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Get Dancing
Learn latin and ballroom dancing at Ellens Green Memorial hall in west sussex
Learn to Dance with our fun and easy dance classes
Welcome to Get Dancing ... Dance classes in west sussex
key reasons why should you join our fun new classes?
This is a fun and exciting way to improve your fitness without all the boring stomach crunches and press ups.
It is also a wonderful way of socialising and meeting new people.
Learning Latin and Ballroom Dancing can make a good impression on any dance floor
This is a fun and exciting way to improve your fitness without all the boring stomach crunches and press ups.
It is also a wonderful way of socialising and meeting new people.
Learning Latin and Ballroom Dancing can make a good impression on any dance floor
Join now and start learning how to dance latin and ballroom. Lessons begin on Saturday 2nd April 2011 at 6.30 - 7.30 see calender page for future dates and times.
Get Dancing is a new dance club with classes for adults in West Sussex ,just outside Horsham. Everyone is welcome from ages 16+
We have a variety of classes to suit everybodys desires with fully qualified and insured teachers and our facilities are to the best standard that they can possibly be.
Adults can start a new hobby or even take dancing further into a career of their own! If you do have any questions about taking your dance training further please don't hesitate to ask, after all we have all been in that situation.
Get Dancing guarantees to offer you the best training to benefit you.
Dancing is not only going to give you a healthier lifestyle but also give you a chance to meet new people, have fun and gain more self confidence and self belief - what more could you need?
Get Dancing is a new dance club with classes for adults in West Sussex ,just outside Horsham. Everyone is welcome from ages 16+
We have a variety of classes to suit everybodys desires with fully qualified and insured teachers and our facilities are to the best standard that they can possibly be.
Adults can start a new hobby or even take dancing further into a career of their own! If you do have any questions about taking your dance training further please don't hesitate to ask, after all we have all been in that situation.
Get Dancing guarantees to offer you the best training to benefit you.
Dancing is not only going to give you a healthier lifestyle but also give you a chance to meet new people, have fun and gain more self confidence and self belief - what more could you need?
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Get Dancing contact number :
07934 528996
getdancing@hotmail.co.uk
making a booking...
classes are weekly and you can book by phone or email. Please book for classes in advance to avoid dissappointment
Ellens Green Memorial Hall,
Furzen Lane,
Ellens Green,
Horsham,
RH12 3AR
07934 528996
getdancing@hotmail.co.uk
making a booking...
classes are weekly and you can book by phone or email. Please book for classes in advance to avoid dissappointment
Ellens Green Memorial Hall,
Furzen Lane,
Ellens Green,
Horsham,
RH12 3AR
Latin and Ballroom Styles and Descriptions which i introduce into my classes.
Ballroom Tango:
In Ballroom Tango, slow, deliberate "stalking" walks and severe lines alternate with sudden, fast staccato movent, giving the dance its light and shade.
Emerging from the ghettos of Argentina in the 1890's, the dance migrated to Europe in the 20th Century, where it was cleaned up and became a pre-war craze- although it never lost its shady reputation. Development of the dance and music in Germany in the 1930's gave what is now the Ballroom Tango its strength and intensity. This is an aggressive yet sexy dance that stirs up a real excitement when danced with the control and power it demands.
Cha cha cha:
The Cha Cha Cha is a little number that allowed the dancers a bit of fun and a lot of flirting. The cha cha cha and the rumba both from Cuba, share very similar step patterns, but the mood could not be more different. While the Rumba is about seduction, the Cha Cha Cha is light hearted, with the couple playfully enjoying each other's company.
During the 1940's everbody was dancing the Mambo, but it was fast and very difficult to dance. Orchestras started to slow down the music, and a new dance with a sycopated rhythm was born.
Foxtrot:
Known as the Slow Foxtrot on Strictly Come Dancing, it evokes the sophistication of the dance floor of the 1930's. Based on Harry Fox's 1914 dance creation, the Foxtrot is comprised of complex, technical footwork, straight line figers, difficult heel turns and expansive poses. Its cousin, the Rhythm Foxtrot,uses slightly faster music, and has an easy-to-master slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm that makes it a classic social dance, often seen at weddings. But the more challenging Slow Foxtrot, with its slow-quick-quick rhythm and gliding movement, has b ecome the epitome of grace and style on both the social and competition dance floors.
A Beautiful world class dance when danced properly.
Jive:
The Jive is the lightest and brightest of the Latin American dances, allowing the dancers to express pure joy, playfulness and fun. The first recognised form of Jive, the Lindy Hop, came about in the jazz-crazed 1920's.
Then American Gls brought a new form of the dance, the Jitterbug, to Europe in the 1940's, where it was considered a "corrupting influence".
During the 1950's the dance matated into Swing, Boobie Woogie and Rock n Roll. What we now call Jive includes elements of these previous forms, but continues to evolve as dancers explore its exuberant choreography.
Paso Doble:
The ultimate expression of dance machismo, in the Paso Doble the man plays the role of the fearless Spanish Matador, while the woman plays both the cape and the bull.
This dance, one of the biggest challenges in Latin American dancing, it is a stylized representation of the Spanish bullfight (corrida). it's a deadly serious dance, charged with drama, passion and violence.
Based on the marching music at the beginning of the bullfight, the Paso Doble developed into a popular social dance in France in the 1030's. Today, the Paso Doble is the most dramatic and narrative of the competitive Latin American dances.
Quickstep:
The Quickstep, happiest of all the ballroom dances, gives the ballroom brigade a chance to show off some pretty fancy footwork.
This vibrant dance takes the couple speedng around the floor in a mixture of classic gliding movements, Charleston kicks and more hops than the Easter Bunny.
As the Foxtrot became the most popular dance of the 1920's, bands started to play the music faster, making it hard for all but the most skilful couples to keep up with them.
So the Quickstep was born and, with its myriad syncopated steps, hops, skips and spins it has become a dynamic dance of seemingly endless possibilities.
Rumba:
From Africa, via Cuba and America, the Rumba burns up the dance floor with an irresistible mixture of rhythm and sexual passion.
The romantic Rumba, the only slow Latin American dance, is full of enticement and seduction. The Rumba's origins are ancentm going back to Africa ritual dances, that were transported to the New World with the slave trade. It surfaced in its modern form in Cuba in the 1890's, and was repressed by the authorities for its lewdness and overt sexual overtones but a sanitized version became popular in America in the 1030's.
Because of the control required when dancing slowly, Rumba is one off the most difficult dances to master, but one of the sexiest dances to perform.
Salsa:
Hailing from the clus of Cuba and Puerto Rico, Salsa is the least formal of all the dances.
But, with its sexy hip movements, its hotter than hell. Salsa has its roots in Samba, Rumba, Mambo and other Africa and Cuban dances.
It's a playful yet risque' dance, expressed through the complex rhythms of latin music. Salsa's compact movements reflect its origins in small dance clubs, where there wasnt much room for travelling steps.
The name Salsa means sauce and first appeared in the Lyrics of a 1949's song about eating sausages! Now there are dozens of variations of this spicy dance from all over the Latin world.
Samba:
The Samba, a collision of African steps and Brazilian rhythms, is an exuberant feel-good dance. Hot Latin rhythms and wild movements give the real flavour of Mardi Gras and Carnival.
The name of the dance derives from a Bantu word meaning "to pray" and the dance and music originated as a way of calling forth the Gods and iducing a trance in worshippers.
The steps were modified in the 19th Century and became popular in early 20th Century North America and Europe.
This is a party dance, formalized for competitions but, even under strict rules it retains its unrestrained nature.
Vienesse Waltz:
The Vienesse Waltz is a stately dance with relatively few steps, but requiring balanceand stamina. It's all about rotation, with the couple continuously turning right and left in 3/4 time. While the Vienesse Waltz is considered the height of sophistication, the dance actually has peasant origins.
It's main antecedent is the Austrian Lander, a dance in triple time that featured a great deal of hopping and stamping.
The dance became faster and more refined as it moved into the ballrooms of the 19th Century. Now it's a chance for dancers to show that they're in tune as a couple, and have the strength to endure this whirling, elegant sprint.
