Dance Center International

The World Is Your Dance Floor!

Beginner Special

Start your dance journey with us! Our beginner special is the best way for new dancers to get started . We can help you accomplish your dance goals.
Dance Center International specializes in all the major Ballroom & Latin dances.

Our Services

We offer privately tutored dance lessons catered to individual need

Come join our group style lessons at our studio location

A wonderful social experience, our group dance lessons are a great way to hone your skills

Congratulations on your
upcoming wedding!

Your wedding dance is one of the most special moments of your life and we know just how to make it perfect.

Dance Center Jacksonville is ready to create the perfect Wedding dance program for you!

Competitive Dance
Preparation

Looking to compete? Let our instructors take you to the next level

Become part of our competitive dance team!

What we offer

Private Lessons

During the first private lessons that are included in the introductory package, the teacher and student work to find out how the student learns, how many and which dances they are interested in learning, and what goals the student has for their dancing. After those first few lessons, private lessons are then geared more specifically toward achieving those personal goals through the guidance of their instructor.

Group Classes

Group classes are designed to give dancers social interaction while trying out dances they may not have done before. During group classes the instructor will teach the leaders and followers their steps and then have them practice the steps with each other, switching partners occasionally. Group classes work best in unison with private lessons because it allows the student to learn how to lead or follow a variety of people.

Practice Parties

The goal of every practice party is to give the student an opportunity to practice what they are learning in their private and group lessons. It allows the student to dance with multiple people. Since there are instructors around it keeps the environment fun and friendly. Not the typical club experience, the dance studio is a welcoming place where everyone can learn in a judgement-free zone.

Events

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🍂✨ **SEPTEMBER IS DANCE MONTH AT DCI!** ✨🍂

A new season means new classes, new goals, and plenty of reasons to get on the dance floor! 💃🕺 Check out our **September Group Class Calendar** and make dancing part of your routine.

🎓 **KIDS GROUP CLASSES**
Tuesdays & Thursdays at **5:30 PM**
Our Kids classes are back and ready for another fun-filled season! Perfect for young dancers **ages 6+** who want to learn, move, and build confidence while having a great time.

🌴🎶 LATIN NIGHT DANCE PARTY: SEPTEMBER 5
Turn up the music and bring your best Latin moves! Join us for a night of dancing, great music, and plenty of fun. Bring your friends and let's dance the night away!

🍁🏆 FALL FESTIVAL ACHIEVEMENT BALL & SHOWCASE: SEPTEMBER 19
Come celebrate our dancers and their accomplishments! Enjoy an exciting evening of performances, achievements, and dancing as our students take the floor and show off their hard work. ❤️

⭐ GUEST COACHING WITH CHER RUTHERFORD: SEPTEMBER 20
Take your dancing to the next level with **guest coaching from Cher Rutherford**! Whether you're preparing for competition, working toward a personal goal, or simply looking to improve your dancing, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn from an experienced professional.

📅 **SAVE THE DATES • PLAN YOUR SEPTEMBER • KEEP DANCING!**

Whether you're brand new to ballroom or working toward your next achievement, something is happening at DCI for every dancer this month

📲 Contact us to reserve your spot in classes, parties, or guest coaching!

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2 days ago

Good Luck🎉🎉🎉🇺🇸 BROOKLYN TO THE WORLD.

We’re proud to cheer on Andriy & Amanda Besyedin as they represent Team USA at the World Championship in Canada!

From countless hours on the Brooklyn floor to representing the United States on the world stage, we couldn’t be prouder to have this incredible couple representing both their country and the BDSC fam!

Good luck, Andriy Besyedin & Amanda Herrschaft- Besyedin! We’re all behind you. 🇺🇸🔥

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We will be honoured to choreograph your First Dance🎉🎉🎉
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Dance Center International is at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort.

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A huge THANK YOU to the incredible organizers, Mark Nocera and Helle Rusholt Yi, along with the amazing team led by Max Greenhouse, for putting together such a fantastic Boca Ballroom Dancesport Competition! 💃🕺✨

We truly appreciate all the hard work, dedication, and passion that goes into creating such a wonderful event. Your efforts allow dancers to compete, grow, connect, and celebrate our love of dance! ❤️

We are so proud of our dancers! Great job, Jim, Xavier, William Jr, and their teachers, Anne & William!

