{"id":7463,"date":"2022-02-14T14:05:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/?p=7463"},"modified":"2022-02-14T14:13:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:13:29","slug":"what-to-expect-from-your-first-dance-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/blog\/dance-lessons\/what-to-expect-from-your-first-dance-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect from your first dance Lesson!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of our dancers come to their very first lesson with zero experience. They\u2019ve had little if any exposure to ballroom dancing and they just aren\u2019t sure what will be expected of them\u2026 or their body.<\/p>\n

We are happy to report that you can 100 percent expect to have fun! Our warm and friendly studio is a welcoming space where attitudes are checked at the door. Our non-judgmental studio is the place where you can feel safe and free to explore your creativity and make new friends.<\/p>\n

But what can you expect your body to feel like after your first few lessons?\u00a0<\/strong>The answer to that question is probably NOT what you were expecting.<\/p>\n

\u201cHold\u201d on a minute!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So you\u2019re enjoying your first ballroom dance lesson a the Fred A\"fred-astaire-dance-studio\"<\/a>staire Dance Studios of Smithfield. You are full of excitement because you know you\u2019re going to have a great time as you start to expand your social circle with an exciting new hobby while at the same time getting a pretty decent workout because\u2026 well, you\u2019re going to be moving! You would be perfectly right to assume your legs and feet are going to bear the brunt of your activity but as it turns out, that is not the case.<\/p>\n

In fact, those first few lessons are more likely to bring soreness to your arms, not your feet. According to Victoria Venturini, owner of Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Smithfield, that\u2019s because, during those first few lessons, the focus isn\u2019t necessarily on your feet. \u201cIt\u2019s simply due to the fact that we teach you how to hold your partner in proper frame, which involves lifting your arms in a way you normally wouldn\u2019t do in your everyday life.\u201d (Remember: you don\u2019t have to bring a partner to enjoy ballroom lessons at Fred Astaire Dance Studios. You\u2019ll work with the instructor or someone in the class.)<\/p>\n

After that first lesson, you can expect to feel soreness in your arms and also in the shoulder area. A few simple stretches should bring some relief.\u00a0A BONUS BENEFIT:\u00a0<\/strong>After that first couple of lessons you will probably find yourself standing straighter as you begin to hold your head high and elongate your upper body. Dancing is great for your posture!<\/p>\n

Focus on the Foot<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t think your feet will get off untested! Victoria Venturini tells us that your feet will likely feel sore and tired when you start working on specific footwork and technique. That usually comes once you learn the basic steps. Proper, supportive footwear will help with that, but in the meantime, don\u2019t worry. \u201cYour body will definitely start to loosen up by the third or fourth lesson as you start to increase your confidence in learning to dance,\u201d Venturini says.<\/p>\n

Proper Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n

A professional ballroom dance class will usually begin with a few stretching exercises designed to help you and your muscles prepare for the task ahead. They not only warm your muscles up, they also help protect you against dance-related injuries and can help you decrease joint pain and muscle soreness after you exercise. Before you know it, you\u2019ll notice a new confidence in yourself as you master new techniques after each class.<\/p>\n

Ballroom dance classes at Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Smithfield are designed that way because our teaching philosophy at every one of our dance studios nationwide is the same: learning how to ballroom dance is always fun!<\/p>\n

Call today to get started!<\/p>\n

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Many of our dancers come to their very first lesson with zero experience. They\u2019ve had little if any exposure to ballroom dancing and they just aren\u2019t sure what will be expected of them\u2026 or their body. We are happy to report that you can 100 percent expect to have fun! Our warm and friendly studio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":7370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dance-lessons"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/smithfield\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}