Dance articles and blog posts
All the things you need to know about danceWanting to know a little bit more about dance? Get past all of the jargon and marketing hype with some fair dinkum information and advice to help you make informed decisions.
Top 20 Wedding Songs for 2024
At William Maslin Dance Studios, we know that choosing the perfect first dance song is one of the most important decisions you'll make for your wedding. After all, it's the song you'll dance to for the first time as husband and wife, and it's a song you'll cherish for...
Why the right dance shoes will step up your dance game
Dancing is a fun and enjoyable activity that can provide a great cardiovascular workout, improve flexibility and balance, and even reduce stress. However, to get the most out of your dancing and to improve your technique, it is important to have the right equipment...
5 tips to save money on your wedding dance in 2024
Weddings are expensive, so here are 5 tips to help you save money on learning your first dance in 2024. 1. Start as early as you can Starting your lessons as early as you can will have enormous benefits to learning your wedding dance and the ultimate result. You’re...
How much do wedding dance lessons cost in 2024?
Everything wedding related is usually expensive and you are trying to figure out how much to budget for your wedding dance. Wedding dance lesson costs across Sydney vary widely. We’d say upfront to budget between $1,100 to $2,800 for your wedding dance. That of course...
Top 5 dances to learn for social dancing in 2024
The time has come to put thought into action and start learning to dance, but you’ve got that burning question: what dance styles should I learn? So we’ve all heard of salsa, so it’s usually top of the list, but the truth is, unless you’re going out to the salsa...
How to look natural for your first dance
You’re getting married and want the perfect wedding. But the first dance. OMG! We can’t move together to save ourselves. Don’t worry. It’s a thought that has gone through the mind of many before you, and there is a solution. Is learning to dance hard? To be honest,...
How to make new friends easily
Whether you’ve moved to a new area, changed jobs or are generally a bit of an introvert, there is an effective way to make new friends easily. Dance lessons! Now before you say I have two left feet, or I can’t dance. Just pause for a moment and let us explain a little...
My teacher is a world champion dancer, does that make them a good teacher?
We’re all guilty of it. We see the glitz and glamour of a global dance champion perform and straight away in our minds they are the benchmark for what should be the gold standard for a good teacher. While it is true that anyone can dance, and if effort and commitment...
I’m not that confident, should I stick to learning only one style of dance?
For many of us, starting to learn to dance can be quite daunting. Let alone contemplating learning more than one style of dance. Again, as with most decisions relating to learning to dance, we need to have an understanding of what we want to achieve with our dance....
We’re ready to start learning our bridal dance, should we attend group classes?
You’ve been to a few dance studios for your complimentary first lesson. The prices are different and what’s included varies just as much. One studio encourages you to take advantage of group classes and the other studio doesn’t even offer them… what should you do? The...
Private lessons, group classes or both – what is better?
Following our two previous articles, you’ve got a better understanding of the costs around private lessons and the different offerings. Now you are trying to decide what’s best – private lessons, group classes or a combination of the two. You’ve checked out a few...
Lessons, programs, terms and subscriptions – what provides the best value?
There are many different pricing options and models out there for dance lessons, so how do you decide which one is best? To help you we’ve decided to compile a list and compare them for you, so while you are deciding on which dance studio to take your lessons, you...