Ballroom - Every Monday - Beginners 7.30 Improvers 8.45 Arthur Easton Centre, St. Leonards-on-Sea Click here for a map - Every Thursday - Intensive Beginners 7.15 Improvers 8.30 St. Peter's Community Centre, Bexhill Old Town Click here for a map Ballroom Dance refers collectively to a set of partner dances, which originated in the Western world and are now enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. Its performance and entertainment aspects are also widely enjoyed on stage, in film, and on television. While historically ballroom dance may refer to any form of formal social dancing as recreation, with the eminence of dancesport in modern times the term has become much narrower in scope, usually referring specifically to the International Standard and International Latin style dances such as: Tango Waltz Slow Foxtrot Rhythm Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Cha Cha Cha Rumba Samba Paso Doble Jive Tango Tango is a dramatic, sensual social dance form that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Originally danced frequently by same sex partners, (particularly men,) this smoldering dance is a dance with attitude! The most popular tango dance styles are the Argentine tango and the ballroom tango, often known as American or International Style; we teach ballroom style tango because of its strong steady rhythms and dramatic and easy-to-follow steps. Cha Cha Cha An exciting, syncopated Latin dance of Cuban origin which originated in the 1950's, the Cha Cha gets its name and character from its distinct repetitive foot rhythm. It's playful and joyful and can be danced to a great variety of popular music, from Amy Winehouse to Peggy Lee to Michael Buble. Rhumba Often called the Dance of Love, rhumba is a slow- to medium-tempo Latin American dance of Cuban origin in 4/4 time, which is characterized by sensual and smooth movements, Latin-style hip motion, and an elegant and flirtatious interplay between partners.