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UPCOMING GROUP CLASSES

for Summer 2011

are being offered through Raleigh Parks & Recreation 

at the following locations:

Greystone Recreation Center

7713-55 Lead Mine Road

Raleigh, NC  27615

Marsh Creek Community Center

3050 N New Hope Rd

Raleigh, NC 27604

Note: All classes are taught in a non-competitive, 

comfortable atmosphere where the focus is FUN!

Winter/Spring 2011 Classes

Intro to Latin Dance II 

at Greystone Recreation Center
Wednesdays, 6-7pm
April 6-27
Cost: $44
A continuation of Latin Dance I with more instruction in technique, leading & following skills, and style while increasing the variety of your dance steps.
Registration Link - http://reclink.raleighnc.gov/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&ai

Summer 2011 Classes

Intro to Social Dance

Tuesdays, 6-7pm

at Greystone Recreation Center

Cost: $44 per person per level

Two left feet? Take that first step on the dance floor with these popular social partner dances: Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing and Hustle. Students are instructed in patterns, technique, leading & following skills, and building their confidence on the dance floor.

Level I:   May 3-24
Registration Link - coming soon

Level II:  June 7-28

Registration Link - coming soon

Level III: July 5-26

Registration Link - coming soon

Level IV: August 9-30

Registration Link - coming soon

Intro to Latin Dance

Learn the Latin rhythms of Salsa, Merengue, Rumba, and Cha Cha. Great exercise while you socialize! Students are instructed in patterns, technique, leading & following skills, and building their confidence on the dance floor.

Classes will be taught in English AND Spanish (clases van a tener instruccion en Ingles y Espanol) at Marsh Creek Community Center.  Aprenda a bailar ritmos latinos como salsa, merengue, rumba y cha cha. Este es un buen ejercicio que puede practicar de manera social. Los participantes recibirán instrucción de pautas, técnicas y habilidades para llevar,seguir y ganar confianza en la pista de baile. ¡La clase será enseñada por el instructor profesional Kiley Holder en un ambiente cómodo, no competitivo y divertido para todos! ¡No es necesario llevar pareja, pero las parejas son bienvenidas!

 

Level I: 

May 4-25, 6-7pm, at Greystone Recreation Center

Registration Link - coming soon

Nivel I: 

Mayo 4-26, 7:30-8:30pm, at Marsh Creek Community Center

Junio 9-30, 6:30-7:30pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Julio 5-26, 7:45-8:45pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Registration Links - coming soon

Level II: 

June 8-29, 6-7pm, at Greystone Recreation Center

Registration Link - coming soon

Nivel II: 

Junio 9-30, 7:30-8:30pm, at Marsh Creek Community Center
Julio 5-26, 7:45-8:45pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Agosto 9-30, 7:45-8:45pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Registration Links - coming soon

Level III: 

July 6-27, 6-7pm, at Greystone Recreation Center

Registration Links - coming soon

Nivel III: 

Julio 7-28, 7:30-8:30pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Agosto 11-Sep 1, 6:30-7:30pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Registration Links - coming soon

Level IV:

August 10-31, 6-7pm, at Greystone Recreation Center

Registration Link - coming soon

Nivel I: 

Agosto 11-Sep 1, 7:30-8:30pm at Marsh Creek Community Center

Registration Link - coming soon

Summer 2011 Workshops

at Greystone Recreation Center

Saturdays, 12-2:45pm

Cost: $30 per person per workshop

May 21 - Swing

June 4 - Foxtrot

June 18 - Rumba

July 9 - Salsa

July 23 - Waltz

August 6 - Cha Cha

August 20 -Tango

PRIVATE LESSONS

I am available for private lessons by appointment. For your convenience, I can come to you or arrange to use studio space, and you can come to me.

FAQ's

"Why take a private lesson?"

Group classes are a good start to learning dance, but to really fine-tune your technique and style, you need personal attention that only a private lesson can give you.  We can teach you exclusively thru private lessons, or we can combine your group class instruction with private lessons to follow-up on and polish what you've learned.

Plus, private lessons are GREAT FOR WEDDING COUPLES!!!

"How much does a private lesson cost?"
The base hourly rate for a private in-home lesson is $55/individuals and $65/couples There may be an additional travel fee to come to your home if you live outside of Raleigh. Lessons at a rented studio space in North Raleigh are $65/individual, $75/couple, or $85/group (10 students -- $5 extra for each additional student).

"That seems high...why so expensive?"
Actually, it is not as expensive as you think.  Consider these 3 points:

1. In a private lesson, you're paying to have the instructor ALL TO YOURSELF; thus, the fee is not shared with other students like in a group class -- and we have to make a living! :-)

2. You learn alot FASTER when you're working personally with an instructor. Fast learners are not slowed down by the group's pace, and slow learners are not neglected by the instructor's divided attention (obviously, we try to help those having difficulty, but there's only so much individual attention we can give while being fair to other paying students).

 3.  Many ballroom studios charge MUCH MORE! 
(we know...we've worked at them.)
The price of a 40-minute private lesson at some studios costs $100!!!Most (75%) of that goes to overhead (rent, advertising, fancy lighting, etc.).  Why pay so much extra when you can get the same quality instruction for so much less? (Remember...I'm the same instructor I was when I worked for the fancy studios.)  Plus, at a studio, you have to share space and music with a bunch of other lessons taking place at the same time; with me, you get a private studio space all to yourself!!!