Summer Schedule 2008

Registration form available on the Prices page.

*There are no classes on Tuesday July 1 (Canada Day) & Friday July 18 (TOSDC - see Home Page for more information)
Reserve your spot by emailing: tappinalana@yahoo.ca

Class Locations

Dance Fusion: St. Andrew's Church, 82 Kent St. (near Sparks St.)

All Other Classes: Glebe Fitness, 858 Bank St., at Fifth Ave.

Class Descriptions

Lindy Hop (Swing) with Alana, Bruno, Rebecca and Louis

Lindy Hop is the Original swing dance from Harlem, NY. This playful and exuberant dance was all the rage during the 20s, 30s & 40s. The Lindy Hop is an energetic & dynamic partner dance that anyone can do. Today, the Lindy Hop is danced all over the world.
Warning: You may get addicted!
~No Partner is necessary.

Salsa with Rafeek and Daniela

It’s spicy. It’s sexy. It’s saucy.
Learn the most popular Latin social dance in North America. Salsa is the dance that'll add new flavour to your life. Learn the basics in a supportive environment and meet new people.
~No experience or partner is needed.

Bellydance with Shadia

Unleash your inner dancing diva with this exotic dance form. Learn to isolate your hips, undulate your torso and shimmy your way to a great workout. This dance is perfect for women of ALL shapes and sizes.

Tap with Alana

Have you always wanted to learn to tap? This class is designed to introduce students to the basic tap steps such as flaps, shuffles, time steps, cramprolls and more. The class is broken down into three sections: a warm-up that focuses on technique, progressions that are comprised of travelling variations across the floor & choreography. Students will develop timing, speed, musicality and will have oodles of fun.

Dance Fusion (Women Only) with Alana

Learn a medley of dance styles -- including jazz, Latin dance, bellydance, disco, ballet, swing dance and more -- in a fun and friendly environment. Classes will involve a workout with an emphasis on various forms of musicality and dance techniques. No prior experience is necessary; just bring loose-fitting clothing, sneakers, and get ready to dance like a diva!

Hip Hop with Culture Shock

Have you always wanted to learn to move like the dance crews featured MTV and Much Music? This class features a combo of cool moves, upbeat tunes and a great workout.
~ No experience is needed.

Ballroom with Ron and Mel

Learn the basics of such classic dances as; Waltz, Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, Foxtrot, Tango and more. Each session features three different dance styles. Students will be taught basic lead and follow techniques with some simple styling.
~ No partner is or experience is needed.

"Alana is everything I would look for in an
instructor.
Clearly knowledgeable, disciplined, fun and most
importantly always “UP”. Skills and confidence builds
quickly as does the fun in learning the new dance
skill."
- Tim Hanrahan

"All I can say is thank you so much for giving us the
confidence to have fun on our wedding day. Instead of
dreading the first dance, like I know a lot of couples
do, we were really looking forward to getting out
there and strutting our stuff! And I can't believe
you choreographed such a perfect dance in those three
lessons. You're fantastic, Alana, and you made our
wedding day fantastic too. Thank you thank you thank
you!"
- Pascale & Mark Pergant

"Alana's lunch time dance classes…WOW! What an
amazing discovery! Alana is vibrant, funny, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She obviously loves teaching and therefore is able to create a fun and friendly atmosphere for her classes. Alana has as a
way of opening up our imaginations and transporting us to a different time and place during the lessons. During Alana's dance classes you will leave your
stress and worries behind, you will become totally
engaged in the NOW and definitely benefit socially by
meeting great people, physically by getting a good
workout and intellectually by learning something new.
Want to feel good and have some fun? Join Alana's
dance classes today!"
- Doreen Keogh

© 2000-2008 Dance With Alana. All Rights Reserved
Updated: May 25, 2008