-school competitions if you’re interested in this side of dancing.



Argentine Tango Master Class

Argentine Tango PoseSunday 4th November: Our next Master Class will be the Argentine Tango on Sunday 4th November, 12.30pm-3.30pm.

These master classes concentrate on the technique of the dance in more detail, as well as looking at more difficult steps or complicated sequences that we don’t generally cover in our other dance classes.

If you’re interested in attending please let us know. The classes cost £30 per person or £25 if you book at least a week in advance.



Over 50’s Tenpin Bowling

Bowling BallThursday 15th November: Our next Tenpin Bowling session will be on Thursday 15th November at Absolutely Ten Pin , Salt Hill Park, Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3SR.

The session starts at 2pm and typically finishes by 5pm, costing £2 per person.

If you’re interested in attending please let us know.



Beginner Viennese Waltz Workshop

Group ClassSunday 18th November: Our next beginner workshop will be the Viennese Waltz on Sunday 18th November.

Our beginner workshops run from 1.30pm-3.30pm and cost £20 per person (£30 for a couple dancing together).

They cover the basics of the dance as well as trying to give you a basic routine you can use to get round the floor.

Workshops are a great way to concentrate on learning just one dance.



No Evening Classes Wednesday 12th December

Stop Hall Unavailable: There will be no evening dancing on Wednesday 12th December as the hall is unavailable.

Classes will recommence then in the New Year and further details will be released nearer the time.



Social Events for 2013

StudentsHow do we find the time for it all?!: The online events section of our website has been updated to reflect all our currently organised trips/events for the next 12 months.

As a summary we have the following events coming up in the next 12 months:

November
  • Ken Bateman Memorial Ball ; 10th November – Night of dancing in Slough
December
  • Christmas Social; 14th December – Our last social of the year
January
  • Blackpool Dance Weekend; 4th-6th January – Dance in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom
February
  • Strictly Come and Dance Charity Event; Saturday 9th February – Can Antony defend his title?
  • Brendan Cole “License to Thrill”; Saturday 16th February – Basingstoke Anvil
  • ‘Forget-Me-Not’ Ball (date TBC) – Details to follow
March
  • Great Yarmouth Weekend; 8th-10th March – Ian Waite & Natalie Lowe workshop, Q&A and demo
  • Anton & Erin “Go To Hollywood”; Friday 15th March – Reading Hexagon
May
  • Vincent & Flavia’s “Midnight Tango”; Wednesday 1st May – Wycombe Swan
  • Torquay Dance Break; 6th-10th May – Foxtrot & Samba
October
  • International Ballroom Dance Championships; Thursday 3rd October – Tickets available now!
  • Bournemouth Dance Weekend; 11th-13th October – Quickstep & Jive



Private Lessons

Book us while you can : The online calendar has been updated with availability up to the end of the year (Denise’s to follow shortly).

We have the following slots available over the next couple of weeks.

Lessons cost £35 for 45 minutes or £200 for a group of 6.

Antony HeadshotAntony:

Friday 26th October

9.30am, 10.15am

Sunday 28th October

3.45pm, 9pm, 9.45pm

Tuesday 30th October

12.15pm, 1pm, 3.45pm, 5pm, 5.45pm, 9.45pm

Wednesday 31st October

10am, 10.45pm, 11.30pm, 12.15pm, 3pm, 3.45pm, 4.30pm

Friday 2nd November

10.15am, 11am

Sunday 4th November

3.45pm, 4.30pm, 5.15pm, 6pm

Tuesday 6th November

12.15pm, 1pm, 3.45pm, 5pm, 5.45pm, 9pm, 9.45pm

Wednesday 7th November

10am, 10.45pm, 11.30pm, 12.15pm, 3pm, 3.45pm, 4.30pm

Emma HeadshotEmma:

Sunday 28th October

3.45pm

Friday 2nd November

11am, 11.45am

Sunday 4th November

3.45pm, 4.30pm, 5.15pm, 6pm

Friday 9th November

11am, 11.45am, 12.30pm

Denise HeadshotDenise:

Sunday 28th October

5pm, 6pm, 7pm

Tuesday 30th October

7pm, 8pm, 9pm

Wednesday 31st October

12pm, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm

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Ricky Groves & Erin Boag – Paso Doble https://learndance.co.uk/2009/10/03/ricky-groves-erin-boag-paso-doble/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:40:00 +0000 http://blog.want-to-dance.co.uk/?p=391 Facial hair seems to be a theme this week, let’s see if Ricky can master the posture and lose the hips – save them for the other Latin dances!He’s certainly come out on the floor with the right attitude, not too sure about the scream though, is he in pain? The trouble with wearing a…

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Facial hair seems to be a theme this week, let’s see if Ricky can master the posture and lose the hips – save them for the other Latin dances!

He’s certainly come out on the floor with the right attitude, not too sure about the scream though, is he in pain?

The trouble with wearing a bolero is that if you don’t hold your frame correctly it will make your shoulders look hunched. I normally recommend my wedding grooms don’t wear their jacket during the first dance for this very reason.

A lot of passion, albeit slightly poor footwork at times.

Based on the atmosphere he creates I’d give it a 7

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