Events at Fred Astaire
The Fred Astaire Dance Studio holds a variety of exciting events throughout the year, as well as weekly practice parties (held every Thursday at 8 pm) and group lessons.
Group Classes
Group classes are a great way to reinforce your private dance lessons while learning new material and reviewing with a number of different partners. Group classes also allow students to learn in a more social atmosphere and to be introduced to a wider variety of material than they initially focus on in their private lessons. We have a new schedule of group classes every month, so make sure you check out this month's calendar!
Practice Sessions
It's time to turn down the lights and turn up the music with our weekly practice sessions! An integral part of learning - as much as material and development lessons - practice sessions are the ideal place for you to test your new dance steps and leading (or following) skills with various partners and situations that occur on the dance floor. Our fun and exciting practice sessions go on every Thursday evening at 8 pm!
Guest Parties
Guest parties are opportunities to introduce your friends to our studio family and to share in the wonderful world of ballroom dancing. It's also a great way to earn BONUS lessons! Bring a qualified guest and you can earn valuable free lessons! Guest parties happen once a month during one of our awesome practice sessions and usually showcase professional exhibitions. Check out this month's calendar to find out when our next guest party will be!
Showcases
Showcases give students the opportunity to bring their dancing up to the next level and to show off their cool moves. By focusing on one dance while in preparation for the show, students learn in depth technique and styling while learning a choreographed routine to their favorite dance. Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Charleston puts on just two showcases a year, so don't miss your chance to be a part of one of these awesome events! Click here to see a photo gallery from the most recent showcase extravaganza - "Mystery Theater." Or click here to see a video of highlights from a different dance showcase.
Formal Balls
Formal balls at Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Charleston are special events held in the studio's ballroom with a live band, food, and open bar. These formal nights are great opportunities for our students to mingle and dance with a number of different partners. Our students and instructors dress to impress and always have a blast dancing the night away. Click here to see a photo gallery from last year's "Black & White Ball."
Competitions & Fun Trips
Ballroom dancing competitions are a great way to meet fellow dancers, share the ballroom experience with family, and to improve your dance skills while having a GREAT time. Fred Astaire Dance Studios have many Regional and National competitions all over the country, not to mention a number of prestigious independent competitions that our students attend every year. If taking your dancing to a competition just isn't for you, we also have a number of FUN trips that allow our many non-competitive students to enjoy the same experience of traveling with their Fred Astaire Dance Studio. These FUN trips take students and their instructors all over the globe dining, touring, and of course, dancing!