Essential Musicality

Sun, 4 Oct 2026 ~ Avonhead School

2:45PM	Doors open
3:00PM	Workshop begins
6:00PM	Finish

Also on the same day:

6:00PM Tea Dance

Workshop Content

We'll cover the importance of physical connection with your partner along with connecting with aspects of music including:

Basic Timing
Genre, Mood, Melody, Lyrics
Phrasing, Breaks and highlights
Bridges / middle 8's

Click below for specific information about timing and footwork.

Modern Jive Timing

Who Is This For?

Everyone!
Anyone aiming to become a Taxi dancer or Teacher

Bear in mind:

We may limit the number of couples but don't worry this workshop is usually held twice a year
You do not need a partner to book a place on this workshop as we aim to match up leads and follows

More about musicality

A Small Difference Has a BIG Effect

Dancing is defined as moving to music, if you're not in time with the music you may as well turn the music off.

If you're out of time even by a small amount it can feel pretty bad and for some sensitive people it's like being sea sick because you ear hears one tempo but your body is being lead at a different tempo (sea sickness arises from the contradiction of the eyes telling the brain that the body is stationary but the inner ear is sensing movement).

Listen to the two recordings:

While the sound quality may not be perfect, hopefully you can tell there's a difference: the first sample is Moves Like Jagger played normally; the second one comprises two clips of Moves Like Jagger being played at the same time except that one of them has been speeded up by 5%. It sounds awful and dancing out of time is the dance equivalent of nails being dragged down a blackboard!

In this workshop we'll help you get in time with the music and save you and your partner from being sick.

Current Availability

Here are the number of spaces currently available:

Lead Spaces	16
Follow Spaces	16

Pricing and Booking

		Book by
3.0	credits	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$42	Standard Entry	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$30	SuperGold	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$30	Tertiary Student	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$30	School Student	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$30	Community Services	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM

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Repeat Pricing

If you've done this workshop before then you can get a discount:

		Book by
1.0	credit	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$14	Standard Entry	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$10	SuperGold	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$10	Tertiary Student	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$10	School Student	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM
$10	Community Services	Sun, 04 Oct, 2:00PM