1 Topic by Valsurfer (edited by Valsurfer 2010-04-14 18:51:56)

  • Registered: 2010-04-14
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Topic: Dance clubs in the US???

As some of you may know from my previous posts, I was born and raised in Austria, where I also learned ballroom dancing. In Austria, dancing is a rite of passage for many teens, and virtually everybody I know/knew is familiar with the basic steps of most standard and Latin dances.

I already know that this is not the case in the US. However, the thing that always shocks me is the price of lessons in this country! In Austria and Germany, I was a member of a Tanzclub (literally translated, a dance club) for about 200 Euros per person per year. There was a minimal fee of 3 Euros for lessons and free access to the floor space. The level of instruction was excellent, and it was fun. We were mostly social dancers, but there were some competitive couples as well.

Do you know of similar institutions (outside of universities) in the US? I find the prices of dance studios utterly ridiculous. My husband and I are not interested in competition dancing, but enjoy high level social dancing. We are not really interested in courses for the general community as they tend to focus on ballroom basics...Ideally, what we are looking for is something like my former dance club in Vienna

Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you in advance.

  • From: Tooele Ut
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Re: Dance clubs in the US???

I don't know of any, but why don't you start one up.  It could be lucrative.  Or just start one in your neighborhood just for fun.

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Re: Dance clubs in the US???

Back in the day, my mom used to judge a man by how he danced. Ballroom dancing was a huge deal in the 1930's and through the 50's.
These days, sadly, formal dancing is a lost art. the discipline and the beauty is unappreciated by the X Generation. Another aspect was it gave a guy a chance to hold a strange girl closely without buying her an expensive dinner.
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