Ballroom Dancing

Live Your Own Fairy Tale With Ballroom Dancing!

Live Your Own Fairy Tale With Ballroom Dancing!

Have you ever looked at the fairy tale couples on the screen and wondered, "Why can't we have what they have?" I'm not talking about towering castles or fairy godmothers granting trivial wishes. I'm talking about that deep-rooted, eternal kind of romance that makes happily ever after seem like a real possibility. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Pride and Prejudice--the couples of these stories all have one thing in common: dancing.

Ballroom Dance and the Willow

Ballroom Dance and the Willow

The willow flows and sweeps with ease but has such strength it does not break even in the strongest of winds. Like the willow tree, Ballroom Dance is finding the balance between strength, grace, enchantment, and vitality.

Ballroom Dancing is a Wonderful Workout

Ballroom Dancing is a Wonderful Workout

Why walk when you can dance? Why go solo when you can connect with others? And why wear spandex when you can sparkle? The Quick Quick Slow Ballroom Dance Studio offers a wonderful workout instead. Let's consider some of the reasons.

Let Ballroom Dance Lessons Inspire the Perfect Honeymoon

Let Ballroom Dance Lessons Inspire the Perfect Honeymoon

Enjoy Dancing on Your Honeymoon. While ballroom dance lessons are a great idea for weddings, there's no need for the fun to stop after the reception ends. Ballroom dancing can be a great inspiration for the honeymoon too!

Start The New Year Off Dancing!

Start The New Year Off Dancing!

January is the time when we set our best intentions. Maybe we want to exercise more. Maybe we want to lose weight. Maybe we want to spend more time with loved ones. It should come as no surprise that ballroom dancing can help with keeping these types of resolutions. 

Ballroom Dancing - So Much More than Just Dancing

Ballroom Dancing - So Much More than Just Dancing

Ballroom dancing is more than just movement and learning some steps. It's not just about the fancy outfits or the glamour that goes with it. Ballroom dancing is the ability to relate with others on a different level. It's about forming relationships through your struggles or achievements. It's about finding joy in a misstep or how a song moves you. It's about joining hands with strangers that have the same goal in mind- they just want to move! Whether, your ballroom dance experience is as a beginner or a seasoned pro, ultimately, your goals are completely individualistic.

Ballroom Dancing: Reality TV vs. Real Life

Ballroom Dancing: Reality TV vs. Real Life

The popular dance TV shows introduced millions of people to the energy and elegance of ballroom dancing. Have you ever thought about the ways TV ballroom differs from real-life ballroom dancing? Based on how performance dancing looks on TV you might not think of trying it out for yourself. Let's look at how what we see on the TV shows is different from dancing for recreation.

Make Your Ballroom Dancing Dreams Come True

Make Your Ballroom Dancing Dreams Come True

You glide smoothly across the polished dance floor. You dip and sway, step, and twirl, in perfect harmony with your partner. Your low cut attire is silky black with sparkly, silver sequins. It hugs your toned body in all the right places. The audience is dazzled by your glamour and skill. It's ballroom dancing at its best!

Then you open your eyes. Doggonit! You're daydreaming again, sitting in your comfy, oversized bathrobe in your living room. There's nothing special about that.

What would it take to make your dreams come true?

Have you lost it? Find the fun side of life

Have you lost it? Find the fun side of life

There's a certain age when we - you, me, everyone - start to review life and wonder if we've made the right choices. This could be prompted by the proverbial red sports car or a shift in relationships, but it happens to everyone of a certain age. It's nothing to be afraid of, yet what often happens is we realize that our lives have become more responsibility than fun. Where did the fun go? 

3 Reasons to Start Ballroom Dancing

3 Reasons to Start Ballroom Dancing

We know that starting something new can be really scary - especially if it's something completely different from anything else you've done before, and we know that Ballroom Dancing is one of those really scary things for a lot of people! So if you're on the edge, not sure if you want to start ballroom dancing, here are some reasons why you should.

Leveling Up Your Dance Game with Performance

Leveling Up Your Dance Game with Performance

For many dancers, there comes a time when classes, lessons and the weekly social dance becomes the gateway to quenching a deep creative thirst. Choosing to participate in a competitive or performance experience, whether as a one time pursuit or a lifetime endeavor, aids in sharpening those movement skills all around. In the spotlight, missteps can be highlighted, but so too can your shine and showmanship.

Ballroom Dancing Lessons: The Next Big Thing?

Ballroom Dancing Lessons: The Next Big Thing?

Thanks to competition dance television shows, ballroom dancing has surged in popularity and people are looking at this timeless activity with fresh eyes. Will ballroom dancing lessons be the next big thing in leisure activity?

Ready to Cross Ballroom Dancing Off of Your Bucket List?

Ready to Cross Ballroom Dancing Off of Your Bucket List?

Life has gotten pretty monotonous and predictable for you, so it is time for a change, isn't it? If it is time to consider crossing another experience off of your bucket list, ballroom dancing is a marvelous place to start.

3 Things you Need to Know for your First Ballroom Dancing Lesson

3 Things you Need to Know for your First Ballroom Dancing Lesson

You've signed up for Ballroom Dancing lessons.

Maybe you want a new way to meet people, maybe you want to learn a new skill, or maybe you just want to get a little more movement into your life. Whatever the reason, taking the leap into a new hobby can be scary. But don't you worry, we have some tips to help you get on your feet and boogieing in no time.

Don't Let These Excuses Stop You from Dancing

Don't Let These Excuses Stop You from Dancing

Although there are multiple studies showing the benefits of taking up dancing, the excuses not to dance are infinite. What's holding you back? Take a look at some of these common objections and why you should just two-step around them.

The Benefits of Ballroom Dancing

The Benefits of Ballroom Dancing

Ballroom dancing is a respected art form that continues to grow in popularity despite having been around for over five centuries.  So what is it about this respected and very-much alive hobby that continues to draw the attention of countless amounts of people?

Two Left Feet: Dismantling the Myth

Two Left Feet: Dismantling the Myth

You've probably heard the well-known idiom that suggests a poor dancer has "two left feet". It's become a staple of the English language, conjuring pictures of awkward, graceless, and otherwise inelegant dancers in an instant. More often than not it's used in a self-deprecating manner or by those too shy or scared to put themselves out there on the dance floor. Despite the phrase's prevalence, we at Quick Quick Slow believe that anybody can be taught to dance. Certainly there are varying levels of expertise and not everyone is gifted with perfect rhythm, but at its core dance is about having fun and simply knowing your right foot from your left.

The Top Three Benefits of Private Ballroom Dance Lessons

The Top Three Benefits of Private Ballroom Dance Lessons

Ballroom and Latin dancing are not only fun pastimes but also a wonderful way to get and stay in shape. Most dance studios, including Quick Quick Slow Ballroom Dance Studio offer both private ballroom and group lessons. Whereas each has its benefits, here are the top three reasons why private dance lessons are particularly valuable.