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Author:  Kzoo [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:01 am ]
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I have been interested in taking dance lessons for a long time because when i am at a club i get bored of grinding and im sure girl does too ha. What type of dance lessons have you guys taken? and do you recommend them.
Author:  CobraKaiDojo [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:20 pm ]
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Depends on what you wanna use dancing for and what type of music you like.

If you're talking about doing more with girls on the dancefloor, then partner dancing will be your best bet. (Salsa, Zouk, Jive, Ballroom etc). These styles help you lead girls better and learn ways to move/spin them around.
Author:  Hawke91 [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:30 pm ]
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Salsa is a good one because it helps with your hips and feet, those are the most important things.
Author:  Kzoo [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:01 pm ]
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Depends on what you wanna use dancing for and what type of music you like.

If you're talking about doing more with girls on the dancefloor, then partner dancing will be your best bet. (Salsa, Zouk, Jive, Ballroom etc). These styles help you lead girls better and learn ways to move/spin them around.
awesome thanks im glad you responded to this i was going to message you after i saw your post on types of dances. But yea i think im going to go with salsa
Author:  Agent Juliet [ Sat Mar 31, 2012 10:07 am ]
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I think you guys are giving the OP pretty poor advice actually...

Sure, hips and feet movement are important in salsa -and it's a good way to develop musicality- but unless you take private lessons, salsa classes concentrate almost exclusively on spins and routines.

The steps will look daft in a club context (have you ever seen anyone do a mambo step, a rumba step or a suzy-Q in a club?)

As for suggesting the OP will learn different ways to spin a girl... well... Sure salsa is about leading, but unless your partner has a fair bit more than rudimentary basics, then she will not be able to follow your leads and your spins... Basically, you'll end up having to teach her on the dance floor, which is daft.

I do salsa, bachatta, zouk and merengue, and none of them are terribly useful in a club context.

The OP's best bet for partner dancing is reggaeton imho, and reggaeton is not generally formally taught.

As for learning new moves which would be useful in a club, he would be better off taking street dance or freestyle lessons.

Don't get me wrong, I love latino dances, and I have been dancing salsa for quite a while now, but it takes a long time to have fun with it (the learning curve is steep), it requires partners who know what they're doing, and the salsa crowd is very limited...
I live in a european capital, and there is only one decent salsa night a week, and a handful of lessons.

In short, salsa is great fun, but it has very limited usefulness in a club context. The learning curve is steep (1+ years before you become remotely profficient), and there are few established venues, with a crowd that is quite small and insular.
Author:  CobraKaiDojo [ Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:37 pm ]
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yea you'll notice where I said it depends on what he wants to do with it. He mentioned more than just grinding with a girl so that would be leading spins etc = partner dancing. I'd recommend Zouk over Salsa imo salsa is a bit cheesy. But I disagree that styles like Zouk are not suited for clubs, if there's ever some slow RnB on for eg then the style is perfect. Yea it helps if the girl knows what she's doing but most girls who have even a tiny bit of rhythm can follow a guy's lead. It can also be fun to teach a girl the basic Salsa steps and then groove together. The classes are to learn the techniques, it's up to you how you use them.

I always say to learn Groove first before venturing into any styles but I assume the OP can already follow a beat. "street dance" is pretty vague term that could be anything from BBoying to Hiphop, which are mostly solo performance or crew-type styles that look better synchronized with others

so your advice was suggesting a style that's not even taught :P I do agree that Reggaeton is a good one not really a partner dance though.

Really the OP should check my other thread on styles and also look at every latin/partner style on youtube to see which one looks best for him personally.
Author:  Agent Juliet [ Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:48 am ]
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Would certainly agree that Zouk would be better suited than salsa... the only problem is: where I'm from at least, apart from the occasional workshop, good luck finding a zouk class... Clubs here don't tend to play slow RnB, so that means a lot of effort for one or two songs a night, if that...

Here, what dance academies refer to as 'street dance' is mostly freestyle, so a mishmash of styles, and some basic moves to start with. A decent teacher will teach you how to groove first, so I will stick to this as a recommendation.

What this shows however, is that what is available to the OP will be largely dependent on where he is based...

If he lived in Spain, or a country with a strong latin influence, then it would certainly make sense trying to pick up reggaeton, zouk, merengue, and even salsa.

In the UK, as I have suggested, he'd be better off with going to a dance academy and learning either street dance or freestyle (but these are basically the same thing here).

In the US, I can't really comment... depends what sort of music the clubs he goes to are playing.
Author:  CobraKaiDojo [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:15 am ]
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yea like I said, it's about how you personally choose to use what you've learned.

Just because you've learned Salsa or Zouk doesn't mean you need to go to a Latin party and dance there. The skills you now have (steps, leading, moving your partner) can be used in any environment to any music. This is what dancers do they learn and improvise.

And OP said specifically about dancing with a girl.

To learn a specific dance style you need to first learn the foundation (the basics).
"Street Dance" is not a style it's a made up term. Freestyle isn't either it means making up your moves on the spot. I'll assume you're referring to commercial Hiphop dancing. If you did a class this would only help you grind with a girl (if you're lucky) and do some flashy moves (which normally look like you're showing off in a club). Most dance teachers will not teach you how to dance they will teach you choreography (moves).

Now a Groove class specifically (good luck finding one of these but they do exist) will help a LOT. This will add some rhythm to your grind and pretty much make you a better dancer.
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