Dancing Basics

Boogie Woogie began as a musical style in the 1900s. It was characterized by quick piano rolls and repeated notes. Songs that epitomize Boogie Woogie are "Shake, Rattle and Roll" played by Big Joe...

A cute guy walks up to you and asks you to dance. You really want to, but you are scared because you don’t know how. Don’t worry; it’s not as hard as you think. The key things to remember are to...

You see a beautiful girl you would like to ask to slow dance with you—but you don’t know how to slow dance! Don’t worry; it’s not as hard as you think. The key things to remember are to be a...

Learning the basic tap dance steps builds up a foundation for more complicated moves, and the most basic steps include the shuffle, the shim sham, the shuffle ball change and the stomp. Practice a...

Reggaeton dance is one of the fastest growing movements here in the US. Latino and Caribbean grooves inspired its loose moves and funky beats and give it a unique style and signature. Practice...

The time step is a tap combination that was used primarily to communicate to a tapper's band what tempo to play the music so that the dancer could perform correctly. Dancers are individual artists...

The ball change is a tap dance move that is made up of two step positions and involves both feet. This action is a basic and simple move. A heel ball change is more popular and can be found in...