1. DANCE DESCRIPTIONS
Dances available at ACTFA listed below: Classes starting from $55 (4 weekly classes), call 6225 0150 for more
details.
Partner dances:
Salsa: From Cuba, this Latin partner dance is very popular in Singapore and most major cities around the
world. Changing partners in class allows you to make lots of friends while learning this funky and sexy
dance. Learn to sweep her off her feet or charm him with your sexy moves to the hot rhythmic Latin beats; it's sure
to make your feet fly! Stay back after class for practice daily from 9.30pm onwards!
Classes: Beg, Int, Adv, Salsa Styling (dance with greater flair), Salsa Shines (Solo Salsa), Salsa On2, Casino Rueda
(changing partners in a circle), Dips & Tricks, kids, etc.
Bachata & romantic dances: A slow, sexy dance, Bachata is popular amongst Salsa dancers due to the similarity
in moves, but danced to a slower yet more expressive and romantic tune.
Classes: Beg, Int, Bachatango, Kizomba (Angolan dance), Zouk Lambada (Brazillian dance)
Argentine Tango: Learn the intense, emotional dance of Antonio Banderas in Take the Lead! Argentine Tango is
the authentic Tango, a deeply romantic social dance that sweeps you off your feet. Changing partners in class allows
you to make many friends while learning this passionate dance.
West Cost Swing and similar dances: From the west coast of the US, you can dance it to just any kind of music-
oldies, disco, modern pop! It is a lead-and-follow partner dance that is hip, groovy and loads of pure, simple fun!
Classes: Beg, Int, Night Club 2 Step, Jazroc, Merengue, Modern Jive, Ceroc, etc
Latin & Ballroom: The 5 Latin dances consist of the cheeky Cha Cha, spicy Samba, romantic Rumba, jovial Jive
and intense Paso Doble. Each of these partner dances have a unique flavor and rhythm, and are taught in separate
classes. The 5 Standard Ballroom dances are the Slow Waltz, Tango, Foxtrot, Viennese Waltz, Quickstep. Learn to
dance with elegance and grace and sweep your partner off her feet to the charm and granduer of these classic dances.
Solo dances:
Hip Hop: From the streets of US, Hip Hop has now taken the world by storm. Learn funky moves and groove to
pop songs by Britney, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas and more! The class starts with warm ups consisting of feet and
body techniques to improve agility and groove, followed by a short choreography where you learn to flow from one
move to another.
Classes: Beg, Int, Adv, MTV, Lyrical, Pop & Lock, Breakdance, Korean-pop, Jap-pop, Reggaeton (Latin Hip Hop),
Parkour, Lumbia (cardio-based latin pop), kids, etc.
Body Isolations: This is a practice class, designed to condition the dancer's body. It trains the dancer in the
fundamentals required of a good dancer, covering body isolations, spins and stretches. It is a good class for
experienced and new dancers alike as it pushes your limits and conditions your body for dancing.
Jazz and other dances: Jazz incorporates the flowing lines of ballet to the funky isolations of hip-hop; it is a mix of
complex footwork, polished spins and floor moves. This gives it a lively, upbeat feel combined with grace and line -
a unique flavor that tones and shapes the body, while improving your style and confidence.
Classes: Beg, Int, Adv, Lyrical, Street, Latin, Retro Funk, Broadway, Cabaret, Contemporary, Tap, Kids
Street Jazz: This dance is a cross between hip hop and lyrical jazz. It has hitting, breaking and popping like hip
hop but at the same time has spins, leaps and slides like jazz.
Ballet: With 300 years of history, Ballet is a classic dance that trains poise and grace, together with strength,
flexibility and agility of the body and feet. It provides a great platform from which dancers can explore many other

