Kids/Youth


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  • Does your child want to get involved in Latin American dancing?
  • Would you like them to develop better posture and self confidence?
  • Do they go mad for shows like 'Strictly Come Dancing'?

Then why not get them involved with the beautiful sport of Latin American dancing?

FIRST LESSON FREE - contact us to book your child's free intro class

Latin American dancing is known to improve the overall physical, mental and emotional well being of kids of all ages. It improves their overall fitness, coordination, posture, concentration, discipline and creativity.


Aims of teaching kids and youth (ages 6-18)

  • To introduce the exciting world of latin dancing to kids in a fun way
  • To develop a sense of balance, posture and musicality
  • To develop a greater sense of spatial awareness and others
  • To develop a respect for each other
  • To learn an important life skill
  • To instil grace and elegance
  • Develop coordination skills
  • Promote self confidence
  • To promote proper grooming

Get them started:


thereafter there are a few options...


 - Ages 7-12 Group Latin American dance class
We run a fun beginner Latin American dance class for kids between ages 7-12 every Saturday from 11h15-12h00 in Rondebosch. First lesson Free.
- SOLO latin dance classes for Teenagers
No partner needed. great start to latin dancing for beginners. This group class is a great way for singles to start learning basic steps to the different Latin dances. Every Thursday 16h30-17h30 in Rondebosch.
- Private tuition for Kids (ages 7 and up)
want to take their dancing more seriously, do exams and possibly compete. Contact us for rates and availability.

Venue:

St Pauls Church Hall in Rondebosch (opposite the Riverside shopping centre on main road) wooden floors, mirror, ample parking on grounds, safe and secure.

More info...

For more info on our Youth Latin Dance Classes please contact John Hamman on info@johnhammanballroom.com or 072 203 6581.

Testimonial from one of our young students:
My name is Storm, I am 12 years old, and I love to dance! I used to do hip hop, but since having travelled South America a lot I have now fallen in love with Lain American dancing. It is such a beautiful and energetic dance style. There are many different dances, each with its own musical beat and rhythm, so it never gets boring. It feels much more precise and graceful in its movements than othe...r forms of dancing like the Modern and hip hop.

Arriving back in South Africa I found that there are not a lot of dance professionals skilled in that type of dance form and even less seem to offer it to younger people like myself, which is strange considering it’s such a universally popular dance style and overseas there are lots of young children doing it! So my mom and I were really pleased to find John and his school.

When I first went to see him dance and watch him give a lesson I was like “wow, I want to dance like that!” John is so relaxed and unstressed in his manner and is happy to repeat things as often as I need. He is patient so I can relax and enjoy myself while I’m learning. He seems so passionate about what he does…both the teaching and dancing and always seems to be having fun.

In just a short time I have learnt basic moves through repetition and patience. I now have to learn precision and perfecting them. I have developed a much better posture (everyone has noticed;-) and I feel much more confident in myself. I enjoy it so much and my mom says it’s a really good form of exercise for me, but I don’t feel like it’s hard to do because I’m having fun while I’m doing it.

I think Latin dancing is a style of dance you can keep doing for the rest of your life , it doesn’t matter ones age as one will always use it.

- Storm Morze

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