{"id":7444,"date":"2021-01-19T13:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T18:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2021-01-27T17:52:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:52:38","slug":"fred-astaire-dance-studios-of-middletown-featured-in-connecticut-bride-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/blog\/your-wedding-dance\/fred-astaire-dance-studios-of-middletown-featured-in-connecticut-bride-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Middletown Featured in Connecticut Bride Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7445 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1-370x248.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Connecticut Bride&#8217;s latest issue featuring Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Middletown has finally hit newsstands! Read the interview with owner, Andrew Kerski, who gives wedding dance tips for your big day, and see instructor, Annie Rockhill, in action!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>TALK ABOUT THE TYPES OF DANCES<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kerski: Basic for the group dancing scenes <\/em><em>\u2014 rumba, foxtrot. For the actual couple, my <\/em><em>professional instructor and her partner got a <\/em><em>bit fancier; lifts, tricks, things that we would <\/em><em>incorporate into a dance for a wedding couple. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2-370x248.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WHAT\u2019S THE USUAL LEAD TIME<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>AND LEARNING CURVE?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Kerski: I would say a minimum of six months for most couples. Even if your actual date is further out, the last thing you want to stress about is forgetting steps and freezing up. So the idea is to make the couple comfortable enough to be able to socially dance their dance. Then we turn that into a choreographed routine, so you get that repetition in the months leading up to the wedding.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3-370x248.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ANY PARTING WORDS?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Kerski: Dancing forces you to think <\/em><em>from your partner\u2019s perspective. How my <\/em><em>lead affects the lady, how to support the <\/em><em>gentleman as a follower. And that lesson <\/em><em>permeates other aspects of the relationship, <\/em><em>making for stronger couples.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4-768x1032.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2021\/01\/Fred-Astaire-Dance-Studio_TCB-SS21-Vendors_Page_4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.connecticutmag.com\/the-connecticut-bride\/how-you-and-your-bridal-party-can-show-off-on-the-dance-floor\/article_d25263c8-5b4d-11eb-8f64-afb34bc986a8.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full article here &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Created by: The Connecticut Bride<br \/>\nStylized by: Ashley Elizabeth Events LLC<br \/>\nPhotographed by: TimeFrozen Photography<br \/>\nVenue: Fred Astaire Middletown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Connecticut Bride&#8217;s latest issue featuring Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Middletown has finally hit newsstands! Read the interview with owner, Andrew Kerski, who gives wedding dance tips for your big day, and see instructor, Annie Rockhill, in action! &nbsp; TALK ABOUT THE TYPES OF DANCES Kerski: Basic for the group dancing scenes \u2014 rumba, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":7449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-your-wedding-dance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/middletown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}