DanceEntourage

04/11/2025

Time for men to step up & dance.

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09/10/2025

Let’s talk about something that gets thrown around a lot in dance: “the correct way.”

If you’ve been around long enough, you’ve probably heard that phrase from a dance teacher or seen it in a comment thread where someone insists their way is the right way.

It’s funny how confident people can be when they’re repeating something they were told instead of something they actually understand.

Here’s the truth...
There is no such thing as "correct" in dance. There’s only what works better or worse depending on what you’re trying to create.

A lot of ballroom studios still teach from official dance manuals. They treat those books like law. Someone, somewhere, decided that this is how a waltz or a tango must be done.

But those manuals weren’t written by nature or gravity. They were written by people. Normal dancers who happened to move a certain way and decided to make it the standard. It was never truth. It was preference.

In Country Dance and West Coast Swing, we don’t have official manuals. Not yet, anyway. But there are some people trying to create them. They call it "standardization".

It sounds good on paper, but it’s a trap. The moment you start locking things into rules, creativity dies. Innovation slows down. Everyone starts worrying about whether they’re “doing it right” instead of whether it feels right. That’s exactly what happened to ballroom.

Dance should evolve. It always has.

Look at how West Coast Swing has changed over the years. Music changed. Fashion changed. The way we connect changed.

Back in the 80s and 90s, ladies danced in high heels and skirts. A heel lead on count one made no sense then.

Now, styles and shoes have changed, and so have the mechanics of the dance. That’s growth. That’s real progress.

When I teach, you’ve probably heard me say things like,
“I do it this way, and here’s why.” Or, “Some other great dancers do it differently. They’re not wrong. They’re just creating a different result.”

That’s how it should be.

Every choice you make in dance creates a different look and a different feel. You should always know why you’re doing something and how it affects everything else.

If your instructor can’t explain the “why,” you’re not learning. You’re memorizing.

So next time someone says, “That’s not correct,” ask yourself who decided that. Because every time dancing has evolved and grown started with someone brave enough to do it “wrong” first.

See you on the floor,
Anthony Lewis
X Dance

03/10/2025

Happy October!! 🎃👻🍂☠⚰

Here's the calendar for this month's events! It's gonna be a scream! Make sure to stop in and see us!😎🎶

03/03/2025

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27/05/2024

New old venue in Orlando...

We have finalized our live music calendar for June! I don't know about you, but this looks like an AWESOME lineup to us!

We are getting a new phone number in place, but for now please just message the page for any reservations.

Thank you again for all the support!

Franchise Players Rockit Fly UltimateFloyd The Boomers - Florida's Best Party and Dance Band Groove Slayers Life on Mars Band SWITCH

(We couldn't tag Black Diamond, Three Forks Road and All Skates)

12/05/2024

This is going to be 🔥

THIS WEEKEND!!

06/04/2024

Street Tango

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