Line dancing guide and resources
If you’re starting out your line dancing journey, this line dancing guide and list of resources will provide all you need to know
beginners
Restarts and tags in line dancing
Explaining why there should be tags and restarts in line dancing, even if beginners dances if required.
Trying out beginners line dancing classes
Sharing the experience of trying out beginners line dancing classes near me, as an experienced dancer going back to the start again
Bad teen to ballroom queen – attracting young dancers
To keep modern jive (and other social dances) alive, we need to keep bringing beginners through. In recent years, venues have closed, or sometimes changed to focus on freestyles rather than the 2 class format. That means as a community we’re reliant on people learning dance elsewhere, then transferring over. In some areas, the modern…
How much can you really learn in one modern jive class
One of the big selling points of modern jive is that anyone can learn it, and that after only one beginner’s class, even a non-dancer can be up and dancing by the end of the night. It’s unlikely they’ll be amazing, but they’ll have 3-4 basic moves, hopefully an understanding of the beat and rhythm…
The fear of social dancing improvisation – tips on keeping up
One of the hardest things in social dancing, for leaders in particular, is knowing what you’re going to lead. As a beginner it’s probably the hardest thing to get past. I call it the improvisation block, and is something we need to get over. Even as someone coming to modern jive and leading from another…
How to start social dancing
So many people go through life saying they wish they could dance, but don’t do anything about it. I believe if more people knew about social dancing there’d be a lot more people out there on the dancefloor. They may love watching others dance, at the theatre or on tv through Strictly Come Dancing and…
