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Gay / Lesbian (GLBT) Dance Classes

Latin, Swing and Ballroom Dance Classes for LGBT Folks (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) and Friends! (*Please scroll down page for complete class offerings.)

Our dance studio got an "A" rating and 2008 Super Service Award on Angie's List! Also, see our feature in Boston Weddings Magazine.

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On Sunday evenings we offer incredibly fun same-sex dance classes primarily for lesbian and gay dancers, and also dance classes that are open to all, (welcoming but not exclusively same-sex oriented) on Monday evenings as well as other nights. We also teach beginner's dance lessons at the Swingtime monthly dances for GLBT folks in Brookline (see right sidebar for details.) Not sure if you're ready? Scroll to the bottom of the page to see what other lesbian, gay and transgender folks have said about our dance classes.

Current LGBT Dance Classes & Events:

  • Hot Salsa Dance Immersion vacation week in Puerto Vallarta for New Year's, Dec. 2010, with OUT to Dance! Juicy details: click here!
  • Fall 2010 GLBT Dance Classes; try The Ultimate Latin Dance Class, West Coast Swing 2, or Two Step Intermediate; juicy
  • Also check out our gay-friendly Monday Dance Classes for Everyone: Ballroom, Hip Hop, Swing, Salsa, Belly Dance, Dance Fitness, Pop Culture,and more. Click here.
  • Beginner's dance lessons at Swingtime on the 1st Sat. of every month; (see sidebar to right on this page.)
  • Our Guarantee: If you don't love your dance class, we'll give you another one free!
  • Read our primer on GLBT Wedding First Dance Planning; click here.

GLBT Fall Dance Classes preview: more to come! Stay tuned.

The Ultimate Latin Dance Class: Salsa, Cha Cha, Rhumba, Tango, (And a Little Merengue.)
Sun. Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 8 weeks, 6-7 pm, West Roxbury School of Dance. (No class 10/10, Culumbus Day weekend.)

Get ready for the most fun (and useful) class ever! This is truly the Ultimate Latin Dance Class, since you'll master all the most popular dances in just eight weeks. You'll discover that many of the specific moves in these dances are shared among each other, so one cool move translates easily into the next dance you learn, helping you learn more quickly and easily. (Hey, that salsa spin just showed up in cha cha.) Plus most of these Latin dances are also regularly danced to contemporary non-Latin pop music as well, so you'll get to show off your dancing much more frequently at lots of events!

The Ultimate Latin Dance Class is perfect for you if you want to experience a whole juicy menu of new dances, and you're new to dancing. Or maybe you have some Latin dance experience, but you want to learn how to instantly recognize which dance style is best for any music you may hear, whether Latin or not, and you want some really fun dance practice on Sunday nights. (Liz will also share her favorite places to go dancing.)

This unique and exhilarating class won't be offered again soon, so take the plunge and treat yourself to an unforgettable series of Sundays. Absolutely no partner or experience necessary. (Add a second dance class to your dance night out and save $15.) It's also a great prep and preview for Liz's Salsa Immersion week in Puerto Vallarta this New Year's week; scroll down for details!

 

West Coast Swing 2
Sun. Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 8 weeks, 7-8 pm, West Roxbury School of Dance. (No class 10/10, Culumbus Day weekend.)

You’ll love playing with the coolest, sexiest dance style; West Coast Swing is fueled by blues and R’n’B, and is also danced to more current pop and club music than any other partner dance! Are you ready to dazzle 'em on the dance floor? Join us for a truly hot West Coast Swing intermediate class! You know how cool and useful West Coast is when you’re out dancing. If you’re comfortable with the basics, you'll learn sexy beginnings, hammerlocks, more baskets, awesome combinations, and you'll shine up your technique. Heat up your Sunday nights and end your weekend on a high note! (Want to join this class but need to work on the basics? Do one or more private lessons first; call Liz ASAP to arrange it.) No partner necessary. Add a second dance class to your dance night out and save $15. (Click here for a taste of our favorite West Coast Swing music and more info.)

Two Step Intermediate, (plus some country waltz or polka!)
Sun. Sept. 26-Nov. 21, 8 weeks, 8-9 pm, West Roxbury School of Dance. (No class 10/10, Culumbus Day weekend.)

Need more excitement in your two steppin’? How about confidence and coolness? Look no further! If you know all the basics, we'll add lots more hot stuff. You won't believe what you'll be able to do on the dance floor! You know there's a fantastic queer country dance scene in Boston, and a new dance club just opened, so it's time to step up your game! No pardner necessary, and your two left boots are welcome. (Add a second class to our dance night out and save $15. Once you're on the dance floor, you won't want to go home.) Learn more about Country Two-Step and the music.

OUT to Dance at the Wedding: a workshop on creative slow dancing for everybody (not just GLBT folks.)Located in our Roslindale studio in August. Click here for dates!

Your Best Dance Ever: a 3-session semi-private workshop on creative wedding dancing for everybody (not just GLBT folks.)

Create your beautiful first dance in just 3 weeks! You'll look forward to Wednesday nights and your first wedding dance once you experience this fun, amazingly informative and exciting semi-private workshop. Bring your slow or mid-tempo song (or songs) in any genre; any kind of music is danceable! Join us for three consecutive Wednesdays 8-9 pm in our Roslindale studio. You'll leave with a believable personalized dance, uniquely yours, ready for the big day! (Hint: no memorized choreography necessary: you'll leave with a toolbox of natural well-executed movements and spins, initiated by your new leading and following dance skills.) Absolutely no dance experience needed. Space is limited from two to four couples; register early to avoid disappointment! $145 per couple if registered 7 days in advance; $160 regular registration. 3 Wednesdays 8-9 pm. Session 5: Sept. 8, 15, and 22. See Registration Page to register. Directions to our private Roslindale studio will be emailed to you after you register.

(A minimum of two couples is need to run the workshop. If less than two couples register, you may use apply your tuition to private lessons during the same hour as the workshop, if you choose to do so. Previous sessions filled, so register soon.)

Salsa Immersion in Puerto Vallarta with Liz: New Year's Eve 2010; Mon. Dec. 27, 2010 thru Mon. Jan. 3, 2011

Imagine the best vacation of your life: New Year’s and salsa dancing in Mexico! Immerse yourself in the joys of Latin dancing at one of the most beautiful and arts-oriented locales in Latin America, Casa de los Artistas, near Puerto Vallarta. Salsa dancing will be our main focus, and we’ll also enjoy a little merengue and cumbia on the side. Whether you have only dreamed of salsa dancing or you have a little experience, you'll learn lots of exhilarating salsa in this immersion week. No partner or dance experience is needed. If you already know a little salsa, you will get a good review and definitely learn some fun new moves. Both heterosexual folks and LGBT folks are all encouraged to join the fun. (Puerto Vallarta is home to one of the largest GLBT communities in Mexico, so people of all sexual orientations will feel comfortable in the salsa club and in town.)

After a delicious breakfast, you'll enjoy three hours of salsa classes every morning. Then get ready for a mouthwatering Mexican lunch prepared by the wonderful Casa chef Ruby and her assistants. Take the afternoons to enjoy exciting excursions provided by your hosts, or go on your own to explore the incredible natural beauty, beaches, local culture, cafés and shops, or just take a siesta in your private ocean-side room.

After dinner, enjoy an evening of dancing: one of three review and practice sessions, a dance party with the local folks on the premises, and a night out at the salsa club with a live band. And you'll also be spending an unforgettable New Year's Eve dancing in Mexico!

More juicy details: click here!

Save $15 Off Additional 8-Week Classes!

If you are going to be taking 2 or more 8-week dance classes in a term, (either LGBT or dance classes for everybody) receive $15.00 off your second (and/or third) class per person (not per couple) by checking the "Apply Second Class Discount" for the ADDITIONAL dance class(es) only! (Workshops excluded.) Plus, if you register for a dance class at least one week in advance, you will automatically receive a $10 discount per class!

Registration:

Register and pay online using your credit card with PayPal, or mail a check payable to Liz Nania to 6 Quarley Rd., Roslindale, MA, 02131.
Please include a telephone number with your order! Click the "Add to Cart" button for automated online registration. If you encounter any difficulty, call us at 617-363-0029, or mail a check

Gay-Friendly Dance Classes:

(Open to all, not specifically LGBT folks): Upcoming Monday evening dance and dance fitness classes include Belly Dance, Hip Hop, Ballroom, Salsa and Merengue, Zumba, Dance Fitness, Swing, and more! See our "Classes for Everybody" page!

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We Are Award-Winning!

Liz Nania, director of OUT to Dance, was the recipient of the Lesbian and Gay Achievement Award at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center for outstanding contributions to the health and well-being of the LGBT community outside the medical center. She received this award to honor her many years of groundbreaking work teaching and organizing dance for GLBT individuals.

Also, OUT to Dance got an "A" rating and 2008 Super Service Award on Angie's List, only awarded to 5% of businesses!

Gay and Lesbian Dance Class Students Say:

"I recall my well-meaning sisters scoffing when I said I was too embarrassed to take conventional dance classes. They didn't understand how it feels to be the only gay/ transgendered person in a room, especially in the traditionally gendered atmosphere of dance class. You were Fred or Ginger according to your birth certificate--period. OUT To Dance classes changed all of that for many people for the first time."

Kathleen A. Carbone from Somerville, MA

“John and I have become totally addicted to these classes. It's a really fun date night out for us, and as a bonus, we've made some new friends. Who knew?"
John and William from the North Shore, MA

"I drive from Worcester to West Roxbury for these awesome classes, and my friend drives from New Hampshire. That says a lot about what a great time we have!"

Sherry P. from Worcester, MA

“We felt totally comfortable dancing as partners in a dance class full of other same-sex dancers; what a relief. Plus, we made several new friends. What a blast!”
Denise and Pat from Cambridge, MA

We were afraid the song we picked would be hard for us with four left feet. But, all it took was one lesson from you and our wedding dance was awesome. You helped calm our nerves by teaching us the basics like
leading and following (who knew that two leads is one too many!). On the Big Day we remembered your instructions and we looked elegant. We even slipped in the twirls you taught us and people cheered! Thank you, Liz!
Stephanie Higgins
Director of "The Gay Marriage Thing"
www.TheGayMarriageThing.com
Belmont, MA

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When joining our LGBT dance classes or private lessons, note that our OUT to Dance studio locations in West Roxbury and Roslindale are within twenty minutes of downtown Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, Brighton, Allston, Brookline, Newton, Chestnut Hill, Dedham, Norwood, Needham, Westwood, Milton and Quincy; and within 25 to 35 minutes of Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, Wellesley, Natick, Waltham, Braintree, Brockton, Stoughton, Canton, Foxboro, Weymouth and surrounding towns.

 

 

 

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Early registration strongly recommended to secure the class!

More on Gay and Lesbian Dancing

Info on Planning a Wedding First Dance as a Gay or Lesbian Couple

Swingtime GLBT Dances at Brookline Academy of Dance

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