SPOTLIGHT BALLROOM · WEST SACRAMENTO
Ballroom, Latin
and social dances
Pick a dance to see what it is like, how it counts, how fast it goes and which classes are coming up. Swing at Midtown Stomp has its own pages: Friday night swing.
Smooth and Standard
Traveling dances that glide around the room: Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep.
- WaltzThree counts to the bar, rise and fall, gliding around the floor
- TangoSharp, staccato and dramatic: straight lines and no rise and fall
- FoxtrotSmooth walking steps in one long, flowing line around the floor
- Viennese WaltzThe fastest waltz: constant turning, right then left
- QuickstepFast, light and energetic, with chassés and quarter turns
Rhythm and Latin
Hip action and rhythm, mostly danced in one area: Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero, Mambo, Samba, Paso Doble and Jive.
- Cha ChaCompact, crisp and playful, with a syncopated cha-cha-cha
- RumbaSlow, romantic and grounded, with the hips doing the moving
- East Coast SwingPeppy and a little bouncy: a rock step and two triples
- BoleroSlow, romantic and sweeping, with a wave-like rise and fall
- MamboCompact, sharp and playful, with a hold on count 1
- SambaBouncy and buoyant, with Brazilian carnival in its bones
- Paso DobleDramatic and theatrical: a bullfight told in ballroom steps
- JiveFast, bright and elastic, with kicks and flicks
Nightclub and social
The dances of clubs, socials and weddings: Salsa, Bachata, Hustle, Nightclub Two Step, West Coast Swing, Argentine Tango and Merengue.
- SalsaEnergetic and social: three steps to every four beats
- BachataSimple side-to-side steps and hip accents, from the Dominican Republic
- HustleFast, smooth partner dancing from the 1970s disco floor
- Nightclub Two StepSlow, floaty and romantic: made for ballads
- West Coast SwingSmooth, elastic and conversational, danced in a slot
- Argentine TangoImprovised, close-embraced and led by the walk
- MerengueA step on every beat: simple, lively and easy to start
No dance matches those filters. Try another.
Where to begin
- Try a free introductory private lesson
- See every class on the calendar
- About the ballroom and Latin program
- Train to teach with the Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy
17 of 20 dances have a class listed in the next 30 days. The dances are grouped by how they are usually taught: smooth and standard, rhythm and Latin, and nightclub and social.