Learn a ballroom or Latin dance
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
A waltz or a cha-cha is a small piece of choreography you improvise with another person in time to music, and a handful of steps is enough to get round a floor. Group classes take people who arrive without a partner.
ModerateUnder £100 / $130A few weeksIndoorsWith othersUK and US
How to start
- Search the ISTD Find A Dance Teacher directory by genre, choosing Modern Ballroom or Latin American, or look for a USA Dance chapter near you.
- Join a beginners' group class, which is the cheapest way to try several dances.
- Go to a social dance once you know a few steps, and practise for a few minutes most days.
Where to go
- ISTD Find A Dance Teacher (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing directory) UK
- USA Dance: How to Get Started Dancing US
We opened these links on 7 October 2026 and found them to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. Courses and classes have start dates and can fill up, so the plan begins with finding and booking one. Kit comes after the first session, once you know what you need.
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