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		Shirley is a Gold Standard Teacher of ballroom dance and has been nominated to the Swing Hall of Fame. She was voted the Best Teacher/Dancer in the seven Western States. Shirley has taught dance in the Sacramento area since 1988. Shirley has been teaching the students of Capital Ballroom for over 10 years. Everyone enjoys personable way of teaching.
Dance Instructor
Shirley Hartman


*FREE* Dance Lessons 5:00pm to 7:00pm Every Sunday*

Lessons Schedule for 2010 *

* NOTE: Please call 916-366-6501 if you have missed more than two weeks for possible change in schedule. (Some Holidays).

East Coast Swing: Single/Double/Triple timing are all styles of this dance. Characterized by upbeat tempo of the music and a basic two slow and two quick counts of rhythm dances.	Waltz: The real origin of the Waltz is rather obscure, but it is described as a dance of turns and glides. Couples dance to a rise-and-fall gliding motion with a count of one-two-three.	Fox Trot: Said by some to have been originated by Harry Fox (1913) It is now a standard ballroom dance the world over, and serves as a good foundation for social dances in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
Rumba: The characteristic feature is to take each step without initially placing the weight on that step. Steps are made with a slightly bent knee which, when straightened, causes the hips to sway from side-to-side in what has come to be known as "Cuban motion".	Tango: There are essentially three types of Tango -- Argentine, American and International Style. Unlike the Argentine Tango, American Tango features a structure which is correlated to the musical phrasing. It is executed in both closed and in various types of extravagant dance relationship which incorporate a particular freedom of expression.	Cha-Cha: It was a triple mambo, and then peculiar scraping and shuffling sounds during the "tripling" produced the imitative sounds of "Cha Cha Cha". This became a dance in itself. Cha Cha is but an advanced stage in interpretive social dancing born of the fusion of progressive American and Latin music.