Arthur Murray Dance Schools Waltz Dance Lessons

The Waltz is known as “the mother of all dances,” originating hundreds of years ago in the 17^th century. The Waltz is one of the most famous dances, recognized instantly in scenes of elegant ballrooms, extravagant dresses, and high class aristocracy. Although these of high society do indeed enjoy the Waltz, anyone can learn and enjoy the dance that has been around for so many centuries. The Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills provides Waltz lessons for anyone willing to learn. People of all ages can enjoy the elegant Waltz dance style, performed to classic, elegant music at the Arthur Murray Dance School.

The professionals at the Arthur Murray Dance School are well versed in many different styles of the Waltz. The possibilities are endless when you take fun and exciting Waltz dancing lessons in Woodland Hills. The list of popular Waltz dancing lessons goes on and on, but here are a few of the more popular Waltz dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School that may be of interest to the prospective Waltz dance student.

• In contemporary ballroom dance, the fast versions of the waltz are called Viennese Waltz.

• International Standard Waltz has only closed figures; that is, the couple never leaves closed position.

• The American Style Waltz, in contrast to the International Standard Waltz, involves breaking contact almost entirely in some figures. For example, the Syncopated Side-by-Side with Spin includes a free spin for both partners. Open rolls are another good example of an open dance figure, in which the secondary partner alternates between the primary partner's left and right sides, with the primary partner's left or right arm (alone) providing the lead. Waltzes were the staple of many American musicals and films, including "Waltz in Swing Time," sung by Fred Astaire. (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_dance)

Waltz dancing can be one of the most fun dance styles to learn when taking Waltz dance lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills. The possibilities when taking Waltz dancing lessons with friends or loved ones can offer variety and excitement. The Waltz is a very elegant, formal dance, practiced at many high profile events. Balls and Ballrooms very commonly hold dances that feature the Waltz because of its popularity and long history. The Arthur Murray Dance School can help you be prepared for any high class event with a new repertoire of Waltz skills, taught by the talented professionals through Waltz dancing lessons. Be prepared for any high profile social event held in your town of Woodland Hills when you take Waltz dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School.

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Salsa Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Swing Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Tango Dance Lessons

From the romantic era of Rudolph Valentino in the early 1900’s, to the hugely popular and graceful routines on today’s live dancing shows, the Tango dance remains one of the most dramatic and romantic dance styles. What better way to spend time with a loved one than to take romantic Tango dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School, located in your nearby town of Woodland Hills? Tango dance lessons taught from the professionals at the Arthur Murray Dance School are a great way to spend time with those you love, or a way to increase your dancing repertoire with one of the most romantic dances practiced today.

Another aspect of the Tango dance is Tango ballroom dancing. This dance style is another way to enjoy the exciting Tango dance, and is professionally taught through lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills.

‘Ballroom tango, divided in recent decades into the "International" (English) and "European" styles, has descended from the tango styles that developed when the tango first went abroad to Europe and North America. The dance was simplified, adapted to the preferences of conventional ballroom dancers, and incorporated into the repertoire used in International Ballroom dance competitions.’ (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_dance)

Argentine Tango is another popular Tango dance style taught through professional Tango dance lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills. This is one of the oldest styles of Tango, and is considered one of the most romantic and sensual of the styles. What better gift could be given to that special someone than professional Tango dance lessons. The Tango dance instructors will provide a fun, exciting atmosphere to learn Ballroom or Argentinean Tango lessons.

‘Argentine Tango consists of a variety of styles that developed in different regions and eras of Argentina and Uruguay. The dance developed in response to many cultural elements, such as the crowding of the venue and even the fashions in clothing. The styles are mostly danced in either open embrace, where lead and follow connect at arms length, or close embrace, where the lead and follow connect chest-to-chest.’ (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_dance)

Many dance styles of the Tango can be learned easily and are very fun to practice with your friends and loved ones. The Arthur Murray Dance School will provide Tango lessons one-on-one or for a group, the possibilities are open to you when you take professional Tango dance lessons. In the town of Woodland Hills, Tango lessons are very popular, so be sure to speak with the professionals at the Arthur Murray School of dance today!

