Classes
Everyone has a different learning style, and we offer many ways to learn, to be inspired and re-energized at Shall We Dance.
We offer instruction in two different categories:
- Social Dancing, also called partner or couples’ dances - Ballroom, Latin, and Club dances, i.e. Waltz, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Salsa, and Argentine Tango. (You do NOT need a partner to take lessons).
- Individual Movement Arts - Hip Hop, Jazz/Modern/Hip Hop Fusion, Brazilian Samba, Yoga, Rosen Method, Ballet, Belly Dancing, Zumba Fitness.
Enjoy our detailed description of instruction and dance styles on our
online schedule (by clicking in the class name)!
Lessons, Packages & Programs
Drop-in Classes (Any Level)
Introductory Package
- Includes 3 private lesson & 2 group lessons
- Cost: $195
Friday and Saturday Dance Party with Lesson
Friday and Saturday Dance Party Only
Student and Military (with Proper ID) and Seniors Over 60
Unlimited:
- Monthly - $150 (Individual) One full 4 week series of choice, excludes workshops
- Monthly - $250 (Couple) One full 4 week series of choice, excludes workshops
Progressive Series Classes:
- 4 Week Series - Individual $45, Couple $75
- 6 Week Series - Individual $75, Couple $125
- 8 Week Series - Indivdual $96, Couples $160
Argentine Tango:
- 6 Week Series - $60 (Required for "Basic Elements," optional for "Ready Set Tango")
- Drop-in - $10 (For "Ready Set Tango" ONLY)
Dance Workshops and Special Events Priced Separately
Private lessons (1 or 2 people)
Space rental (for practice, private lessons, etc.)
Room rental for private functions
- Sunday-Thursday: $200 per hour for the first 3 hours
- Friday/Saturday: $250 per hour for the first 3 hours
- Additional hours: $75
- Include a dance lesson: $50
Intro Special Package
Three private lessons, including evaluation of where you are and where you want to go, and to to gain trust and confidence. Also included are two drop-in classes, to ease into like-minded, same level people, for singles to meet others, for couples to learn from dancing with a variety of people or to practice what you have learned and to just have fun dancing..
Private Lessons are the gold standard of ballroom dance instruction. You will work one-on-one with a teacher to develop technique, form, and musicality. You will focus on the dances you’d like to learn and move at your own pace — as quickly or as deliberately as you choose. You can even compete with your instructor in the Pro-Am division and perform with him or her in one of our student-teacher showcases. In short, nothing is better than private lessons to teach you the grace, fluidity, posture, and partnership skills of a true dancer. If you want to turn the sloppy into smooth in the shortest time possible, private lessons will do the trick! We have a variety of highly trained, professional dance instructors who are supportive, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable. They will take you where you want to go.
Group Classes are a wonderful venue to learn patterns, the lead and follow, how to dance with a number of different people, and how to maneuver around the dance floor when others are dancing at the same time. They are a terrific place to meet friends and possibly even future dance partners!
At
Shall We Dance, we offer Beginning Group Classes in Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Cha Cha, Rumba, Mambo, Samba, Merengue, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, Salsa and Argentine Tango. Most of our classes are
designed in series format so that you can build on
material from week to week. The series of four classes
usually begins in the first week of the month and is a
great way to learn since you can take advantage of
review and repetition and continue with the addition
of new material. However some classes can allow
drop-ins as well. Friday and Saturday are always
drop-in classes. Our intermediate series classes
include Viennese Waltz, Quickstep, Bolero and Jive.
Wedding Packages provide a special program tailored to wedding couples facing the challenge and joy of their first dance together as married partners. We can help you select music and will choreograph a routine for your first dance tailored to your specific skills. We also offer private group classes for everyone in your wedding party so your attendants and parents can look and feel great on the dance floor. Your first dance is a manifestation of the joy and love you feel for each other. We promise to make you shine!
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Youth Programs are specifically tailored to students in elementary, middle, and high school as an outgrowth of our tremendously successful program in the Pacific Grove schools. We have been moved and inspired by the talent, enthusiasm, and perseverance of our wonderful students as they learn to treat each other with respect, to listen to the music, and to dance together as equal partners.
