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Dance! Eclectic
Dance! Eclectic

Dance! Eclectic

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Getting married this summer? Save on Wedding dance lessons 10% off on lessons for your first dance. Wedding package: 3 lessons for your first dance, $230 Special price available Sundays, July 1 through September 30. Sundays don't work for you? Regular price lesson times available throughout the week. We dance and teach partnered social dancing. . . . Perfect for your wedding and just for the fun of it! This is the kind of dancing you see at weddings, celebrations and festivals, in pubs, clubs and bars, in dance halls, community centers, in parks and on boardwalks, winter and summer, for any reason or no reason. Styles include waltz, foxtrot, swing, blues, two step, salsa, cha-cha, and more. We teach the language, the *feel,* (and the secrets) of dancing with a partner -- giving you vocabulary and moves to play with each other, play with the music, play with the dance, make it your own -- a glorious conversation between two kindred spirits that is unique in the moment and will never happen in exactly the same way again. Any dancer can find this kind of feeling on the dance floor -- from absolute beginners to the most experienced. It's all in how you approach it. Teaching people to dance is inherently happy work -- (if you can even call it work). This kind of partnered social dancing is play, and just plain fun. And people come to learn because they *want* to, for whatever reason. My favorite classes to teach are beginning classes and private lessons for non-dancers and beginning dancers, especially the very first lesson for longtime dancer wanna-be's or dance skeptics. They come into the class or lesson nervous, sometimes scared, often believing they won't be able to do it, harboring some secret belief or past trauma around dancing. Then, at some point during that first hour the light goes on, the "aha" hits them, and they realize they *are* dancing! And they're having *fun* doing it! That's the moment that makes it for me -- every time. COVID safety protocol Dancing with a partner is, of necessity a close contact activity which continues to make it risky in this COVID world. We follow strict safety protocol in an effort to keep our students, ourselves and everyone's loved ones as safe as possible. We abide by and require proof of full vaccination including a recent booster, high quality, well-fitting masks worn in the studio at all times, and as much social distancing between teacher and students as possible in a close contact art form.
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Hired 32 times

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3 employees

27 years in business

Business hours

Sun3:00 pm - 6:00 pmMonClosed

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2017

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Dance style

Ballroom

Swing

Work location

My customers travel to me

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Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and value.

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Desiree P.
Jul 8, 2016
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Dance! Eclectic's reply
Thank you, Desiree. I'm so glad that we've been able to help you with your specific dance needs, and that you're continuing to dance!
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Lisa B.
Jul 23, 2016
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Dance! Eclectic's reply
Thank you, Lisa!
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Erin M.
Aug 5, 2017
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Dance! Eclectic's reply
Thank you, Erin. You and your fiancé came with very different dance backgrounds, but you both had done sports. So we used your sports backgrounds as a starting place for dancing, and that led right into dancing very nicely together! I'm so glad you are happy with what we did.
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Christina S.
Jul 23, 2014
My husband and I loved working with Linda to prepare for the first dance at our wedding! She embodies that rare combination of being a gifted and inspirational teacher + a pure joy to be around. When we started, we had no absolutely clue how to dance and worried about our first dance for MONTHS... but under Linda's joy-filled and gentle guidance, we learned how to dance (and felt great doing it!) At our wedding, we got compliments on our first dance! People said we looked so smooth and graceful, like real professionals (and this is amazing because we had zero dance skills before we met Linda.) We now feel comfortable dancing in almost any setting, and we have so much fun doing it. We no longer feel shy or inhibited... we just dance and enjoy ourselves! This is all thanks to Linda, who has a knack for helping people find their confidence. She helped us discover the joy in every movement. Our dance lessons are some of our very favorite memories from our wedding planning days, and I smile when I think of them. Any couple would be lucky to work with Linda -- she spreads joy just by being herself and helps clumsy people feel super elegant :) She's also unfailing prompt, very reasonably priced (dancing is a skill you can use for life, brings so much joy, and her lessons were worth every penny), and she responds quickly to emails. We HIGHLY recommend her to every engaged couple!
Dance! Eclectic's reply
Christina, you and Alex were such a pleasure to dance with! I'm sorry you worried about your dance for so long, and delighted that you overcame that in your lessons. Whatever you may think about your ability, the fact is you both move with natural grace. All it took was a few dance lessons to help you realize it. I knew your dance would be beautiful because it was heartbreakingly sweet and lovely at your last lesson.... And I'm so happy that you've continued to dance. I hope you find joy in dancing for years to come! :-)
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Cady S.
Sep 10, 2014
I was probably the WORST student any dance instructor could run into. I was totally overwhelmed with the wedding and I'm generally a really anxious person. The combination meant that at our first lesson, I froze and almost burst into tears before the music even came on. Linda rolled with it. She put up with my sitting on the side until I could take a few steps, leaving the lesson early cause I was so nervous, etc etc etc. I really do not know how she put up with me. Bit by bit, it started coming together. And after a remarkably short period time, my then fiance and I were dancing. And she let us bring our bridal party in for a lesson and we were all dancing. The wedding was wonderful. I danced happily in front of everyone. There are pictures. There are even pictures I'm not embarrassed of. :) I hate to send anyone else like me to Linda, as I was a ridiculous amount of work. But if you freeze and cry at the mere idea of your clumsy feet and flabby upper arms turning in circles in front of everyone you know, and being documented for all the world to see - I'd definitely call her up. I don't remember how much she charges, but it wasn't nearly enough. So if you're as tough as me, definitely tip her. :)
Dance! Eclectic's reply
Thank you so much, Cady. I was honored to be able to help you conquer your anxiety around dancing. You absolutely were NOT the worst student -- rather, a student who could benefit the MOST from learning what FUN dancing can be. Now that you've found that fun, and joy, I hope you dance for the rest of your life! :-)
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Linda Townsend West