How to Take Dance Lessons as an Adult

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How to Take Dance Lessons as an Adult

Introduction

Either alone or as a couple, taking a few lessons can greatly improve your confidence on the dance floor - and they're fun.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

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Step One

Decide whether you want to learn a little about several dances or a lot about one kind of dance.
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Step Two

Go to a nightclub offering introductory lessons and dancing. Call in advance to find out what kind of dancing is offered that night.
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Step Three

After an introduction to several dancing styles at a nightclub, choose a class at a dance studio. Studios are listed in the telephone book, in many community guides and on numerous Web sites.
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Step Four

Call the studio. Confirm that the class is for adults, lest you be surrounded by little girls in Mary Janes doing Shirley Temple routines.
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Step Five

Ask to observe a class or take the first class free.
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Step Six

Choose a studio.
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Step Seven

Dress in comfortable, leather-soled shoes and moderately formal clothing.
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Step Eight

Move from partner to partner throughout the lesson, if possible. Dancing with different partners allows you to learn a broader range of dancing styles.
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Step Nine

Continue attending nightclub dances for practice and to learn new moves.

Tips & Warnings

  • It's about confidence, not innate skill.
  • Unless you intend to enter dancing contests, avoid instructors who are very particular about steps, take themselves very seriously or don't make the experience fun.

Overall Things You'll Need

  • Telephone Book
  • Best Of Ballroom Dancing CDs
  • Dancing Shoes
  • Ballroom Dancing Videos
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