Beginners Timetable

New Complete Beginners class starts Wednesday January 11th at 8.15pm

LevelDayTimeStart dateLocation
Complete beginnersWednesday8.15pm - 9.15pm11 January 2012Plasnewydd Community Centre
Beginners: BallroomSaturday4pm - 5pm7 January 2012The Riverfront, Newport**
Beginners: LatinSaturday5pm - 6pm7 January 2012The Riverfront, Newport**
Beginners Level 2Thursday9pm - 10pm3 November 2011St Mary's Parish Hall
Beginners Level 2Wednesday6:15pm -7:15pm7 September 2011Plasnewydd Community Centre
Beginners Level 3Friday6pm - 7pm2 September 2011Cathays Methodist Church

**Book directly with The Riverfront for this class on 01633 656679. Different prices apply.

Term DatesMid term break
1 September - 20 December 201126-30 October 2011
4 January - 5 April 2012tbc

Beginners prices

1 class:

£6 per person, £10 per couple

Half term (6 classes):

£30 per person, £50 per couple.
(Pay for 5 get 6th week free*)

Whole term (12 classes):

£60 per person, £100 per couple.
(Pay for 10 get 2 weeks free *)


*Price applies to 6 or 12 consecutive weeks paid up front at time of booking - no refunds available.

Beginners classes explained

Complete Beginners (level 1)

This 12-week course is suitable for complete beginners with no previous dance experience. At the end of the course you will have a basic social routine in four dances which you will be able to dance with a partner, to music.

The course is progressive: each week, you will revise what was taught the previous week as well as learning something new. If you wish to join part-way through this course, a bit of experience in some sort of dance would be useful.

Beginners level 2

To join this class, ideally you need to have completed 6-12 weeks of complete beginner’s classes in Ballroom and Latin dance. Over the course of 12 weeks you will learn two new dances and revise your knowledge of the routines in the four dances from level 1. By the end of this course you will be able to dance basic routines in six dances, and you will be familiar with some more tricky rhythms.

Beginners level 3

To join this class, ideally you need 6 months' experience in Ballroom and Latin dancing. Over twelve weeks you will learn new dances and continue to build on your routines from the previous levels. By the end of this course you will have been dancing for a year and you will be a confident social dancer, able to dance socially with different partners in eight dances.