Whether you're a timid beginner who's just getting started, a seasoned dancer looking to refine your skills or prepare for a competition, or a dance club organizer looking for instructors to teach and perform at an event, Todd and Beth have an option that will fit your needs!
As an added benefit, Todd's skills as a Health Education Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer allow these instructors to assist you in incorporating dance as part of an active and healthy lifestyle.
If you don't see what you're looking for, please call 401-854-6408. Todd and Beth love coming up with creative solutions to meet your unique needs!
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We are often contracted by other studios and organizations to teach series of lessons. To see what’s coming up you can click on the Calendar option, or simply check out the “Upcoming Classes” section of our home page.
If you have a group of at least 8 people and would like to hire us to teach a series of lessons, please call! Pricing is based on the number of people attending as well as the class location.
Private lessons are a great way to clean up what you’ve learned in class and accelerate your dancing ability. Plus, if you’re a timid beginner, this is a safe and comfortable alternative to group lessons. We typically teach private lessons out of our home on the East Side of Providence, however, we will come to you! Please call or email us to schedule your session!
For 1 or 2 people…………………..........................………. $60*/hour
For 3 to 4 people………………..................................... $75*/hour
For 5 or more (workshop Hour/Wedding)................. $100*/hour
Package of 4 (for 1 or 2 people)…………....................... $200*
*Please note that prices may increase due to the distance we must travel to teach.
If your local swing dance club would like to hire us to teach a workshop weekend, please call! We love meeting, teaching, and dancing with people in other dance scenes and would be happy to customize a day or more of workshops for you! Pricing does depend on how far we have to travel and whether or not we will need lodging.
LINDY HOP
This is the grandfather of all swing dances. The only TRUE American folk dance. Originated in the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, NY, when Shorty George Snowden "swung his partner out" this dance supposedly got it name from the front cover of a newspaper that read "Lindy Hops Atlantic".
BALBOA
Many believe this dance has roots from couples 20s Charleston, with small intricate footwork variations, but one of the masters of the dance, Willie Desatoff, claimed that Balboa evolved from the Rhumba. Either way, the dance is fast and footwork furious. Pure Balboa is done solely in a close connection. Bal-Swing has patterns where you break away from your partner.
CHARLESTON
Popular in the 1920s when that New Orleans Ragtime sound was all the rage. Charleston has many movements and patterns and can be done solo or with a group. If you can walk, then you can do this.
LIQUID SWING
"Where does the music hit you? "
This workshop series is one of Todd's specialties. Truly take time to experience the music by not moving at all, listening to selected music from all over the world, and truly sensing where the different rhythms show up in your body. Then spend the rest of the time moving accordingly. You'll leave this workshop with a larger awareness of the music and its connection to the dance.
Jazz Line Dances
Shim Sham, Big Apple, the Madison" and more....