Dance

Chicago Style Steppin’ (also spelled as Stepping) is an 8-count form of partner dancing with its origins from such styles as Salsa, the Swing dances and various Ballroom dances. This smooth and classy moves of this dance are mostly danced to medium-tempo music. At Allegro, we have a DJ’d Chicago Steppin’ event every 1st and

Lindy Hop is a swing partner dance sometimes known as Jitterbug. It emerged in the late 1920’s in New York, and became popular in the Swing ERA of the 1930’s and 1940’s. It is danced in both 6 and 8 count moves and has enjoyed a revival in popularity since the 1980’s. This is a

Cumbia music and dance style originated in Colombia. This social dance and music has become very popular worldwide. Come and join us at Allegro for the opportunity to be introduced to this lively style of partner dancing and its infectious music. View examples of Cumbia at YouTube.

Nightclub Two-Step, often written for short as NC2S, is an easy partner dance to learn, with a fairly relaxed frame, and is very practical to learn as it can be danced to all sorts of contemporary soft rock music or mid-tempo ballads. View examples of Nightclub Two-Step at YouTube.

Zouk is a sensual partner dance with its origins in the Lambada and danced to the Zouk rhythms which evolved in the French Caribbean.  Many of the moves used in other Latin dances can be used in this partner dance. Zouk is a fun dance and suitable for all ages. View examples of Zouk on YouTube.

Blues is a slow, sensual partner dance with its origins in African-American dancing of early 20th century. Blues fusion incorporates elements of other dances, such as tango, swing, or zouk, to encourage improvisational, connection-based partner dancing. View examples of Blues Fusion on YouTube.