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Salsa Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Swing Dance Lessons

Swing music and Swing dancing has seen resurgence as of late, through popular movies such as “Swingers” and new Swing bands playing music in the hottest nightclubs. Swing music has been known throughout the ages as many different names, but in the end they all have one thing in common, they are very fun and exciting to learn! The Arthur Murray Dance School in your town of Woodland Hills offers high energy Swing dancing lessons to the coolest Swing jazz and other popular music. Swing dancing lessons can be a fun leisure activity to learn solo, or you can bring a friend or loved one to take lessons as well for a fun group activity.

Arthur Murray Dance Schools is the place to practice the hot new Swing dance moves you’ve always wanted to learn. The professional instruction at Arthur Murray Dance School will have you Swinging, doing the Lindy Hop, and the Boot Scoot faster than you can say ‘Jitterbug!’ These exciting dance styles and more can be yours to learn through professional Swing dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills.

‘In many scenes outside the United States the term "Swing dancing" is used to refer generically to one or all of the following swing era dances: Lindy Hop, Charleston, Shag, Balboa and Blues. This group is often extended to include Jive, Rock and Roll, Western Swing, Ceroc, and other dances developing in the 1940s and later. Within the United States, the swing dance family is often expanded to include many other social dances, including West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hand Dancing, and so on. A strong tradition of social and competitive boogie woogie and acrobatic rock and roll in Europe add these dances to their local swing dance cultures. In Singapore and other scenes, Latin dances such as salsa and Tango are often taught and danced within the "Swing scene." (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_dance)

As you can see, there is a style of Swing dance, and Swing dancing lessons, to suit everybody’s taste! Such a complex, varied style of dance can be learned by students of all ages at the Arthur Murray Dance School through a variety of Swing dance lessons. Your friend in Woodland Hills can come along and join you in the fun, hopping atmosphere of hot Swing dance music and dance styles at the Arthur Murray Dance School.

Swing dancing is a great way to not only have fun, but provide a great way to stay physically fit as well! Exciting dancing sessions at the Arthur Murray School of Dance in Woodland Hills can be one of the most fun activities you’ve ever done, without even realizing you’re exercising!

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Salsa Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Samba Dance Lessons

Samba is an exciting, Latin dance originating in South America, specifically Brazil. Each year, the Brazilian Carnival is filled with colorful parades and events featuring the sexy, rhythmic moves of the Samba dance. Luckily, there is no need to travel all the way to Brazil to learn the Samba, as the professional dance instructors at the Arthur Murray Dance School are ready to teach you exciting Samba ballroom dance lessons in your own town of Woodland Hills!

Experience the fun and excitement of the exotic Samba dance, and learn the exciting Samba through professional lessons to taste a part of the Brazilian Carnival. Learn the Samba dance through specific Samba ballroom dancing lessons at Arthur Murray Dance School. Bring your friends along in your town of Woodland Hills to enjoy the dance together!

There are different variations on the Samba dance, and they can be learned at the Arthur Murray Dance School from the professional dancing instructors there.

‘"Samba no pé" is a solo dance that is most often danced impromptu when samba music is played. The basic movement involves a straight body and a bending of one knee at a time. The feet move very slightly - only a few inches at a time. The rhythm is 2/4, with 3 steps per measure. It can be described calling it and-a-one, and-a-two, then back to one.

