Alipine Village has one of the largest dance floors in the South Bay. It is easy to get to and has dancing every night of the week. From Country Western to German Polkas there is always something fun happening on thier dance floor. Check out their schedule to see what nights are good for your style of dance. They are located at 833 W. Torrance Blvd Torrance, CA. 90502. Directions
From time to time I’m asked to explain the difference between the American and International styles of (ballroom) dancing. The simplified answer would be that with American styling you are allowed to leave the standard closed dance position and break out to side by side positioning, perform underarm
turns, adopt shadow position holds or even completely break contact with your partner. With International style dancing you must remain in close proximity with your partner at all times.
Click this link for a more detailed discussion and remember it’s the dancer that makes a dance look good. Both styles are equally beautiful and can be fun to dance.
As an aid to your lessons it helps to have a diagram for what the instructor exactly means when he is describing where to put your feet. hope this will help
Check the sidebar on the left. These videos rotate if you refresh your browser. Check out the video DWTS in our studio. Dancing with the stars came down to shoot this clip for the show in our studio. See if you recognize the room where you take you group classes.
Saw a great movie this week end called Redbelt. It was not about dance but there is a connection. Its about A Ju Jitsu instructor and his school in Los Angeles.
“A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.”
Go see it Im sure you will enjoy it.
Barry Jost has been teaching Ballroom, Latin and Swing dancing in the South Bay for over 23 years and has personally
taught over 30,000 people how to dance. Barry Continues to train with the top coaches in the Country.