Since late last year, I’ve been taking some dance classes in a style called Ceroc.  It’s been a great opportunity to meet a few people, learn to dance, and have a fun evening out that’s not sitting at home!

As can only be expected, the dance class is mostly women, but we have a good few men in the class who are learning as well.  I’m surprised at the ages of the different classes – I’ve seen people from about 20 all the way up to their 60’s learning to dance.  I have a sneaky suspicion that it’s because of shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and “Strictly Come Dancing” that some people are in the class – but I have to say whatever the reason, its been fun to dance with multiple partners – and even more so, to have partners that actually WANT to dance and are enjoying themselves too.

So, you ask me, what is Ceroc?

Well, it’s a male led dance that is a combination of modern swing, jive, salsa, and merengue.  It also has steps from the Tango and Rhumba, but not necessarily all the complex footwork.  It’s fairly easy to learn – and in a single class, you learn enough moves for most guys to actually “look” like you know what you’re doing on the dance floor. 🙂 Oh – and the best part? It can be danced to almost any type of music you want. There’s over 250 steps by the time you make it through the highest level advanced levels – with the beginners learning about 18 or so in the first 6 weeks. They’re done in any combination (as led by the man) and it’s always a treat to see the different styles of the people on the floor – in combination.

I don’t have any videos or pictures of myself dancing (I’ll see what I can do), but I can give you a few samples, thanks to youtube. The one at the top of the page is an intro to one of the mid-level classes, and the one below is as well. The bottom one is a guy teaching some modern jive – but he also teaches ceroc – and you get an idea of how the steps are introduced.

Now, anyone want to dance?