Group classes
Classes to build up:
Drop-In type classes & events:
Classes to build up:
Drop-In type classes & Events:
Monday
Latin & Ballroom.
3 - 6 week class.
7pm Beginners 1 & 2,
8:15pm Improvers & Intermediate
15 minutes practice after each class
"I want to learn interesting advanced steps"
Ralf's Online Advanced Class.
4 Weeks 1 dance.
Latin or Ballroom.
Mondays
7pm to 8pm.
"I can't commit every week."
"Sometimes I join in person, sometimes online."
Wednesday Weekly Class.
Latin, Ballroom, Line, Sequence dance.
Classes & Social.
(now with partner dancing)
7pm Beginners
8:15pm Intermediate
9:15pm Social
Book & join week by week.
Online
"I like dancing outdoors."
Saturday
Dance In The Park
Linedance & Latin-Fun
In person or by Zoom.
10:30am Beginner
11:30am Intermediate
Join at Gunnersbury Park, London W5 4NH, or online by Zoom
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Sapphires Women's Latin & Ballroom Night.
Every 2nd or 3rd Saturday of the month.
In person at Bishopsgate Institute plus online
More details:
"I want to learn interesting advanced steps and learn from Ralf's huge knowledge and experience "
Ralf's Online Advanced Class.
4 Weeks
Latin or Ballroom.
Mondays 7pm to 8pm
Dances:
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Jive
5, 12, 19, 26 July
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Foxtrot
2, 9, 16, 23 August
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Samba
6, 13, 20, 27 September
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Waltz
4, 11, 18, 25 October
Option 1:
4 weeks, online classes only
Option 2
Value package !
- 4 weeks online class
- plus 4 x 15 minutes private online coaching.
- plus receive a weekly video of the learned steps.
Get help, guidance, additional technical input, stay in touch with your teacher, have fun, get undivided attention and stay motivated through the weekly personal coaching.
"I can't commit every week."
"Sometimes I join in person, sometimes online."
Wednesday Weekly Class.
Latin/Ballroom
Line/Sequence dance.
Classes & Social.
7pm - 8pm Beginners class
8pm to 8:15pm practice
8:15pm - 9:15pm Intermediate
9:15pm - 10pm Social
In person or by Zoom.
Trial for £1 for subsccribers to our newsletter. Subscribe, then choose 'trial' when you book.
- 1. Option: Class at the studio at St Andrews
(Limited spaces and with masks) Only with pre-booking!
- 2. Option: Online on Zoom
Live-streaming of the teaching at the venue
Zoom Access
We will email you the Zoom link latest 30 minutes before the event, 5 minutes before the event click on the link. You will arrive in the waiting room for security reasons and we admit you at 7pm.
When to book and what if Covid rules change
Booking starts on Wednesday late evening for coming week and ends two hours before the event. We recommend to book very early for the class at St Andrews.
If new Covid rules would make meeting face to face in a indoor gym/leisure centre impossible, we'd change all to a Zoom class and inform you asap. If you don't wish to take part per Zoom, we'd you refund in that case, if you ask for it up to 24 hours before the class, just drop us an email.
Partner dancing in hold is back!
Bring a dance partner or if you test on the day and bring your result, you can dance with others and the teacher.
Online
Covid-secure measures
Some of them are still in place at the studio to keep staff, students and their families safe. Details
"I like dancing outdoors or at least see the dancing there."
Saturday
Dance in the park & online
Linedance & Solo-Latin Fun.
In person or by Zoom.
10:30am to 11:25am Beginner
11:30am to 12:30pm Intermediate
Trial for £1
for subsccribers to our newsletter. Book the trial, after you subscribe >.
Pre-booking only, as limited spaces for the class in person or the Zoom link needs to be emailed!
*Some Covid safety measures are still in place.
Location
Join in the Gunnersbury Park
on the lawn close to the entrance of Gunnersbury Park Museum, Popes Lane, London W5 4NH
Or join us online: We'll email you the Zoom link on Saturday morning.
Directions:
If walking or cycling is not an option:
By car:
There is a free car park inside the park, close to Chapel Manor College, entrance from Popes Lane.
By public transport:
7 minutes walking distance or 1 station by Bus E3 from Acton Town Underground station
Dances
Linedances that we usually dance at the Rivoli and our parties, and new ones. Solo-Latin Fun (Bachata, Bossa Nova, Cha Cha Cha, Merengue, Rumba, Salsa, Samba)
* Outdoor Covid
safety measures
Bring your hand sanitiser and your drink, face shields are optional (from pharmacy or we have some spare ones to sell, let me know). We keep a respectful slight distance to each other depending on each others safety needs. Pre-booking only.
What to bring
Please bring flat shoes as we dance on the lawn. The best are trainers, no walking shoes as it might hurt your knee when you turn. Then bring a face shield and hand sanitiser! We have some spare face shields to sell, drop us an email. We also recommend: a drink bottle, a towel and a breathable hooded raincoat, as light rain won't stop us.
What if it's raining?
Bookings can be rescheduled, if you drop an email latest by Friday noon, but not refunded. We'll decide on Thursday morning if the class will happen or will be rescheduled, depending on the weather forecast (only heavy rain, thunderstorm or temperatures below minus 2 Celsius will hold us back). But check your email on Saturday morning just in case extreme weather changes are happening, then we'll reschedule.
"I want to learn whenever, wherever, in my own pace "
Video courses.
Latin or Ballroom.
Whenever, wherever.
Learn Latin, Ballroom at the comfort of your home. No need to travel. Choose your learning speed, repeat as often as you want. Get unlimited access to your videos.
Choose between the step by step 3 weeks video program or the value package of videos combined with 4 weeks 4 x 15 minutes private online coaching on Zoom.
4 levels:
Beginners, Improvers,
Intermediate, Advanced
Dances:
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Cha Cha Cha
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Rumba
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Salsa
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Slow Waltz
Option 1:
videos only
A 3 week video learning program (we recommend to use 4 weeks to get more practice). Per week you have usually 3 videos per role: demonstration of the routine, teaching it and practice session. Like this you can start anytime, go back and fourth, learn in your own pace and repeat whenever you like.
Option 2:
plus personal coaching
Value package !
A 3 week video learning program plus weekly coaching of 4 x 15 minutes private online coaching on Skype or Zoom.
Get help, guidance, additional technical input, stay in touch with your teacher, have fun, get undivided attention and stay motivated through the weekly personal coaching.