Tuesday at the C3 Centre, Shirley
Located within the C3 Centre, this venue has a great feel and is also where we hold our monthly dance parties. There are over 100 parking spaces available (map below).
We have a lively atmosphere with between 50 and 70 people and music variety is the key with something for everyone: classics from the 70's, 80's through to the present day with some extra Jazz, Latin, Blues and Swing.
There is water but no cups at the venue so please bring a named water bottle with you.
Just for Tuesdays
From March 2020 we are having a separate row for couples who do not wish to rotate in the classes. While rotating is the most effective way to learn there are reasons why a couple may wish to stay together such as:
- Known injury
- Anxiety or other issues
- Date night!
If you are not rotating then please ensure you keep conversation to a minimum especially when the teacher is speaking.
Beginner Class
We start with the basics followed by learning a few moves which you can immediately start to use in your social dancing.
You can start any week at any venue. Included in the evening is a 30 minute review session to ask questions and get one to one assistance.
We want everyone to have fun and be safe at our dance classes. To help with this we have a Skills Check that we ask everyone to pass before joining an intermediate class.
- We teach 2-3 moves, one of which may be repeated from the previous week.
- We'll include extra technique points to help with safety and style.
- There are 20 base moves and technique points that are often included each class.
After the class is a review with the teacher to ask questions and get one to one assistance.
Just after the intermediate class we hold a small advanced class where we teach one move.
At the end of the month we review the advanced moves taught previously.
You must have attended the Essential Dips & Drops workshop.
Time to have some fun and put it all into practice. We turn the lights down and the volume up for party time!
Freestyle is a great way to meet other people and a great way to stay in shape as you are exercising your whole body not just isolating certain areas.
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Easy tempo, shorter songs |
| 9:00 - 10pm | Great music variety! |
We encourage everyone to ask each other to dance, sometimes this can be a little daunting but there's no pecking order or bias - men ask women, women ask men, leads ask follows and follows ask leads. Check out our...
The H.I. Initiative
H.I. stands for Human Interaction and the H.I. Initiative is a proactive approach to counteract the decline of social interaction and its associated increase in social anxiety and mental health issues.
We're asking dancers:
- Please do not use your phone in the hall
- If you need to use your phone, then please go to the foyer or somewhere else
be present - talk to other dancers - have a dance!
Tuesday Facebook Group
We have our own Facebook group restricted to dancers who regularly attend on Tuesdays:
