Tel. (973) 335-9920

Rhythm in Shoes is located at 712 A Main St. Boonton, NJ 07005

Simply the best social dance investment you'll ever make
We specialize in lead and follow social dancing
  • Dance workshops • Swing dancing • Rumba • Hustle
• Dance lessons • Ballroom dancing • Cha cha • Foxtrot
  • Couples dancing, • West coast swing • Salsa • Waltz,
  • Latin dancing • East coast swing • Mambo • Socials
  • Night club two step • Meringue • Tango • Swing

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Our West Coast Swing Program
Instructor: Phil LaMothe


The ULTIMATE rhythm dance.
Our classes are designed to develop the skills necessary to explore the connection and rhythm possibilities which West Coast Swing allows. Come join the adventure of this unique and fascinating dance.
WCS Fundamentals – Saturday mornings / Monday nights:
This class has two purposes. The first is to introduce new students to the basic structure of West Coast Swing focusing on the fundamental dance skills and lead / follow skills necessary to dance on a novice level. The basic structure of music, rhythm and phrasing is introduced. This class also provides more advanced dancers an environment to improve the important fundamental skills necessary to make them better dances and partners.

Pre-Intermediate WCS – Saturday mornings:
This class is designed for students who are comfortable executing the basic skills of the fundamentals class. An understanding of basic rhythms, lead & follow, partnering, turning and syncopations is necessary to feel comfortable in this class. We begin to student’s dance skills, lead/follow and musicality, introducing different patterns, rhythms and syncopations. Connection is developed.

Intermediate WCS – Monday nights:
This class begins to change the focus of students to be more footwork and musicality oriented. Connection is further developed. More intricate syncopations are introduced and patterns are extended allowing the leaders and followers to better express their dancing to the phrasing of the music.

Advanced WCS – Thursdays nights:
This class looks at the each dancer in detail. Discussions on dancing, leading and following and musicality are in depth. Videos are used to as a tool to explore each student’s movement comparing the movement to professionals and advanced West Coast Swing dancers. Connection is more finely tuned.

Technical Edge – Monday nights:
This is a workshop styled class designed to improve all the many skills necessary for solid West Coast Swing dancing. Subjects are covered for two consecutive weeks. This class is for all level dancers.

For information about our studio, group classes, private lessons or
to register for any class, please call the studio at 973-335-9920 or Email Us.
 

Rhythm in Shoes – a unique social dance studio
By Phil LaMothe
 Rhythm in Shoes was born in a roundabout way. Instead of starting with a vision of what our dance studio would be, it started with a vision of how a dance environment should feel. Oh, yeah – we already had a following of students. Sure, we already had a dance space we used on a part-time basis. Both worked well and worked well together. But the vision of a dance space where students would feel ‘at home’ and ‘welcome’ is what we wanted – we just didn’t "know" it yet!

A "fluky" encounter with a long-time acquaintance is what started the wheels in motion. Phil had stopped at this coffee shop many times in the past 4 years. It was one day when the owner was working in the building next door that the vision started. Grant you the vision was a bit ‘foggy’ at first. But when the owner showed Phil the ‘diamond in the rough’ space she was renovating, the fog began to clear and the vision began to materialize.

That’s how great things begin, we guess. A little luck, a great vision, and a lot of being in the right place at the right time! Since the location was so prime, Phil had to make a quick decision on the space. The wheels of fate had obviously started with the chance encounter, so far be-it from us to stop the momentum of that which seemed predestined! We said, what the heck, we’ll give it a go!

And so Rhythm in Shoes was born – not to us – but to the students who had developed themselves into a dance community without even trying. Rhythm in Shoes is their home. We say the subtitle of the studio is "where the students rule!" This is the vision coming true – a place where the students’ input is what matters the most. They want practice time after lessons? They get it! They want a different dance taught in-between each West Coast Swing 6-week class series? They’ve got it!

The studio is "a unique social dance studio" because of this value placed on students’ input, the emphasis on dancing being a social skill, and the constant reinforcement of the basics of dance. The students care about newcomers because they, too, were once newcomers and know how terribly intimidating it is to walk into a beginner class and be the ‘newest’ of the group. Or walk into a monthly social and sit the whole night without ever once being asked to dance. This is a place that students feel comfortable being themselves, at whatever level of dance they happen to be. We are all just dancers celebrating life through our love of dance.

We welcome you to our warm, friendly studio – we hope to see you soon!
 

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