hoopdance - but is it really dance?
Most people are more adventurous in the New Year, and willing to exercise, so it really works to give beginner dancers something to grab their attention and get them interested in dance.
One of the things I have struggled with running the studio is to balance what I love (hip hop, commercial dance etc) with classes that other people love. Acknowledging that tastes are different, and that my idea of the perfect class isn’t someone elses, can take a while to get your head around. Sometimes we run classes that I wouldn’t necessarily attend myself, but they turn out to be super popular (like Boogie Bootcamp… a fitness class for non dancers which is based entirely around dance training principles.) and sometimes my favourite classes like Lyrical Jazz are attended by only a few dancers each week.
So one of the challenges for me is to think up exciting ideas that are in keeping with the spirit of my studio and beliefs ..i.e great, accessible beginner friendly classes… but that are genuinely interesting and will appeal to a wide range of people, in their twenties through to forties and above. Besides the usual classes we keep a couple of hours a week for something new. So far this year I’m undecided as to what to introduce… some random ideas that have been thrown up:
Zumba (not my idea of fun, but some people love it!)
Hoop Dance
Belly Dance
Performance Classes ( to teach you stage techniques etc at beginner level)
Dance Detox classes (yoga meets dance to cleanse your bad self.)
Our most popular class in now Hilary’s General level Hip Hop class, which is actually a mix of R’N'B and lyrical Hip Hop.. it totally rocks. After that, Boot Camp is still a favourite and Jazz Funk also brings in a regular crowd. But what do you think? Let me know? Which is your favourite class or which classes are the most packed at your dance studio? I’m interested!!
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