Swing Dances at Main Street Arts
Matthew Peake is a visual artist, who has been dancing for two decades doing a variety of ballroom dances, swing dances, and Latin dances, and most recently has been dancing Argentine tango. |
"Matt Peake and Friends" along with Main Street Arts will be offering East Coast Swing and Ballroom Waltz lessons intermixed with Swing/Waltz Dances throughout the Autumn season. See schedule below Swing Dances will have a DJ and go from 7 to 9 PM. Music will be primarily Swing, with some Waltz music interspersed. Lessons will be back to back one hour sessions, Swing from 7-8pm and Waltz from 8-9pm. Each hour will have a 15 to 20 minute lesson, reviewing familiar Swing and Waltz figures and introducing new ones, with the rest of the hour for dancing. For those new to Swing dancing, we will be available from 6:30 to 7:00pm to help introduce you to the Swing patterns ahead of the formal lesson. For those new to Waltz, we will be available after the lesson for some additional instruction. Classes are mixed levels—no experience required No partner necessary for Lessons or Swing Dances $5 per person per Lesson; $5 per person for the Swing/Waltz Dances Wear shoes with clean, dry soles in which you can pivot on a wooden floor. Swing/Waltz Lessons: Sep 12, 26 Oct 3, 10, 17, 31 Nov 7, 14 Dec 5, 12 Swing/Waltz Dances: Sep 19 Oct 24 Dec 19 |