Join Us For an Evening of Ballroom and Social Dance
Triangle StarDusters Ballroom Dance Club offers a welcoming space for dance lovers and newcomers to gather monthly to connect with beautiful music and like-minded ballroom dance enthusiasts. Each event features a one-hour lesson by a professional instructor followed by more than two hours of ballroom dancing.
Our Next dance will be on Saturday, february 14th. That’s valentines day so we decided to feature the most sensuous of ballroom dances, the bolero
Bolero: Rumba’s Big Brother
Bolero is often compared to International Rumba. The rhythm and the tempo of the music plus the basic step of the dances are similar. But when you see two couples on the floor dancing to the same song, one dancing Rumba the other Bolero, the difference is immediately striking. The Rumba has sharp, quick movements, often in close connection. The Bolero, in contrast, has sweeping movement across the floor with a big open frame and dramatic arm styling.
It's Bolero technique that makes it so dramatic. There is Rise and Fall, similar to Waltz. There is the big frame, similar to the Smooth dances. There is Drop and Drift, similar to, well… nothing else. This is the movement that gives Bolero a unique and powerful character that fits the moving and memorable music that we’ll play at this dance.
Susie Buck, of Take the Lead Ballroom in Raleigh, has the perfect background to bring the character of this marvelous dance to us. She understands and can demonstrate the special character of Bolero, including the unique Drop and Drift technique. This will all be part of her introductory lesson on Bolero that will get our Valentines Day dance started.
Ms. Buck is a professional ballroom dancer formerly competing in International Standard and Latin, she was a finalist in the 10-Dance event at both the Heritage Classic Championship and the Star Challenge in Canada. She now teaches and coaches all levels from beginner to professional in both American and International styles.
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Stardusters Location:
Carrboro Century Center
100 N Greensboro St, Carrboro, NC 27510
(Note: Enter by going up the steps near the fountain on Weaver Street)