See the list of dances below and select the ones that interest you. I can teach you the dance steps. I’ll have to, because we’ll need them, just like we need clothes to wear. But my real goal is to teach you to dance together. Dancing is two people connecting, communicating, and moving together to the music. I’ll teach you the sense and feel of a dance partnership and what each partner contributes and receives from it. You cannot learn this by watching a video or reading a manual. You have to learn through very active participation.
Ballroom Dances
Waltz
FoxTrot
Viennese Waltz
Quick Step
Tango
Rhythm & Club Dances
Rumba
Cha Cha
Samba
Bolero
Mambo
Salsa
Hustle
Swing
Wedding Dance
Have a dance choreographed to the special song you have chosen …
Bride – Groom
Father – Daughter
Mother – Son
Hans Moosa (Belleville, IL)
My wife and I met Douglas tuning up with several sessions for our daughter's wedding and enjoyed the experience so much we decided to return regularly to learn the dances for real. He has an engaging and easy style that makes expanding and improving our social dancing skills fun. Also, his emphasis … [Read More] about Hans Moosa (Belleville, IL)
Tim and Melissa Curry (Columbia, IL)
Our daughter has been taking lessons from Douglas for a little over three years. This was her first experience with ballroom dancing and we couldn't have asked for a better teacher than Douglas. My daughter looks forward to her lesson every week. We are amazed at the progress she has made in such a … [Read More] about Tim and Melissa Curry (Columbia, IL)
Patience Davis (Saint Louis, MO)
I initially took a Latin style ballroom dance lesson with Doug as a spontaneous birthday present to myself. Doug's enthusiasm, humor, passion for dancing, and the meticulous attention to detail is what has kept me training with him for over two years. He teaches in a relaxed, family-style … [Read More] about Patience Davis (Saint Louis, MO)
Starting on the right foot
1. Don't expect anything from your partner, if you get anything take it as a bonus.
2. Don't wait for your partner to be perfect, because it may or may not happen.
3. If you are focused on your partner, you are not focused on the only one you can change, yourself.
4. Nobody makes a mistake on purpose, if they knew it was wrong, they wouldn't have done it.
5. When you work on yourself your partner miraculously improves. Benny Tolmeyer