Dancing to the Beat of a Different Drum

My dance repertoire is getting old and stale.  It’s time to give it a kick in the pants.  And what better way to take in new dance moves than to learn a new dancing style.

Having already taken salsa dancing lessons, I have decided to expand my dancing repertoire by taking a stab at learning the mediterranean and exotic Belly Dancing ! Bellydancing has got some serious belly and hip twisting moves amongst many others that will help to brighten up any stale dance routine.

And if that wasn’t enough, I have also signed up for a course in brazilian drumming. I have found out that Brazilian drumming has pretty tricky but addictive rhythms, so I really enjoy my weekly 3 1/2 hour classes of drumming!

And there’s still a whole slew of other dance styles to choose from if those two don’t really interest you… here’s a starting list of dance styles to get your hips fantasizing.

• Afro Contemporary Dancehall
• Afro-Latin
• Belly Dance
• Belly Dance
• Indian Classical
• Brazilian Samba
• Break Dance
• Salsa
• Merengue
• Afro-Peruvian
• Cuban Rueda
• Bachata
• Cumbia
• Cha-Cha-Cha
• Latin Hip Hop
• Jazz
• Funk / Street Funk
• Hip Hop
• R&B
• Showgirl
• Tahitian
• Hawaian
• Polynesian
• Afro-Brazilian - steps associated with the main Orixas (spirits)
• Capoeira
• Lambada
• Modern East African
• Disco & The Hustle
• Argentine Tango
• Swing
• Gafiera
• Pagode
• Zouk
• Soukou
• Ballroom
• Country Line Dancing

Did I miss any ?? Feel free to post a comment with the missing dance(s) if I did ?

The great thing about a lot of these dancing styles is that many dance schools have introductory classes for beginners, drop-in-when-you-can-without-paying-everyweek courses, one on one training and more advanced courses for when you are really shaking it up.

In Sydney, Australia, there’s Dance Central (http://www.dancecentral.com.au/), a school that offers a wide range of drop-in beginner and advanced courses at a very reasonable rate.

So give your dance routine the respect it deserves… and bring on the new moves !!