The most frequently asked questions:

With Instructors Kathy & Kellen Burgos 

 

Question: What should I wear to dance lessons?

Answer: For the most part, it's best to dress comfortably but...one very important item can be what shoes you wear. It's probably best to wear shoes that you would actually go out dancing in especially if it's for a special event like a wedding. For the ladies, heel height can be an definite consideration. If you get used to dancing with the same partner, change of heel height may throw you off a bit with some techniques. For the guys, you'll want to make sure it's a shoe that slides well or more importantly, doesn't stick to the floor. Some people do like to make their lessons a bit of a night out and actually dress up a bit but comfort should come first.

 

Question: How long do classes run typically?

Answer: Our regular classes run in a format of one month (4 week) sessions which is 1 class per week. Running time for classes is approximately 1 hour. Workshops and Special events may run differently.

 

Question: What can I expect from a typical dance class, how are they set up?

Answer: After a brief intro in the first class, we focus on the basic patterns of each style of the session along with basic overall technique. Each week following, we review and add as we go along on each of the styles. Keep in mind these are beginner classes so we're not doing anything extreme or exhausting at all. The main idea is to get you an excellent foundation so you look good and feel confident when you go out dancing and YOU WILL...WE GUARANTEE IT! Just by taking your first session of dance you'll have a leg up on 98% of the population.

 

Question: What if I don't have a partner, can I still take classes?

Answer: ABSOLUTELY! We understand that everybody doesn't always have a partner available to take lessons and that's not a problem. As instructors we simply work with those who come to class solo and sometimes even find others within the class to work with. We probably have a couple people just about every session that come solo. You'll see the "individual" fee on the lesson registration page.

 

Question: I have a partner that's aprehensive about lessons, what should I do? 

Answer: Needless to say, this is one that comes up alot and the answer is really quite simple; If you take the approach "give it a try for the first lesson" or whatever method you feel may be the best to just get them to that first class. In other words, our motto is..."just get 'em there and we'll take care of the rest." TRUST US, we've taught to literally thousands of people for almost three decades and we're very confident we can get them on the right track once they're in class. Often times the people that are the most aprehensive end up enjoying themselves the most. Once they see that everyone is in the same boat and it's OK, they loosen up and it becomes a bit of a liberating experience for them.

 

Question: If I miss a lesson is there a way I can make it up?

Answer: Yes, it has always been our policy that if anyone misses a class they can make it up in a future session of the same. We understand busy schedules and schedule conflicts so as long as someone lets us know, it's not a problem.

 

Question: Which are more difficult, Latin or American dance styles?

Answer: Neither really. Of course that can vary from one person to the next but there really isn't a very notable difference in the degree of difficulty from one style to the next when it comes to the basics. There are a couple styles that we do consider the easier to learn styles even with the basics which are Merenge in the Latin styles and Foxtrot in the American styles.

 

Question: Do you teach private lessons?

Answer: Yes we do. Keep in mind private lessons are going to cost more because of the specialized individual attention and use of space for just one person or couple but the advantage is, you WILL learn at an accelerated rate. The cost is $45 per lesson for private lessons.

 

Question: Where did the name Moonlight Dance Studio come from?

Answer: We both have run businesses for over 25 years and at the same time have been "Moonlighting" as dance instructors. It's also a reference to the romantic idea of dancing in the moonlight.

 

Question: What type of background or dance training do you have?

Answer: As you'll see in our brief bio in the "About Us" section, we met teaching dance over 30 years ago. We both had a little bit of experience before we met and at the time, dance instructors were in huge demand. We were offered a teaching position and went to work putting in countless hours of practice. At that time it was the first big resurgence of partner dancing and we would get together with several instructors every week and exchange techniques and practice. We've come a long way since then and once we decided that we would open our own studio (1990), we went to workshops and learned from many of the top dancers/instructors in the world (workshops in Minneapolist and Las Vegas). We also studied thousands of hours of training tapes from the same world champion instructors. We had also competed very successfully in several amateur dance contests. Throughout the years we have tailored our instruction to our own style and to the area, focusing on social dance for fun rather than competition. We've estimated that we have taught to well over 5000 people and done more than 300 special events to date. 

 

 

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