Waltz:
The Waltz is considered the epitome of elegance, but there was a time when this dance was regarded as scandalous.
When the Vienesse Waltz, one of the precursors of the Waltz, reached England in the late 18th Century, it was immediately denounced in polite society because of the sustained body contact between the dancers.
The Waltz retains this element of body contact, this is to show the dancers can move as one.
The nearest ancestor to todays Slow Waltz is the Hesitation Waltz, made famous in the 1920's in America by the great dancers of the Vernon and Irene Castle.
Ballroom Tango:
In Ballroom Tango, slow, deliberate "stalking" walks and severe lines alternate with sudden, fast staccato movent, giving the dance its light and shade.
Emerging from the ghettos of Argentina in the 1890's, the dance migrated to Europe in the 20th Century, where it was cleaned up and became a pre-war craze- although it never lost its shady reputation. Development of the dance and music in Germany in the 1930's gave what is now the Ballroom Tango its strength and intensity. This is an aggressive yet sexy dance that stirs up a real excitement when danced with the control and power it demands.
Cha cha cha:
The Cha Cha Cha is a little number that allowed the dancers a bit of fun and a lot of flirting. The cha cha cha and the rumba both from Cuba, share very similar step patterns, but the mood could not be more different. While the Rumba is about seduction, the Cha Cha Cha is light hearted, with the couple playfully enjoying each other's company.
During the 1940's everbody was dancing the Mambo, but it was fast and very difficult to dance. Orchestras started to slow down the music, and a new dance with a sycopated rhythm was born.
Foxtrot:
Known as the Slow Foxtrot on Strictly Come Dancing, it evokes the sophistication of the dance floor of the 1930's. Based on Harry Fox's 1914 dance creation, the Foxtrot is comprised of complex, technical footwork, straight line figers, difficult heel turns and expansive poses. Its cousin, the Rhythm Foxtrot,uses slightly faster music, and has an easy-to-master slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm that makes it a classic social dance, often seen at weddings. But the more challenging Slow Foxtrot, with its slow-quick-quick rhythm and gliding movement, has b ecome the epitome of grace and style on both the social and competition dance floors.
A Beautiful world class dance when danced properly.
Jive:
The Jive is the lightest and brightest of the Latin American dances, allowing the dancers to express pure joy, playfulness and fun. The first recognised form of Jive, the Lindy Hop, came about in the jazz-crazed 1920's.
Then American Gls brought a new form of the dance, the Jitterbug, to Europe in the 1940's, where it was considered a "corrupting influence".
During the 1950's the dance matated into Swing, Boobie Woogie and Rock n Roll. What we now call Jive includes elements of these previous forms, but continues to evolve as dancers explore its exuberant choreography.
Paso Doble:
The ultimate expression of dance machismo, in the Paso Doble the man plays the role of the fearless Spanish Matador, while the woman plays both the cape and the bull.
This dance, one of the biggest challenges in Latin American dancing, it is a stylized representation of the Spanish bullfight (corrida). it's a deadly serious dance, charged with drama, passion and violence.
Based on the marching music at the beginning of the bullfight, the Paso Doble developed into a popular social dance in France in the 1030's. Today, the Paso Doble is the most dramatic and narrative of the competitive Latin American dances.
Quickstep:
The Quickstep, happiest of all the ballroom dances, gives the ballroom brigade a chance to show off some pretty fancy footwork.
This vibrant dance takes the couple speedng around the floor in a mixture of classic gliding movements, Charleston kicks and more hops than the Easter Bunny.
As the Foxtrot became the most popular dance of the 1920's, bands started to play the music faster, making it hard for all but the most skilful couples to keep up with them.
So the Quickstep was born and, with its myriad syncopated steps, hops, skips and spins it has become a dynamic dance of seemingly endless possibilities.
Rumba:
From Africa, via Cuba and America, the Rumba burns up the dance floor with an irresistible mixture of rhythm and sexual passion.
The romantic Rumba, the only slow Latin American dance, is full of enticement and seduction. The Rumba's origins are ancentm going back to Africa ritual dances, that were transported to the New World with the slave trade. It surfaced in its modern form in Cuba in the 1890's, and was repressed by the authorities for its lewdness and overt sexual overtones but a sanitized version became popular in America in the 1030's.