2. types of dances due to its structured syllabus and great influence in the dance industry.
Classes: Adult and kids Beg, Int, Gr 1 - 8, etc
Bollywood: The film music and dances in Bollywood films uses formal and folk Indian traditional music and dance,
with the infusion of western techniques. It has a unique and energetic style and rhythm that is sure to get your feet
jumping, heart pumping and hips and shoulders shaking!
Ladies only:
Belly: The mother of all isolations, Belly dance is widely known for its amazing body movements, from sharp and
quick to slow and sensuous. It is for women who want to discover more ways to dance and shimmy to music. It also
helps to tone the stomach and back, while building flexibility and strength in the torso.
Exotic: Sensual dance is great for women who want to be more comfortable, aware, confident and sexy in their
bodies and a fun way to exercise! It covers floorwork, walks/struts, head tosses and hand movements and is a simply
a good, sexy routine to learn!
Classes: Beg, Int, Adv, Sensual, Exotic, Striptease, Lap dance
Pole: A combination of dancing and gymnastics, pole dance introduces students to a variety of movements that can
be performed on the pole. They will also be trained in building upper body strength and flexibility, which
will contribute to gaining pole skills.
Classes: Beg, Int, Adv, Pole grooves, etc
Health:
Yoga & Pilates: Have fun while you work out the kinks, de-stress and relax after a hard day's work. Learning yoga
makes you aware of your body and opens it up to new experiences; while pilates focuses on floor work to strengthen
the powerhouse and tone the abs. Both are great for toning, building and stretching the body, keeping it lean and
strong.
Management reserves all rights to any changes in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Jazzroc: It is a simple partner dance that great for beginners to learn and perform due to its simplicity in
movements and catchy jazzy music. The lead and follow style is also different than that of Salsa and
Tango and it introduces fundamental partner moves in an easy to learn way, which can be applied later in
more difficult dances
Jazz
If one enjoys watching musicals like Chicago or Ma Ma Mia, you will probably enjoy jazz. Jazz is an American
form of dance that originated in the early 1900 where both African and European people mixed their dance
traditions.
In jazz classes, there is a very much fixed structure to warm up the muscles and body for the real dancing.
Firstly, a vigorous stretching regime at the start to warm-up the students’ muscles as well as prepare them for the
subsequent exercises. This loosens up different parts of the body from the neck to the trunk to the legs. Practically,
each muscle part that you can name of is taken care of and stretched during this period of time.
Secondly, be it a social dancer or a professional artist, the core muscles are crucial for one to hold his body upright
and to be able to do physically-demanding moves. This aspect is covered when the instructor doing a series of
crunches, leg-lifts, push-ups, planks that leave one very much exhausted. However, in the long run, with the
gradual strengthening of these muscles, one will not be able to feel that great a strain compared to their first day
doing it.
Cuban Salsa:

3. Cuban-style salsa (also called Casino) can be danced either on the down beat ("a tiempo") or the upbeat
("a contratiempo"). Beats 1,3,5 and 7 are downbeats and 2,4,6 and 8 are upbeats.
An essential element is the "Cuba step" (also known as Guapea), where the leader does a backward
basic on 1-2-3 and a forward basic on 5-6-7. Usually the fourth beat is not counted. The follower does
the same, thereby mirroring the leader's movement. Another characteristic of this style is that in many
patterns the leader and follower circle around each other.
The cross body lead is an essential step in this style too and is referred to as Salida Cubana or as Dile que
no in Rueda de Casino Dancing. This move becomes essential in the more complex derivative of Cuban
Casino leading to the many moves of Rueda, or wheel dance. Here multiple couples exchange partners
and carry out moves synchronized by a caller.
pop & lock
The Pop and Lock style of hip hop dance consists of rapid arm and leg movement and short pauses. The
jerking effect in the dance is the pop and the freezes in between are the lock.
This dance is sometimes accompanied by subtle foot movements called "gliding." Someone who is
gliding appears to move around the floor without using their legs.
Popping requires good rhythm. Hone your rhythm before attempting some complicated pop and lock
moves.
KPOP - Learn how to groove - the Korean way. Beginner Kpop classes are every Wednesday, starting
with warm up and followed by a short choreography to various Korean pop songs sung by your favourite
artistes.
Columbian Salsa: also known as Cali-Style, is based in Cali, which is also known as the “Capital de la
Salsa” as salsa music is the main genre in parties, nightclubs and festivals in the 21st century. An
obvious difference in Cali style and other styles us the footwork, as it consists of quick rapid steps and
skipping motion.
Reggaeton
Reggaeton developed from Jamaican and was influenced by various other musical aspects like the North
American hip hop and Puerto Rican rhythms. Just like hip hop music, reggaeton appeals mainly to
youths. Reggaeton is associated with the underground movement of urban youth. Reggaeton is a dance
that emphasizes on the hips. Therefore, girls are more known to do raggaeton than guys. In a dance, the

4. girl does countless times of rotation and fast movements around the hips. Thus, during warm ups, it is
advisable to stretch along the thigh and hips area. Dancers in this genre of dance are usually seen with
their legs slightly bent to enable easier movement of the hips. On top of that, there are movements of the
chest such as chest thrust and rotation. As you can see, since reggae dance involves a lot on chest and
hips isolations, it is mostly the girls who does this where they show off their curves.
Bellydance
The mother of all isolations, Belly dance is widely known for its amazing body movements, from sharp
and quick to slow and sensuous. It is for women who want to discover more ways to dance and shimmy
to music. It also helps to tone the stomach and back, while building flexibility and strength in
the torso.