Ballroom/Latin Style

Class review: Slow Foxtrot @ Stepping Out Studios

by Stephanie S - Intermediate/Adv: Fitness

Stepping Out Studios CLASS LEVEL: BEGINNER – Slow Foxtrot On the studio’s website, steppingoutstudios.com, the homepage is filled with the studio’s dancers who have gone on to claim prestigious titles such as the world professional American Rhythm champions and contestants on Dancing with the Stars.  Impressed, I had looked forward to my international standard class [...]

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Class review: Club Salsa @ Dance Manhattan

by Stephanie S - Intermediate/Adv: Fitness
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Dance Manhattan   CLASS LEVEL: Club Salsa  – BEGINNER See video of Rodney Lopez and Mariana Parma of Dance Manhattan on this page (upper right side). Performance at Pier 54, Summer 2009.   Upon arrival at Dance Manhattan, I was able to sit down with co-owner, Elena Iannucci who was obviously busy but took some [...]

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Article: Ballroom Dancing styles

by FitEngine

Until recently, ballroom dancing often brought about mental images of elderly couples dancing two inches from their walkers. However, in recent years, ballroom dancing has developed a new, hipper, sexier image and people of all ages are standing up and paying attention. Movies such as Strictly Ballroom and Shall We Dance, and Television shows like [...]

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Class Review: Club Salsa @ Dance Manhattan

by Elaine Y - Adv Beginner: Fitness. Non-dancer

  Dance Manhattan CLASS LEVEL: BASIC CLUB SALSA The club Salsa class at Dance Manhattan was quite large. There were about 10 men and 10 women. I was at first intimidated by such a large class, thinking that I would be the only single dancer, but it did not seem like anyone signed up with [...]

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Class Review: Flamenco with Magdelena @ Chelsea Studios

by Elaine Y - Adv Beginner: Fitness. Non-dancer

Flemenco con Magdelena CLASS LEVEL: ELEMENTARY   The Flamenco class only had four students, and of mixed levels—two of us were beginners and the other two have been practicing flamenco on and off for a year. Because of this, the pace of the class was a little too fast. I have never danced Flamenco before, [...]

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Class Review: Basic Salsa @ Salsa Int’l

by Carolyn M - Intermediate: dance/fitness

Salsa International
CLASS LEVEL: BASIS SALSA

The best part about the the whole class was the the abundance of men. Partner style classes are typically populated by women, so it’s a treat to have enough men to dance with. Broadway boys, gay men, and Latino men were to thank for spinning us around in this Basic level salsa class at Salsa International.[...]

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