The basic dance movement is the same to either side, where one foot moves to the outside lifting up just before the first beat, lifting on the "and-a" and replacing itself on the floor on the one beat (i.e. the right leg moves slightly to the right) and this leg is kept straight. The other foot moves slightly towards the front, and closer to the first foot. The second leg bends slightly at the knee so that the left side of the hip lowers and the right side appears to move higher. The weight is shifted to this inside foot briefly for the next "and-a", then shifted back to the outside foot on the "two", and the same series of actions is repeated towards the other side.’ (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_dance)

Samba is a hugely popular dance practiced all around the world by students and instructors alike. Samba dancing lessons are taught to students of all ages. The variety of Samba dancing, from Carnival dancing to Ballroom dancing, appeals to prospective students of all skill levels - from novices to professionals. Samba-themed dancing carnivals take place all over the world as well, sometimes even as far away as Helsinki, Finland! The Arthur Murray Dance School reproduces this fun atmosphere for you and your friends in the most professional way, through Samba lessons and instruction at the nearby school in Woodland Hills.

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Swing Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Salsa Dance Lessons

Salsa dancing is one of the most popular forms of Latin club dancing and ballroom dancing today. Salsa dance has its roots in many different areas of Latin America, from Cuba to Puerto Rico. Many forms of Salsa dance seen today is a combination of different ethnic styles throughout the Americas. Salsa dancing is popular in virtually every major city of the United States, including Woodland Hills. The Arthur Murray Dance School is an esteemed, professional school dedicated to providing high quality Salsa dancing lessons to students of all ages.

‘Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially Cuba and Puerto Rico), Latin and North America. Salsa is danced to Salsa music. There is a strong African influence in the music and the dance.

Salsa is usually a partner dance, although there are recognized solo steps and some forms are danced in groups of couples, with frequent exchanges of partner. Improvisation and social dancing are important elements of Salsa but it appears as a performance dance too.

The name "Salsa" is the Spanish word for sauce, connoting (in American Spanish) a spicy flavor. The Salsa aesthetic is more flirtatious and sensuous than its ancestor, Cuban Son. Salsa also suggests a "mixture" of ingredients, though this meaning is not found in most stories of the term's origin. Salsa is danced on a core rhythm that lasts for two measures of four beats each. (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa_dance)

Salsa is a fiery, high energy dance that is not only a blast to learn, but also a great activity to keep physically fit! Indeed, many students of Salsa dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dancing School not only learn the fast-paced Salsa dance style for recreation, but it also serves as an exciting way to lose weight and stay fit. Supplementing an active lifestyle with Salsa dance lessons in Woodland Hills can be a very rewarding way to keep in great shape, and have fun doing it!

One of the great advantages of learning the Salsa dance style is the fact that it can be applied not only to fast-paced ballroom dancing, but also to the myriad of exciting Salsa clubs throughout the United States, including those located in Woodland Hills. Taking Salsa dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dancing School will give you the skills you need to have a wild night on the town at the many Salsa dance clubs in the area! Who needs to spend jogging hours in the same place on a boring treadmill, when you can Salsa the night away at the Arthur Murray Dance School, located in nearby Woodland Hills!

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Swing Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Rumba Dance Lessons

The Rumba is one of the oldest dance styles, with its origin dating nearly 400 years ago, combining the dance history of Africa with that of Latin America. Rumba dancing is among the most fun of dance styles to learn through professional lessons in Woodland Hills. The Arthur Murray Dance School provides professional Rumba lessons, including Rumba ballroom dance, and Rumba Salsa club dancing.

‘Rumba is a dance organically related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. Throughout the history one may trace several styles of dances called "rumba".

The Rumba was introduced into the U.S.A. in the 1930's as a composite of this rural Rumba with the Guaracha, the Son, and the Cuban Bolero (unrelated to the Spanish Bolero). It was particularly popularized in 1935 by George Raft, who played the part of a suave dancer who wins the heart of an heiress through dance, in the movie 'Rumba.'

Some dancers considered Rumba the most erotic and sensual Latin dance, for its relatively slow rhythm and the hip movement. Rumba is actually the second slowest Latin dance: the spectrum runs bolero, rumba, cha-cha-cha, and mambo in order of the speed of the beat.

