Jane Gromelski
Dancing is a great exercise for couples. It has many benefits. It is great exercise, it builds synapses in the brain, and you do it with your partner. Best of all, it is fun! It’s the only sport where you hold your partner close—forget the luge.
We will teach the Intermediate Arizona 2-step again in March. You can dance the Arizona 2-step in any venue in Tucson. It’s a very easy, basic step with a lot of fun twists and turns.
Our series of five classes began on Monday, March 3, and ends on March 31. Each week we review dance steps from the previous week. Classes are at 6 p.m. in the Rincon Room. We recommend leather-soled shoes or cowboy boots so that your feet will glide on the floor.
At 7 p.m. on Mondays, we will teach the western waltz. These classes will have the same schedule. The waltz is a very beautiful and romantic dance. Every lady wants to waltz with her partner. Just watch some of the old Jeanette MacDonald movies on TCM. Many of our steps from the Arizona 2-step can be danced in the waltz. All the different dances are related to one another.
Our philosophy is, we want you to learn how to dance, not just demonstrate steps and wish you luck! And we feel that since dancing is fun, classes should be fun also—no pressure. It is like any other sport—we practice and build muscle memory.
On Thursdays we will offer Partner Pattern dance classes. These are a fun alternative to the 2-step. We teach dances that have a cha cha basis, a waltz basis, a swing basis, and freestyle. The dances are done in the sweetheart position with your partner by your side. They are similar to line dances in that there is a set pattern of steps that repeat. Introductory patterns will be taught at 6 p.m., and more intricate patterns will be taught at 7 p.m. Classes are in the Rincon Room starting Thursday, March 6, and will run through the end of April. The first dance we teach is the 10-step—10 steps, you can do that!
In addition, on Thursdays in March at 5 p.m. we will teach east coast swing, or as I call it, rock ‘n’ roll. You remember Dick Clark’s American Bandstand? That is the dance. It is so much fun, and you can dance swing to many of the country songs and to ‘50s and ‘60s music.
In April we will teach west coast swing on Thursdays at 5 p.m. This is different in that the women dance in a slot north to south and the men dance east to west! This one is fun and challenging!
Partner’s Western Dance Club hosts a number of dances through April, with the band Wild Ride playing for us. They are so much fun to dance to! It’s just $15 to join the club. We will have dances on March 21 and April 16. All the dances will be in the MountainView ballroom.
We live in Arizona! Polish your boots, grab your partner and some neighbors, and come join us in the boot-stomping fun of western dancing!
Yee Haw!
Please register with me to take classes and for further information. My email address is JaneWesternDance@aol.com.