The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.
Ballroom Lessons and Locations
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You do not need a dance partner! We welcome individuals, friends dancing together, and couples. We will integrate single dancers.
If you are taking, or have taken lessons with Tom and Isabelle, then please consult our list of video demonstrations of dance figures so you can practice at home and refresh your repertoire as the years go by.
We invite all ballroom schools, in eastern Ontario outside of Ottawa, to list their programs on this website and participate in a joint promotion of ballroom dancing. Write to Tom to submit your material. We need a short story and picture about lessons and locations, and a photo with description and contact information of the instructors.
You do not need a dance partner! We welcome individuals, friends dancing together, and couples. We will integrate single dancers.
If you are taking, or have taken lessons with Tom and Isabelle, then please consult our list of video demonstrations of dance figures so you can practice at home and refresh your repertoire as the years go by.
We invite all ballroom schools, in eastern Ontario outside of Ottawa, to list their programs on this website and participate in a joint promotion of ballroom dancing. Write to Tom to submit your material. We need a short story and picture about lessons and locations, and a photo with description and contact information of the instructors.
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Crysler Ontario Tom Manley and Isabelle Masson teach International Ballroom for fun in Crysler Ontario. The Crysler Community Center, 16 Third Street in Crysler, boasts a large hard wood floor, lots of space, and seating to rest. Washrooms and water refreshments are readily available on the same floor. Contact Tom for more information: 613-361-2056 or tom@tommanley.ca. This summer 2019, we offer supervised practice lessons to all our past dancers. There are no lessons for beginners. Experienced dancers are welcome to practice to various dance styles in rotation, to ask questions, and to review sequences. We will adapt each practice to the interests of the participants. The fee is $5 per person per lesson; pay as you go. The practices run from 5:30pm to 6:45pm on these dates, at the Crysler Community Center. But participants must advise us of their intention to attend each time. We want to avoid opening the doors if no one participates.
In English in the fall. The Fall 2019 session runs for 10 weeks on Mondays evenings starting September 16th. We will take a break for Thanksgiving on October 14 and for the federal election on October 21st, and we will finish on December 2nd.
En français à l'automne pour le club des Bons Vivants et c'est ouvert au grand public. Nous aidons les élèves dans les deux langues. Les leçons ont lieu le lundi de 16h à 17h pendant 10 semaines. Nous débuterons lundi le 16 septembre. Nous ferons la pause pour l'Action de Grâce le 14 octobre et les élections fédérales le 21 octobre, et nous terminerons les leçons le 2 décembre. Cette automne, nous enseignerons la dance Triple Swing pour débutants pour danser la musique rock-n-roll. |
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Cornwall Ontario - Benson Center
Tom Manley and Isabelle Masson teach International Ballroom for fun at the Benson Center, 800 Seventh St W, in Cornwall, in the MacEwen Room. The program for the Fall of 2019 is on Wednesdays for 10 weeks from September 18th to November 20th:
The cost for each hour is $100 per person for ten weeks. Register for both classes (2 hours) for $150 and save $50 per person. For beginner dancers, pay only after the first lesson to confirm that you are still interested. Contact Tom for more information: 613-361-2056 or tom@tommanley.ca. Registrations and payments are made to the City of Cornwall. |
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Cornwall ON - Centre C-É Claude
Dennis Taylor teaches American Standard Social Ballroom on Wednesday evenings at the Centre Charles-Emile Claude at 146 Chevrier Avenue in Cornwall Ontario, right behind the cathedral. The center boasts a large gym with a nice hard wood floor and an excellent sound system. The fall program will be announced in August. Visit Dennis' website for more information. |
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Chesterville Ontario
Dennis Taylor teaches American Standard Social Ballroom upstairs in the Chesterville Community Hall at 1 Mill Street beside the bridge over the South Nation River, about 45 minutes south of Ottawa. The facility has a large smooth dance floor, off floor seating for everyone, and lots of smiles and laughs. Dance lessons are on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year, with supervised practices between the lesson seasons. Summer Dance Classes Below are the suggested classes for Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August. Each session is 3 weeks long. You can phone the township at 613-774-2105 to register and pay. The cost is $24.00 per session per person. For a session to run, we need a minimum of 6 participants. Aug Tuesdays 6:00 – 7:00 Early Inter & Review Rumba (6, 13, & 20) 7:00 – 8:00 Early Inter & Review Cha Cha 8:00 – 9:00 Silver - Review Aug Thursdays 6:00 – 7:00 Early Inter & Review Mumbo (8, 15, & 22) 7:00 –8:00 Early Inter & Review T. Swing 8:00 – 9:00 Beginner & Review Bachata Visit Dennis' website for more information. |
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