Cha Cha

The Cha Cha is one of the main five Latin ballroom dances, defined by its sharp angles and precise foot placements. The dance moves through two tracks on the floor. One track moves in a precise sideward direction and the other track moves in a precise forward and back direction. Cha Cha music crosses many genres and generations, from traditional Latin sounds to 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 2000’s, and current music. (Dance partners can be provided for individual students.)

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructor: Allenna Shellenberger 

Class Limit: 6 Couples

This is Log Art Dance’s best variety course for beginners. The class starts from the beginning for all major dances. Material includes six different dance styles taught: Foxtrot, Waltz, Swing, Cha Cha, Rumba, and Slow Dance. Each week is a new dance of instruction and includes plenty of review.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructor: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: 6 Couples

*A $40 deposit is required upon registration, followed by 2 monthly payments of $90.

Polka is a social dance commonly used at parties and weddings. It draws its background from German and Polish music. Although there are many ethnic variations, most involve triple steps in a continuous forward movement combined with side by side patterns. Polka music is evenly accented on all 4 beats.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructor: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: 6 Couples

Looking for a fun way to move, laugh, and meet new friends? No partner? No problem! Just bring your smile and your energy. Our line dance class is perfect for all levels! Whether you’ve never danced before or you’re a seasoned mover, you’ll learn classic steps, improve your rhythm, and dance to lively tunes. These monthly classes include popular line dances done at weddings or events, as well as trendy, unique, and some country line dances.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: None

Heels dance is a versatile, empowering dance style that combines jazz, hip-hop, musical theatre, and commercial techniques, performed in high heels to promote confidence, fluidity, and strength. It is a solo or small group routine based dance style. It is characterized by dynamic footwork & techniques from performance jazz, Las Vegas showgirls (the first style of technical dance to be performed in heels), ballroom dance and Latin dance. This class is a great way to build your confidence and workout. No experience necessary, easy enough for all dance levels. *Please bring high heels that you can easily move in and maintain a steady balance!

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Angela R. Godin

Class Limit:12

The word Rumba is a generic term for a type of West Indes music or dancing. There are two sources of the dance: Spanish and African. Although the main growth was in Cuba, there were similar dance developments which took place in other Caribbean islands and Latin America generally. Typical Rumba music sounds very sensual and contains a constant tapping or a clave rhythm. Interestingly, this dance works beautifully across many genres of Latin music, as well as country and classic rock.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: 6 couples

West Coast Swing is currently danced with a very sultry, sensual feeling with flirtatious wraps and turns. West Coast Swing music, like East Coast Swing, is accented on beats 2 & 4. It is a versatile, improvised partner dance - danced in a linear "slot" to modern music, R&B, blues, and contemporary pop. (Dance partners can be provided for individual students.)

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Allenna Shellenberger

Class Limit: 6 couples

One of the most fascinating of all the dances, Tango was originally created in Spain or Morocco and introduced to the New World by Spanish settlers. Tango is characterized by a close hold, a low center of gravity and an emphasis on contra body movement.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: 6 Couples

Like disco music? Learn the hustle, a dance created in the night clubs of New York to fit the music in 1970. It went through many variations in the seventies, with line dances for groups of people, solo movements that came and went, and partnership dances. These partnership dances include the Basic Hustle, Latin Hustle, Spanish Hustle, and Tango Hustle.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Steven Smiley

Class Limit:6 Couples

Salsa is a combination of many Latin and Afro-Cuban dances, and similar to Mambo in that both have a pattern of six steps danced over eight beats of music. Salsa features prominent turns and wraps and is often danced more smoothly than traditional Mambo.

Level:  ★★ & Up

Instructors: Steven Smiley

Class Limit: 6 couples