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Briefly...
Most couples would need 4 to 8 hours of tuition to prepare a dance which looks elegant and one which they feel confident doing on the day.
In more detail...
This greatly depends on your starting point and goal.
These factors are carefully considered at your initial interview and discussion. Your dance professional is specifically trained to find out your needs, goals and likely learning speed.
That said, most couples would need 4 to 8 hours of tuition to prepare a dance which looks elegant and one which they feel confident doing on the day.
The lessons should be scheduled no more than one week apart, and you need to practice at least as many hours as you have tuition. The overall plan should allow the final lesson to be mainly revision and polishing. The final lesson should be no more than a week prior to the big day.
This approach ensures the best balance of learning something worth presenting, and gaining enough confidence in your new skills to present it well. Remember that you must allow practice time to develop the skills and build your confidence.
Having said all that, we know that the time leading up to your wedding is very busy and full of appointments and things to do. Your teacher has years of teaching beginners and will plan realistically, ensuring that you don't over-reach or aim for something that simply cannot be achieved. We keep you safe in your dance.
We want your dance lessons to be fun and easy, and so your wedding dance will also be fun and easy.
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We can create a wedding dance for same-sex couples in a number of ways. Dance patterns can easily be modified for either partner to lead or follow, or even swap roles as they dance.
Let us show you how.
In more detail...
In a society where diversity is not just tolerated, but celebrated, of course weddings will reflect this.
We can create a wedding dance for same-sex couples in a number of ways. Let us show you how.
The dance step patterns we use for a typical wedding dance are interchangeable between leader and follower. Yes, there are some patterns design to showcase the twirling of a dress but they can easily be modified for either partner to lead or follow, or even swap roles as they dance.
A dance can be created for any couple's style and how they wish to move. There are many easy-to-learn and fun patterns to try out. The key is finding something that you are both comfortable doing.
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The basic hourly rate is $88 including GST. This allows you to use our (small) studio (at Salisbury, QLD), or have a teacher come to your home or venue within 20 minutes of Salisbury. More than 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes radius: $10 extra per trip. More than 40 minutes radius: let's discuss and work something out.
In more detail...
The basic hourly rate is $88 including GST. This applies for 1 to 6 students per session. The basic rate allows you to use our (small) studio (at Salisbury, QLD), or have a teacher come to your home or venue within 20 minutes of Salisbury.
Larger groups may require a larger venue, possibly at extra cost.
We are based in Salisbury, but we come to you in the greater Brisbane area.
What are the delivery costs? We try very hard to make it affordable, but you can appreciate driving times in Brisbane can vary greatly depending on location, time-of-day, and day of the week. So we're basing our fees on travel time, rather than distance. Let's use Google maps to estimate travel times.
Within a 20 minute radius of Salisbury: no extra travel costs. Your lesson price includes the cost of a teacher coming to you.
More than 20 minutes but less than 40 minutes radius: $10 extra per trip.
More than 40 minutes radius: let's discuss and work something out.
Lessons later in the evening or on weekends may greatly reduce travel time, and therefore bring costs down.
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You can have lessons in your own home, or your venue, or come to our Salisbury studio (which is just an ordinary home as well). A living room or garage is usually enough space.
Lessons are available almost any time during the day or evening, 7 days a week, by prior arrangement with the teacher.
In more detail...
You can have lessons in your own home, or come to our Salisbury studio (which is just an ordinary home as well). You can also have lessons in your venue, if that is available to you.
We generally don't need a lot of space for lessons because a wedding dance is usually quite compact. A living room or garage is usually enough space.
Lessons are available almost any time during the day or evening, 7 days a week, by prior arrangement with the teacher. If we book far ahead, most likely the teacher will be available at times that suit you. This is why we encourage our first (complimentary) lesson and chat as early as possible - perhaps when you are first arranging all other bookings for your wedding.
Briefly...
Lessons should be no more than one week apart, with the final lesson no more than a week prior to the big day.
So, if you have a five-lesson program then you should start about 6 weeks out from your wedding day.
In more detail...
Most couples would need 4 to 8 hours of tuition to prepare a dance which looks elegant and one which they feel confident doing on the day.
The lessons should be scheduled no more than one week apart, and you need to practice at least as many hours as you have tuition. The overall plan should allow the final lesson to be mainly revision and polishing. The final lesson should be no more than a week prior to the big day.
So, if you have a five-lesson program then you should start about 6 weeks out from your wedding day.
This approach ensures the best balance of learning something worth presenting, and gaining enough confidence in your new skills to present it well. Remember that you must allow practice time to develop the skills and build your confidence.
Briefly...
We can help you dance to any music you choose. We recommend that you choose a song with special meaning to both of you.
In more detail...
It is possible to dance to any music (even no music at all), however... some will be easier and some trickier. Here's why.
Music has a beat (and sub-beats) which a dancer uses to check speed and rhythmn. Tempo is how fast overall you need to step. Rhythmn is what goes on within the beat and can be really simple or quite complicated. Musical timing is how many beats there are before it repeats - (often 1-2-3-4, or 1-2-3). Music also has mood or expression which affects how you dance.
This is a bit daunting for a beginner, especially if you are just focussing on your wedding dance. Happily, all you really need to understand is that for you some music will be easier than others. We look after everything else for you.
Of course you probably have a special song that you wish to dance to. Other things will also affect your dance, like your shoes and dress design, and the size of the floor space. Your teacher will advise and guide you on your music but will then respect your choice. They will work with you to make sure everything goes well.
For example if you happen to choose a song in Waltz timing (3 beats) but it is really fast, it might be better to use Rumba step patterns. In this case you would remove the latin expression (hip swing, cuban roll) usually in Rumba and put in the ballroom expression (upright, smooth) from Foxtrot.
It sounds a bit strange to mix up dance styles like this, but the most important thing is making it work, look good, and easy to learn. For a wedding dance it often works really well.
All this is discussed and sorted out in your initial interview and chat, from which your teacher will plan a program specially designed for you.
