Dance Classes in Dublin

LegacyUser

Hi all,

Bit of a weird one - I'm a guy, early 20's. I'd like to learn how to dance so I don't feel like a total tit when I'm out.

Anyone got any suggestions on what to do? Somewhere in the city centre would be perfect.

Thanks.

Bonito

TwoLeftFeet wrote: »

Hi all,

Bit of a weird one - I'm a guy, early 20's. I'd like to learn how to dance so I don't feel like a total tit when I'm out.

Anyone got any suggestions on what to do? Somewhere in the city centre would be perfect.

Thanks.

would this be of help

D

What type of dancing would you like to try?

Do you just want to be able to shake it on a night club's dance floor or is it for a wedding/social event?

Former: Just practice moving to the music, each person has their own sense of rhythm.

Latter: There are a few different styles of dance you could choose from and they all have beginners classes.

If you are not sure or feel self-conscious about dancing in public. I could meet you and give you a quick private lesson or two free of charge.

Since this is the internet I am required to tell you to never meet random people in private or alone that you don't know and you should pick somewhere public to meet first and bring a friend, because I could be crazy.

Edit: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=232
That is the "Theatre and Performing Arts" Forum, it lists dance classes. Shame there is no dedicated dance forum.

Zaph

Bonito wrote: »

would this be of help

Bonito, if you have nothing useful to add I suggest you refrain from posting any further in this thread. You may also wish to acquaint yourself with the part of the charter dealing with unhelpful and off-topic posts.

Bonito

Zaph wrote: »

Bonito, if you have nothing useful to add I suggest you refrain from posting any further in this thread. You may also wish to acquaint yourself with the part of the charter dealing with unhelpful and off-topic posts.

Sincere apologies i forgot to put in the link of the dance school i attended! Thanks for bringing that to my attention Zaph

Here's the link http://www.backstreetdance.ie/

again i apologise, I honestly just forgot to put the link in the comment

opinion guy

Bonito wrote: »

again i apologise, I honestly just forgot to put the link in the comment

lol I was wondering!!!

also
http://www.danzon.ie/
http://suavementestudios.com/

Aspiration

OP, there's a sticky at the top of the Theatre and Performing Arts forum with a list of dance classes and schools around. Off the top of my head, in Dublin city Jane Shortall teaches in YMCA and Dance House has lots of various dance classes too. Most dance schools have beginners classes that you should definitely avail of. If you have any other questions, the usual suspects on that forum will be able to point you in the right direction.

One bit of advice, please don't be too hard on yourself if it seems the first class is too difficult. Of course it'll be challenging as I assume you've never taken a dance class before, but I promise you, it does get easier. I often see people taking class once and never returning as they are embarrassed that they're not good enough, but sure that's what a dance class is for - to learn. Nobody is looking at you in class, they're all too busy concentrating on themselves, so they don't have time to be looking at other people.

Lastly, have fun! Obviously you're looking to learn how to dance, but if you don't enjoy it then you won't be able to break that threshold that's holding you back

BumbleB

First of all to dance you are going to have to get in sync with the beat ,all dancing is ,is really syncing with the beat and stressing the beats just real music does .

You need a mirror to practise in front of ,it will feel weird at first but you will get used to it. Even just practising in front of a mirror will improve you. Practise with songs with songs that have a real heavy beat such as day and night -king Cudi. I like "i know you got soul"-bobby byrd which is like a breakdancing anthem.


Watch scores of videos ,you may not believe this but actually watching videos will imprint the moves in your mind .

A good start is michael jackson -live at bucharest, its a savage video and I learned an awful lot from it. MJ has pretty much influenced pretty much every dancer on the planet , watch "bad romance -Lady gaga "that has some moves from thriller .In fact the way lady ga ga dances is pretty interesting to watch .

I don't know about hip hop classes and all that no disrespect whatsoever it wouldn't be my bag ,because they tend to be full of 17 year old girls and the combo's aren't really designed for freestyle on the floor.

