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How To Lower Your Cholesterol with Ballroom Dancing

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Has your doctor recently told you that you have high cholesterol? If so, don’t be alarmed. You aren’t alone. In fact, 32% of Americans have high cholesterol. You might have questions about high cholesterol. We’ll explain how ballroom dancing can help lower your cholesterol.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Latin Dancing

salsa dancing in raleigh

Cinco de Mayo is thought of as a day for drinking margaritas & consuming chips & salsa. We celebrate without knowing what Cinco de Mayo is about. We will take you back in time for a brief look at how Cinco de Mayo came to be. See some of the beautiful styles of latin dances that are often danced to on Cinco de Mayo.

Healthy Diet For Ballroom Dancers

healthy eating for dancers

It takes more than just dancing to lose weight. You will need to create and maintain healthy eating habits. If you follow an energy filled, healthy diet, you’ll be dancing away pounds and fitting into slimmer dance outfits in no time.

Do You Have a Fear of Dancing?

chorophobia - the fear of dancing

Does the thought of dancing make your heart beat faster, feeling a little short of breath, or want to run away and hide? There is a lesser known phobia that is more common than you think, Chorophobia. Find out how you can overcome your fear of dance.

Make Dancing a New Year’s Resolution

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At the beginning of each new year we take part in the annual tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions. Often enough these goals are broken before the end of January. Instead of wasting money on gym memberships, make ballroom dancing a part of your goals for 2018.

What Shoes Should You Wear For Ballroom Dance Lessons?

shoes for ballroom dancing

Whether you are an absolute beginner to ballroom dancing or a seasoned expert in the fine art of the waltz, you don’t need to invest too much money to have shoes appropriate for ballroom dancing. We’ll show you which shoes are best for ballroom dancing.

Private Dance Lessons vs Group Dance Classes

Group Dance Classes in Raleigh

Knowing how to dance can be a fun skill that can be useful in nearly any social situation.  The adventure of struggling to remember those first few dance moves to dancing a whole song, the confidence gained is a feeling like none other.  It is hard to tell which method best learning how to dance.