United Dance Studios - Kent

Amazing dancing and results at the competition today ! Well done all - we were super proud of you all ! 🏆 💃🏻❤️

Results - Ballroom/ Latin
Robyn 2nd - 3rd
Honey 1st - 2nd
Natalie 2nd - 5th
Jake 5th -6th
Melis 1st
Layla 2nd- 2nd
Harleigh 1st -2nd
Madison 2nd - 2nd
Violetta 2nd- 2nd
Beverly 5th - 6th
Sarah - 6th
Nick 3rd - 5th
Couples - 🕺 💃🏻
Robyn & Honey 1st - 2nd
Jake Angela 1st - 4th
Natalie Sonia 2nd
Mads & Layla 2nd - 2nd
Harleigh & Melis 5th
Martin & Vi - 4th 6th
Nick & Bev - 3rd , 4th

We have the BEST air-conditioning in the studios - actually thinking of moving in 😛👍. Lessons and practises going ahead as usual - come and cool off on the dance floor 💃🏻👌.. spectators bring a jumper ! Xx

Let’s dance ! ❤️ 💃🏻 Our class 1 pupils mastering new steps in the Quickstep and Samba 🎵.. well done all !

Dancers of the Week! Well done 👍 💃🏻❤️ . This week we worked on Samba and Quickstep 💃🏻💃🏻

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The Language of Dance Teachers

Every world has its own language.

Doctors speak in acronyms. Teachers use phrases like “working towards.” Hairdressers somehow ask if you want “just a trim” while already holding half your hair in their hand.

And ballroom dancing is no different.

Spend enough time in a dance studio and eventually you begin to realise teachers rarely say exactly what they mean. Instead, they communicate in a strange coded language made up of diplomatic half-truths, emotional cushioning and vague technical instructions that somehow raise more questions than answers.

Over time, dancers learn to decode these phrases like survivors trying to interpret signals in the wild.

For the uninitiated, I thought I’d provide a small translation guide.

“That was alright.”

That was catastrophic but I’m trying to preserve morale.

“Not bad.”

I am genuinely thrilled but emotionally incapable of saying so directly.

“Once more.”

We will now repeat this until one of us dies.

“Interesting…”

I have just witnessed something deeply unnatural.

“Again, but this time relax.”

You currently resemble a frightened ironing board.

“Use your standing leg.”

I refuse to explain further because suffering builds character.

“Don’t think so much.”

Your face suggests active tax calculations during a foxtrot.

“Feel the movement.”

I have completely run out of technical explanations.

“That’s better.”

At last.

Sweet mercy.

“Just breathe.”

You appear to be entering cardiac arrest during a Natural Turn.

“Stretch upwards.”

You are dancing like a goblin.

“Trust your partner.”

This will almost certainly end badly, but let’s commit to it.

“Don’t anticipate.”

Stop trying to lead from the wrong side of the partnership, Susan.

“Use the floor.”

You are currently dancing as though the parquet is emotionally upsetting you.

“Be softer.”

You’ve just hit that line like you’re directing aircraft on an active runway.

“More shaping.”

You should resemble linguine, not a fridge freezer.

“And smile!”

I can currently see every ounce of psychological distress this routine is causing you.

The strange thing is, after a while, this language starts to make perfect sense.

You nod earnestly when somebody says:

“You need more body flight into the fleckerl with softer knees and increased CBMP.”

And perhaps that’s one of the strangest things about ballroom dancing.

At some point, the bizarre becomes ordinary.

You stop questioning why adults are aggressively discussing heel leads at 9pm on a Tuesday night. You no longer blink when somebody says “touch inner thigh to inner thigh” with complete sincerity.

You simply nod, scrape your shoes with a tiny wire brush and carry on.

Because once the ballroom world gets hold of you, it slowly rewires your brain until all of this feels perfectly reasonable.

And honestly?

I think that’s rather wonderful.

Congratulations to all our juniors and adults who also competed yesterday. - great dancing and set of results ! Well done everyone x

What a fantastic day at the Herne Bay competition - such great results all day ! Super dancing …we are so proud of you all! ❤️💃🏻
Special mention to Ivy and Alex who competed for the first time ! Only 5 years old and so talented 💃🏻 🏆 Here’s such pics from the juvenile section..

Judges Tips from 👏⭐️🥳

Mistakes -Keep going!… Everyone makes them even top dancers! The key is to recover instantly. Don’t show it on your face, pick it up, stay in character, and carry on like nothing happened 😊

Posture - Your posture is one of the first things judges notice before you even take a step… Stand tall through your spine, lift through the chest, and keep your shoulders relaxed and down.
Good posture isn’t just about standing still it must stay consistent while you move 👍

Timing is everything- Stay connected to the music at all times. Strong timing is more important than any choreography, judges will always notice dancers who are in control of their movement to the beat 🫶

Thanks Leila for sharing such useful details with us!!! ❤️

These smiles say it all !

Having so much fun whilst learning how to dance 💃🏻 🕺.. our step 1 class teaches the basics in Waltz, Tango, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Cha cha , Rumba, Samba and Jive ! ❤️👏