Thank you to all of the friends who made the trip out to support our dancers and made this weekend even more memorable!👏

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Dances We Teach

A smooth dance that travels around the line of dance. Characterized by its “rise and fall” action, the Waltz includes a step, slide, and step in 3/4 time. Dancers should move their shoulders smoothly, parallel with the floor instead of up and down. Dancers must strive to lengthen each step.

A dramatic dance style that is popular all over the world. It is characterized by a close hold, a low center of gravity and an emphasis on Contra Body movement. Movement is sharp, almost cat-like and has an unmistakable staccato feel and passionate attitude. The Leader's right arm is further around and lower on the Follower's back than in the other Smooth dances

Composed of fairly simple walking steps and side steps. The dance combines slow steps, which use two beats of music, and quick steps, which use one beat of music. The Foxtrot is similar to the Waltz in that it is danced smoothly, but in the American style Foxtrot, more 'jazzy' movements are added.

A classic dance style that is featured in many romantic movies and animated films. It is characterized by sweeping, graceful turns that rotate quickly around the floor. Although it shares many similarities to the slow Waltz, it is danced at a much faster tempo—twice the speed of the slow Waltz.

A playful and flirtatious dance known for it’s vibrant energy. Although it is traditionally danced to up-beat music with a Latin or Cuban beat, today it is common to dance the Cha Cha to many current styles of music including Top 40, Pop and R&B.

Considered to be one of the most beautiful Latin style dances, earning it’s nickname as “The Dance of Love.” It is characterized by swaying hips, a still upper body, and close partner connections. Although it is traditionally danced to slow Latin music, it is now common to dance the Rumba to current, popular ballads. Because of this, the Rumba is a popular style choice for a wedding dance and slow partner dancing.

A classic dance that is entertaining, fun, and versatile. It is one of the most popular of all of the swing dances and tends to be the easiest one to learn. There are many variations of the East Coast Swing and this dance is sometimes called by other names including: Jive, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Shag, and Charleston. Although traditionally performed to big band style songs, many are swing dancing to current pop and country tunes.

A slow Latin dance with roots in Spain and Cuba. It is a unique dance with Latin as well as Ballroom dancing characteristics. The sliding steps, soft hip motion and close dance hold make this a romantic and powerful dance style.

One of the most vivacious of all the Latin dancing styles. It is characterized by strong hip movements, rhythmical body actions, quick footwork and unique arm wraps and turns.

A unique style of swing dancing that has made a significant resurgence within the past few years. It’s a fun, improvisational style of dancing that even allows the lady or follower to “lead” on occasion. It is traditionally danced to slower, blues-style swing music, but many are dancing West Coast Swing to hip hop, R&B and pop music

A fun and energetic dance and is one of the most popular of all the Latin dances because it is easy to learn and is fantastic for all ages and dancing abilities. Salsa dancing has many fast turns, exciting footwork, rhythmic hip movements, and lively music.

An energetic and lively dance that is currently popular in many parts of the world. Syncopated rhythms, bouncing actions, and rolling hip movements characterize the dance. Originating from the carnival celebration in Brazil, this exciting dance is sure to make you want to get up and dance along!

A vibrant Latin dance that is extremely popular throughout the world. The Merengue is a fantastic dance for new dancers because it is very easy to learn! The Merengue is danced with “walking steps” with a step taken on each beat of music. While dancers typically use hip motions with this dance, the amount of hip movement varies with personal preference. This dance is considered to be in the same “family” as Salsa and is popular in the night club and social dance scenes.

A Latin dance that can be playful or sensual. It is typically danced at Latin dance clubs. This style is danced with soft hip motions, turns and side-to-side footwork. The music of Bachata is very recognizable for its predominant use of the electric guitar combined with Caribbean and Latin musical influences.

Dance Center International

Private
Lessons

Group
Lessons

Wedding
Dance Package

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and Showcases

Beginner Special

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