Because of the control required when dancing slowly, Rumba is one off the most difficult dances to master, but one of the sexiest dances to perform.
Salsa:
Hailing from the clus of Cuba and Puerto Rico, Salsa is the least formal of all the dances.
But, with its sexy hip movements, its hotter than hell. Salsa has its roots in Samba, Rumba, Mambo and other Africa and Cuban dances.
It's a playful yet risque' dance, expressed through the complex rhythms of latin music. Salsa's compact movements reflect its origins in small dance clubs, where there wasnt much room for travelling steps.
The name Salsa means sauce and first appeared in the Lyrics of a 1949's song about eating sausages! Now there are dozens of variations of this spicy dance from all over the Latin world.
Samba:
The Samba, a collision of African steps and Brazilian rhythms, is an exuberant feel-good dance. Hot Latin rhythms and wild movements give the real flavour of Mardi Gras and Carnival.
The name of the dance derives from a Bantu word meaning "to pray" and the dance and music originated as a way of calling forth the Gods and iducing a trance in worshippers.
The steps were modified in the 19th Century and became popular in early 20th Century North America and Europe.
This is a party dance, formalized for competitions but, even under strict rules it retains its unrestrained nature.
Vienesse Waltz:
The Vienesse Waltz is a stately dance with relatively few steps, but requiring balanceand stamina. It's all about rotation, with the couple continuously turning right and left in 3/4 time. While the Vienesse Waltz is considered the height of sophistication, the dance actually has peasant origins.
It's main antecedent is the Austrian Lander, a dance in triple time that featured a great deal of hopping and stamping.
The dance became faster and more refined as it moved into the ballrooms of the 19th Century. Now it's a chance for dancers to show that they're in tune as a couple, and have the strength to endure this whirling, elegant sprint.
Waltz:
The Waltz is considered the epitome of elegance, but there was a time when this dance was regarded as scandalous.
When the Vienesse Waltz, one of the precursors of the Waltz, reached England in the late 18th Century, it was immediately denounced in polite society because of the sustained body contact between the dancers.
The Waltz retains this element of body contact, this is to show the dancers can move as one.
The nearest ancestor to todays Slow Waltz is the Hesitation Waltz, made famous in the 1920's in America by the great dancers of the Vernon and Irene Castle.
If you would like me to come and visit you at a desired location for private dance lessons then please note we can travel to these areas to meet you and practice
Areas we cover in west sussex :
A:
Abingworth , Adversane , Albourne ,Aldingbourne , Aldwick , Amberley ,Ancton ,Angmering ,Ansty , Apuldram , Ardingly , Arundel , Ashfold Crossways , Ashington , Ashurst ,Ashurstwood
B:
Balcombe , Barlavington , Barnham , Barns Green , Bepton , Bignor , Billingshurst , Bilsham , Bines Green , Binsted , Birdham , Blackstone , Bognor Regis , Bolney , Bosham , Botolphs , Boxgrove , Bramber , Broadbridge ,Broadbridge Heath ,Broadford Bridge , Broadwater , Brockhurst , Brook Street , Brooks Green ,Broomer's Corner ,Buckman Corner, Bucks Green
Burdocks ,Burgess Hill, Burndell , Burpham , Bury , Byworth
C:
Charlton , Chichester , Chidham , Chilgrove , Chithurst , Church Norton ,Clapham , Clayton Climping Coates Codmore Hill , Coldwaltham , Colgate , Colworth , Compton , Coneyhurst Common , Coolham ,Coombes , Cootham
Copsale , Coultershaw Bridge , County Oak ,Cowfold ,Crabbet Park ,Crabtree
Crawley ,Crawley Down ,Cross Bush ,Cuckfield
D:
Duncton , Durrington
E:
Earnley ,Eartham , East Ashling , East Dean ,East Grinstead , East Harting , East Lavant ,East Marden ,East Preston ,East Wittering , Eastergate ,Edburton
Egdean ,Elsted
F:
Faygate , Felpham ,Fernhurst , Ferring , Findon , Fishbourne , Fisherstreet
Fittleworth , Five Oaks , Flansham , Fontwell , Ford ,Forestside ,Funtington
G:
Goring-by-Sea , Gossops Green , Graffham , Greatham , Gunter's Bridge , Halnaker , Hambrook , Hammer , Hammerpot ,Handcross ,Hardham ,Hassocks
Haywards Heath ,Henfield ,Henley , Hermitage , Heyshott , Hickstead ,High Salvington ,Highbrook ,Highleigh ,Hole Street , Holmbush ,Horsham ,Horsted Keynes ,Houghton ,Hunston ,Hurstpierpoint
I:
Ifield , Ifieldwood ,Ifold , Iping , Itchingfield
K:
Keymer , Kingsfold , Kingsley Green , Kingston ,Kingston by Sea ,Kirdford
L:
Lambs Green , Langley , Linchmere , Lindfield , Littlehampton , Lodsworth , Lower Beeding , Lowfield Heath ,Loxwood , Lurgashall , Lyminster
M:
Madehurst , Mannings Heath , Maplehurst , Merston , Mid Lavant , Middleton-on-Sea , Midhurst , Milland Marsh , Monk's Gate , Muddleswood
N:
Newpound Common , North Bersted , North End , North Heath , North Lancing , North Marden , North Mundham , North Stoke , Northchapel , Norton , Nursted , Nutbourne , Nuthurst , Nyetimber , Nyewood , Nyton
O:
Oreham Common
P:
Pagham , Partridge Green , Patching , Paxhill Park , Pease Pottage , Petworth , Plaistow , Poling , Poling Corner , Pound Hill , Povey Cross , Poynings , Pulborough , Pyecombe
R:
Rackham , Rake , Redford , River , Robins , Roffey , Rogate , Roundstreet Common , Rowhook , Rudgwick , Runcton , Rusper , Rustington
S:
Saint Hill , Salvington , Sandrocks , Sayers Common , Scayne's Hill , Selham , Selsey , Selsfield Common , Shipley , Shipton Green , Shoreham-by-Sea , Shripney , Sidlesham , Singleton , Slaugham , Slindon , Slinfold
Somerley , Sompting , South Ambersham , South Bersted , South Harting , South Lancing , South Mundham , South Stoke , Southbourne , Southwater , Southwick , Staplefield , Stedham , steyning , Stopham , Storrington ,Stoughton ,Street End , Strettington , Strood Green ,Sullington , Sunnyside , Sutton
T:
Tangmere , Thakeham , The Haven , Three Bridges , Tillington , Tinsley Green
Toddington , Tortington , Treyford , Trotton , Turners Hill , Twineham
U:
Up Marden , Upper Beeding , Upperton , Upwaltham
W:
Walberton , Walderton , Warminghurst, Warnham, Warningcamp, Warninglid,Washington, Watersfiel, Wepham, WestAshling, WestBurton,WestChiltington, WestDean, WestGrinstead ,WestHoathly
,West Itchenor ,West Lavington ,West Marden,West Stoke , West Tarring , West Thorney,West Wittering ,West Worthing,Westbourne ,Westergate ,Westhampnett,Whitemans Green , Wick,Wiggonholt,Wineham ,Wisborough Green,Woodend ,Woodgate ,Woodmancote,Worth, Worthing
Y:
Yapton
Areas we cover in west sussex :
A:
Abingworth , Adversane , Albourne ,Aldingbourne , Aldwick , Amberley ,Ancton ,Angmering ,Ansty , Apuldram , Ardingly , Arundel , Ashfold Crossways , Ashington , Ashurst ,Ashurstwood
B:
Balcombe , Barlavington , Barnham , Barns Green , Bepton , Bignor , Billingshurst , Bilsham , Bines Green , Binsted , Birdham , Blackstone , Bognor Regis , Bolney , Bosham , Botolphs , Boxgrove , Bramber , Broadbridge ,Broadbridge Heath ,Broadford Bridge , Broadwater , Brockhurst , Brook Street , Brooks Green ,Broomer's Corner ,Buckman Corner, Bucks Green
Burdocks ,Burgess Hill, Burndell , Burpham , Bury , Byworth
C:
Charlton , Chichester , Chidham , Chilgrove , Chithurst , Church Norton ,Clapham , Clayton Climping Coates Codmore Hill , Coldwaltham , Colgate , Colworth , Compton , Coneyhurst Common , Coolham ,Coombes , Cootham
Copsale , Coultershaw Bridge , County Oak ,Cowfold ,Crabbet Park ,Crabtree
Crawley ,Crawley Down ,Cross Bush ,Cuckfield
D:
Duncton , Durrington
E:
Earnley ,Eartham , East Ashling , East Dean ,East Grinstead , East Harting , East Lavant ,East Marden ,East Preston ,East Wittering , Eastergate ,Edburton
Egdean ,Elsted
F:
Faygate , Felpham ,Fernhurst , Ferring , Findon , Fishbourne , Fisherstreet
Fittleworth , Five Oaks , Flansham , Fontwell , Ford ,Forestside ,Funtington
G:
Goring-by-Sea , Gossops Green , Graffham , Greatham , Gunter's Bridge , Halnaker , Hambrook , Hammer , Hammerpot ,Handcross ,Hardham ,Hassocks
Haywards Heath ,Henfield ,Henley , Hermitage , Heyshott , Hickstead ,High Salvington ,Highbrook ,Highleigh ,Hole Street , Holmbush ,Horsham ,Horsted Keynes ,Houghton ,Hunston ,Hurstpierpoint
I:
Ifield , Ifieldwood ,Ifold , Iping , Itchingfield
K:
Keymer , Kingsfold , Kingsley Green , Kingston ,Kingston by Sea ,Kirdford
L:
Lambs Green , Langley , Linchmere , Lindfield , Littlehampton , Lodsworth , Lower Beeding , Lowfield Heath ,Loxwood , Lurgashall , Lyminster
M:
Madehurst , Mannings Heath , Maplehurst , Merston , Mid Lavant , Middleton-on-Sea , Midhurst , Milland Marsh , Monk's Gate , Muddleswood
N:
Newpound Common , North Bersted , North End , North Heath , North Lancing , North Marden , North Mundham , North Stoke , Northchapel , Norton , Nursted , Nutbourne , Nuthurst , Nyetimber , Nyewood , Nyton
O:
Oreham Common
P:
Pagham , Partridge Green , Patching , Paxhill Park , Pease Pottage , Petworth , Plaistow , Poling , Poling Corner , Pound Hill , Povey Cross , Poynings , Pulborough , Pyecombe
R:
Rackham , Rake , Redford , River , Robins , Roffey , Rogate , Roundstreet Common , Rowhook , Rudgwick , Runcton , Rusper , Rustington
S:
Saint Hill , Salvington , Sandrocks , Sayers Common , Scayne's Hill , Selham , Selsey , Selsfield Common , Shipley , Shipton Green , Shoreham-by-Sea , Shripney , Sidlesham , Singleton , Slaugham , Slindon , Slinfold
Somerley , Sompting , South Ambersham , South Bersted , South Harting , South Lancing , South Mundham , South Stoke , Southbourne , Southwater , Southwick , Staplefield , Stedham , steyning , Stopham , Storrington ,Stoughton ,Street End , Strettington , Strood Green ,Sullington , Sunnyside , Sutton
T:
Tangmere , Thakeham , The Haven , Three Bridges , Tillington , Tinsley Green
Toddington , Tortington , Treyford , Trotton , Turners Hill , Twineham
U:
Up Marden , Upper Beeding , Upperton , Upwaltham
W:
Walberton , Walderton , Warminghurst, Warnham, Warningcamp, Warninglid,Washington, Watersfiel, Wepham, WestAshling, WestBurton,WestChiltington, WestDean, WestGrinstead ,WestHoathly
,West Itchenor ,West Lavington ,West Marden,West Stoke , West Tarring , West Thorney,West Wittering ,West Worthing,Westbourne ,Westergate ,Westhampnett,Whitemans Green , Wick,Wiggonholt,Wineham ,Wisborough Green,Woodend ,Woodgate ,Woodmancote,Worth, Worthing
Y:
Yapton
