My dance repertoire is getting old and stale. It’s time to give it a kick in the pants. And what better way to take in new dance moves than to learn a new dancing style.
Having already taken salsa dancing lessons, I have decided to expand my dancing repertoire by taking a stab at learning the mediterranean and exotic Belly Dancing ! Bellydancing has got some serious belly and hip twisting moves amongst many others that will help to brighten up any stale dance routine.
And if that wasn’t enough, I have also signed up for a course in brazilian drumming. I have found out that Brazilian drumming has pretty tricky but addictive rhythms, so I really enjoy my weekly 3 1/2 hour classes of drumming!
And there’s still a whole slew of other dance styles to choose from if those two don’t really interest you… here’s a starting list of dance styles to get your hips fantasizing.
- Afro Contemporary Dancehall
- Afro-Latin
- Belly Dance
- Belly Dance
- Indian Classical
- Brazilian Samba
- Break Dance
- Salsa
- Merengue
- Afro-Peruvian
- Cuban Rueda
- Bachata
- Cumbia
- Cha-Cha-Cha
- Latin Hip Hop
- Jazz
- Funk / Street Funk
- Hip Hop
- R&B
- Showgirl
- Tahitian
- Hawaian
- Polynesian
- Afro-Brazilian – steps associated with the main Orixas (spirits)
- Capoeira
- Lambada
- Modern East African
- Disco & The Hustle
- Argentine Tango
- Swing
- Gafiera
- Pagode
- Zouk
- Soukou
- Ballroom
- Country Line Dancing
Did I miss any ?? Feel free to post a comment with the missing dance(s) if I did ?
The great thing about a lot of these dancing styles is that many dance schools have introductory classes for beginners, drop-in-when-you-can-without-paying-everyweek courses, one on one training and more advanced courses for when you are really shaking it up.
In Sydney, Australia, there’s Dance Central (http://www.dancecentral.com.au/), a school that offers a wide range of drop-in beginner and advanced courses at a very reasonable rate.
So give your dance routine the respect it deserves… and bring on the new moves !!