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    Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby WinterKate on Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:02 am

    Hey all,

    Would anyone be able to recommend a wedding dance studio in Melbourne, or better yet, a mobile one that either does in home tuition or private lessons within North/West Melbourne Suburbs? Of course Google has given me answers, but if anyone can actually recommend a business, that would be great :flwr:

    Oh, and we're beginners :)
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby Samk on Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:16 pm

    What type of dancing?? I go to swing dancing in brunswick on Monday nights. FH started 2 weeks ago as a complete beginer. Its fun as!!
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby mystique_esp on Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:41 am

    I do classes at MarShere and they're really good. They offer private lessons for bridal as well and have several different studios but not sure if there's any out your way. Check out the website www.marshere.com.au
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby WinterKate on Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:10 am

    Samk wrote:What type of dancing?? I go to swing dancing in brunswick on Monday nights. FH started 2 weeks ago as a complete beginer. Its fun as!!


    Oh, umm, I guess just something for a wedding? We're thinking of dancing to Dream a little Dream by Mama Cass, so ...a foxtrot? I have no idea about dancing! I don't even know what a real foxtrot is! :lol: I'm so out of touch!
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby WinterKate on Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:11 am

    mystique_esp wrote:I do classes at MarShere and they're really good. They offer private lessons for bridal as well and have several different studios but not sure if there's any out your way. Check out the website http://www.marshere.com.au


    Thanks Mystique, will check out now!
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby Samk on Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:30 am

    WinterKate wrote:
    Samk wrote:What type of dancing?? I go to swing dancing in brunswick on Monday nights. FH started 2 weeks ago as a complete beginer. Its fun as!!


    Oh, umm, I guess just something for a wedding? We're thinking of dancing to Dream a little Dream by Mama Cass, so ...a foxtrot? I have no idea about dancing! I don't even know what a real foxtrot is! :lol: I'm so out of touch!


    *Im totally biased as swing dancing has stolen my heart* Some slow lindy or blues would go well with that song. In fact, I'm sure I've danced to it at a social or something. The thing I love about swing dancing is that its not rigid at all. Its a lead and follow dance. So basically, for a wedding dance, you would have a few key moves you want to do, like some turns, a dip or whatever, and you just fill in the rest with basic steps. If you stuff up, you just kind of wiggle in a fun way until your back into a good position. I dance with Swing Patrol (google em) and I think they do private lessons. But I have seen a sign at a shop in Moonee Ponds advertising swing dancing which might be closer to home for you?
    Ok, i'll shut up about swing dancing now.... :oops:
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby WinterKate on Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:38 pm

    Samk wrote:
    WinterKate wrote:
    Samk wrote:What type of dancing?? I go to swing dancing in brunswick on Monday nights. FH started 2 weeks ago as a complete beginer. Its fun as!!


    Oh, umm, I guess just something for a wedding? We're thinking of dancing to Dream a little Dream by Mama Cass, so ...a foxtrot? I have no idea about dancing! I don't even know what a real foxtrot is! :lol: I'm so out of touch!


    *Im totally biased as swing dancing has stolen my heart* Some slow lindy or blues would go well with that song. In fact, I'm sure I've danced to it at a social or something. The thing I love about swing dancing is that its not rigid at all. Its a lead and follow dance. So basically, for a wedding dance, you would have a few key moves you want to do, like some turns, a dip or whatever, and you just fill in the rest with basic steps. If you stuff up, you just kind of wiggle in a fun way until your back into a good position. I dance with Swing Patrol (google em) and I think they do private lessons. But I have seen a sign at a shop in Moonee Ponds advertising swing dancing which might be closer to home for you?
    Ok, i'll shut up about swing dancing now.... :oops:


    I thought swing dancing was like what they do in the 50's, like the real upbeat kind. Moonee Ponds isn't too far at all, I went to HS in Essendon and worked at Coles in MP!
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby Samk on Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:36 pm

    "swing" covers a few styles from about the mid 1920's up until rock and roll took over. Some of it is upbeat and fast. The main dance we do is Lindy Hop. It can be fast or slow. Blues is slow and sexy. Balboa is fast and small. Check out some youtube video's.
    This one is the original hellzapopin lindy hop. Its crazy fast and amazing
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahoJReiCaPk

    Slow-ish Lindy
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbZk2gImofU
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-tRA4DUO4

    Nice blues
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqfwRl2hvQY

    Ok, I'll stop pestering you with video's now...I mean it this time haha...
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby Thatter4eva on Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:47 pm

    I use to do Salsa dance classes at Dance Dynamics but they do all sorts of different styles. Some of the dancers on Dancing With The Stars came from Dance Dynamics too. Although their studio are in the Eastern and South Eastern suburbs they do come to you as well for private lessons and they do specialise in wedding dances!

    Check the website for details - http://www.dancedynamics.com.au/#!wedding-/ci4a
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    Re: Dance studio - in home/private lesson recommendation

    Postby emily88 on Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:20 am

    Hi, I am currently having dance lessons with Jo Guess from http://www.first-dance-melbourne.com.au/instructors/
    and I cannot recommend her highly enough. My FH is as wooden as they come but she's managed to make us look great (our wedding is in 2 weeks, but she took a video of us dancing during the lesson so we can easily remember the moves when we practice). First Dance have instructors all around Melbourne, but I can only recommend Jo as I haven't had lessons with anyone else. Hope that helps!
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