the Price of Swing Dance Lessons

A series of once-a-week classes over a four week period, this service focuses on the basics of swing dance. Series classes concentrate on specific types of dance in the "swing" style each week and build on previous dance moves learned in earlier weeks (for instance, the "Lindy Hop" was covered one week and the "Charleston" the next). Instructors reviewed steps learned the previous week and taught new steps at each new lesson. Instructors worked with students to ensure that a basic dance routine could be completed at the end of the series. Courses could be taken in single-week increments at the cost of $12 per individual session. Private lessons were available for between $60 and $80 per lesson.

The instructors were kind and patient and worked hard to ensure that students progressed a little bit each week. In a beginning course one could not expect to become an expert, but the instructors were outgoing and focused on building the students' confidence, progressively, each week, so each student felt accomplished at the end of each session and at the end of the series.

If you feel shy or like you don't understand some of the steps, don't hesitate to ask for a private lesson. Working individually with an instructor for an hour can dramatically improve how quickly you learn future dance techniques and will help you feel more at ease and more confident with others in your course later in the series.