The Rumba can be split into categories. American style Rumba is characterized by the Cuban motion or hip sway arising from the bending and straightening of the knee, as opposed to Latin motion Rumba stepping on a straight leg, which is used in international style Rumba.’ (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumba_%28dance%29)

The professionals at the Arthur Murray Dance School will teach the Rumba through their world-renowned Dance Lessons and with their warm, friendly staff. Of course, the Rumba couldn’t be learned without a liberal amount of fun thrown into the mix, and fun is something you’re sure to have while taking Rumba Ballroom dancing lessons at the Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills!

Once you’re armed with the knowledge of the ancient dance style of the Rumba, learned through the Rumba dancing lesson program take your new skills out on the town to a Latin Salsa club in [City], or impress those on the ballroom dance floor while displaying your Rumba talents! The Rumba is also the perfect dance to learn at the Arthur Murray Dance School, one-on-one with that special somebody, to add spice and fun to your relationship. The Arthur Murray Dance School’s professional staff is dedicated to giving you and your loved one a fantastic, unique, fun experience with exotic Rumba Dance Lessons. Conveniently located nearby in Woodland Hills, the Arthur Miller Dance School’s Rumba Dance Lesson program is sure to fit in even the busiest of schedules. Add some fun, mix it up, and have a great night on the town with exciting Rumba lessons!

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Merengue Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Salsa Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Swing Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons

Arthur Murray Dance Schools Merengue Dance Lessons

Merengue is an exotic style of dance that hails from the Dominican Republic. The Merengue is a very unique dance that can be learned and applied to other Latin dance styles. Merengue dance lessons are very fun and exciting way to learn a unique form of dance that is sure to impress! Merengue dance lessons are being offered in your nearby town of Woodland Hills by the Arthur Murray Dance School as part of their extensive dance lesson curriculum.

Unique Merengue lessons are accompanied by the unique Merengue music of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills provides this unique music throughout its professional Merengue Dance lesson series, which adds lots of spice and authenticity to the Merengue style! The Merengue can be customized to fit many different dance styles when learning the dance through lessons.

‘The merengue is a two-step beat requiring both partners to bend their knees slightly left and right. This in turn makes the hips move left and right. When danced correctly, the hips of the man and woman will move in the same direction throughout the song. Partners may walk sideways or circle each other, in small steps. They can further switch to a double handhold position and do separate turns without letting go each other's hands or momentarily releasing one hand. During these turns they may twist and tie their handhold into intricate pretzels.

Although the tempo of the music may be frantic, the upper body is kept majestic and turns are slow, typically four beats/steps per complete turn. In the social dancing of the United States the "empalizada" style is replaced by exaggerated Cuban motion, taught in chain ballroom studios for dances of Latin American origin (Cha-cha, Rumba, Mambo, and Salsa).’ (Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merengue_%28dance%29)

The Merengue is a popular form of dance in contemporary Latin Salsa clubs. The Arthur Murray Dance School in Woodland Hills can give you all the tools you need to light up the dance floor with your newly learned dance moves! Impress everyone on the scene with authentic Merengue dance steps taught in the Arthur Murray Dance School. The Arthur Murray Dance School’s professional teaching staff will help those eager to learn popular Latin dance styles such as the Merengue. Now is a more convenient time than ever to learn the dance techniques you’ve always dreamed of! The Arthur Murray Dance School located in Woodland Hills can give you the edge when dancing the Merengue at your favorite Ballroom dancing function or Salsa Dance club.

Other popular professional Ballroom dancing lessons are available from the Arthur Murray Dance Schools in Woodland Hills:

· Cha-cha Dance Lessons

· Disco/Hustle Dance Lessons

· Fox Trot Dance Lessons

· Mambo Dance Lessons

· Rumba Dance Lessons

· Salsa Dance Lessons

· Samba Dance Lessons

· Swing Dance Lessons

· Tango Dance Lessons

· Waltz Dance Lessons