| New York City is home to some of the best dance | | | | is usually a six-week course that covers fundamental |
| studios in the US. Many national and international | | | | lead and follow steps, body techniques, and open and |
| dance companies also make regular stops here while | | | | closed patterns of New York City ballroom dancing. |
| on tour, treating New Yorkers to a wide variety of | | | | Ballroom dancing classes are a combination of |
| dance performances all year round. New York City | | | | workshop and practice. A teacher may allot an hour |
| ballroom dancing comes in an assortment of styles. | | | | to dance instruction and another hour to practice |
| The basic forms, such as cha cha, rhumba, tango, | | | | sessions. Every week new steps and combination's |
| swing, foxtrot, hustle, mambo, waltz, samba, paso | | | | of figures are taught with emphasis on good |
| doble and quickstep, are highly popular. | | | | technique and styling. |
| Some studios teach specialized techniques such as | | | | Intermediate or advanced classes are typically faster |
| Palladium Era mambo, Cuban rhythmic dance, tap, | | | | and involve more complex figures and concepts. Here |
| flamenco, Alexander, Afro-Caribbean dance, jitterbug, | | | | you will learn proper execution of combination's and |
| lindy hop, American jazz, West Coast swing, | | | | sequences, as well as ballroom music interpretation. |
| Argentine tango, Texas 2-step, smooth swing lindy, | | | | Competitive ballroom dancing classes are taught by |
| big band, and merengue. | | | | professional dancers with extensive dancesport |
| Classes are segmented according to skill. First-timers | | | | experience. Routines focus on International-style |
| usually enroll in an introductory course for a minimal | | | | syllabus figures that demand high levels of strength, |
| fee. If they decide to take up dancing more | | | | stamina and flexibility. |
| seriously, they move on to the beginner's class which | | | | |