Aspiration

BumbleB, I get what you're saying but dance classes aren't just about routines. I think they're quite beneficial for people who have never danced before and for beginners who have problems finding rhythm in music. At a dance class, if somebody (the teacher) is the leading the way, it will get your body to move according to the music, therefore somebody will be showing you where the beat is instead of trying to figure it out for yourself watching a dvd.

It's also a great confidence booster when it all makes sense, giving people like the OP a push when they're out and want to dance.

BumbleB

Aspiration wrote: »

BumbleB, I get what you're saying but dance classes aren't just about routines. I think they're quite beneficial for people who have never danced before and for beginners who have problems finding rhythm in music. At a dance class, if somebody (the teacher) is the leading the way, it will get your body to move according to the music, therefore somebody will be showing you where the beat is instead of trying to figure it out for yourself watching a dvd.

It's also a great confidence booster when it all makes sense, giving people like the OP a push when they're out and want to dance.

I agree with you fully , I've been programming drum machines and producing since 10 yrs of age so I always had the hitpoints down.

I prefer street dance personally which is pure freestyle ,locking and popping and breaking .If you look at any mj rehearsal he never counts out the steps. I've seen thriller done counted out and it doesn't look natural.

santana75

TwoLeftFeet wrote: »

Hi all,

Bit of a weird one - I'm a guy, early 20's. I'd like to learn how to dance so I don't feel like a total tit when I'm out.

Anyone got any suggestions on what to do? Somewhere in the city centre would be perfect.

Thanks.

Not weird at all OP. Im in a similiar situation, cant dance and would love to be able to just get by on the dance floor come saturday night. I thought it would be a no-brainer and I could find someplace that teaches us manfolk(because lets face it, women are great dancers naturally)to dance to regular stuff in a nightclub on a saturday night. Not hip-hop, not breakdance, not funk, not slasa, not flamingo.........just regular dancing.
But no! Everywhere I looked only teaches hip-hop or funk or whatever. Now maybe Im showing my ignorance of the dance world and if thats the case I apologise, but it would be great if someplace would teach the dancing Im referring to and call it something like "how to do regular nightclub dancing." If such a thing already exists I'd be really greatful if anybody could let me know where? If not, man thats one big niche in the market waiting to be exploited. I know so many of us dudes who couldnt dance to save our lives.......

BumbleB

santana75 wrote: »

(because lets face it, women are great dancers naturally)

Not true of Ireland (with the exception of people who actually train) , Eastern european girls are far better.There is a lot of Irish girls who think they can dance however.

santana75

BumbleB wrote: »

Not true of Ireland (with the exception of people who actually train) , Eastern european girls are far better.There is a lot of Irish girls who think they can dance however.

Thats proably true BumbleB, but its all relative. Irish girls, compared to me and my friends, are like graceful swans......

Aspiration

santana75, unfortunately, there are no such classes called "nightclub dancing" but I understand where you're coming from. I personally think what you really need is to learn how to get the beat in any music style you come across. Generally nightclubs play hip hop/chart music which is why I'm pointing you in the direction of hip hop classes. Here, as a beginner, you'll be able to get the basics down and once you're learn how to find rhythm, your body will be able to naturally follow the flow of the song.

BumbleB

santana75 wrote: »

Thats proably true BumbleB, but its all relative. Irish girls, compared to me and my friends, are like graceful swans......

all relative ,so true ,when I'm on the floor ,I get girls comin up dancing beside me .but there usually out of time, and that messes my head up.The course your looking for is just called natural rhythm and its something you can teach yourself purely by listening to music and attempting to move to the beat .The mirror is invaluable for practice .

Nearly all dance music with the exception of hip hop and nearly every Timbaland produced song is what we called 4/4 rhythm. Each bar is 4 beats which goes 1,2,3,4 beat 2 and 4 are the accented beats ,when you clap to a song in 4/4 that's beat 2 and 4 .If you watch girls in clubs they normally step forward on beat 2 and 4 . Most people dance like this ,experienced dancers will break the beats into much smaller increments like 8 and 16th's which basically means they will do more steps per beat than a regular person .Sorry for blinding you science but understanding the 4/4 beat is the key.