• Develops co-ordination of mind and body.

•  Is a gentle but thorough way to exercise.

•  Encourages good poise, regardless of age.

•  Promotes confidence.

•  Is a great social asset.

•  Helps keep you youthful and mobile.

•  Is a hobby that couples can do together.

•  Tones up the body.

• Gives that good-to-be-alive feeling.

•  Is a rewarding way to spend your leisure time.

•  Can be started from five years of age and still be enjoyed at 95.

•  On arrival at class are you greeted at the door and made feel welcome?

•  Do the 'regulars' make you feel part of the crowd?

•  Is the dance floor large enough to allow reasonably free movement when you are trying to learn the steps?

•  Is the dance area a proper wooden floor on wooden beams or is it a wooden floor fixed directly onto a concrete slab? Floors over concrete can make your leg muscles very sore.

•  Are the dances being taught demonstrated before you start walking through the steps?

•  Are you learning a variety of dances from all the styles?

•  Are you walked through the steps of the dances with a partner so that you both know where you should be in relation to each other when the music starts?

•  Does the studio run regular Medal or Proficiency classes?

•  Can you arrange for private lessons?

•  Does the studio run regular social dance nights or practice sessions to allow you to practise the dances you have learnt?

• Is supper provided or do you have to buy it?

THE ANSWER TO ALL THESE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE:-  YES