England Swings
As a great capital city, London is naturally home to a huge range of dance clubs, studios, shows, and companies. These range from the world-renowned ballet companies such as the Royal Ballet and the Sadlers Wells company, through West End hits such as Tap Dogs and The Lion King, to tiny studios where harassed parents or office workers can learn some moves in their spare time.
London builders have long known that the only answer to the lack of space in the crowded capital is to incorporate homes, businesses and leisure facilities all in one building. So, a huge number of dance studios can be found above a ground floor office building or shop, or below a block of flats. These small studios offer a great range of courses. On any one day an aspiring dance student could take a class in central London in classic Latin styles such as tango, samba, rumba or salsa, as well as rock styles such as jive and lindy hop, or punk’s pogo-ing.
Recently there has also been a comeback in ballroom dances such as the foxtrot, quickstep. Waltz, and American smooth, and demand for those types of classes is rising rapidly.
Amongst the more unusual dance classes to be found in London are last-century’s boogie-woogie and the Charleston, and the energetic, martial art-style capoeira, an acrobatic dance that originated in Brazil and other Latin American lands amongst the African slaves.
Other ethnic dance styles currently enjoying popularity in London are belly dancing – said to be a good form of exercise, Indian ‘bollywood'dancing, and African dances. Add to this the ever-popular disco and rock ’n roll styles, and whatever makes your feet tap, you can find a class in the big city.
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