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About Us
   
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Letz Dance is run by Mandy Henderson
and Ian Smith
Mandy and Ian enjoy
Argentine Tango, Salsa and West Coast Swing. These are all social partner
dances that are based on spontaneity and a good lead and follow. Our
speciality is in fusing elements of these different dances. Over the last
two years we have developed a Neo Tango style that we have been teaching
and performing at all the major weekend events. (See credits below).
Mandy Henderson
I am an ex professional dancer and
choreographer who has danced all over the world. I now teach all forms of
dance and Pilates full time. I have been teaching dance since the age of
18 and was a professional dancer for 10 years. I discovered Modern Jive in
London in 1990 but went fairly infrequently in those days. I started to
get more serious about it around 5 years later and at the same time
started to teach Salsa. Social partner dancing is now a passion of mine
and my dream would be for everyone to be able to dance in this way, at any
time and in any place - wherever the mood took them!! I would also love to
see it taught in schools. It's a fabulous form of communication between
two people that transcends class and language barriers!
Ian Smith
I have loved dancing since I was a teen clubbing in London to the old
Soul, Funk and Jazz tunes. I started Modern Jive and Salsa in 2004. I went
on my first weekender four weeks later and was hooked by the huge social
scene. My eye was naturally drawn to the top dancers who infused other
dance styles, rhythm and musicality. It was like I had found the passion
that I had enjoyed so much in my youth. As a professional martial arts
teacher it was only natural for me to join Mandy teaching dance when we
got together. I started Argentine Tango as soon as it arrived in
Bournemouth in 2005. Like Mandy this dance has become a passion for me.
Both Mandy and I became interested in West Coast Swing about 5 years ago.
We started teaching WCS at the beginning of 2007.
Dancing has invoked
another of my passions...music. Now that we are involved in West Coast
Swing, Modern Jive, Salsa and Tango I spend many hours searching for great
music to dance to. I take great pleasure in discovering a new track that
no one else is playing, but one that instantly makes you want to dance. I
realise this passion at our freestyle events as well as DJing on the major
weekenders.
Teaching credits include:
Jive Time - Camber Sands. Teaching
Tango, Salsa, Pilates & solo jazz.
Jive
Addiction - Southport.
Teaching Tango, styling,
Pilates & solo jazz & Tai Chi.
Rockbottoms - Torquay.
Teaching Tango, Salsa,
Pilates & solo jazz.
Rockbottoms - Isle of White.
Teaching Tango, Pilates &
solo jazz.
“When Jive met Swing” Joseph & Trisha.
Teaching Pilates & solo
jazz.
Jive Addiction - Scarborough.
Teaching Tango & styling.
Ceroc Breeze - Brean Sands.
Teaching Tango, solo jazz.
Ceroc Storm - Camber Sands.
Teaching Tango, solo jazz,
Salsa, Pilates, Tai Chi.
Ceroc Salisbury - Tango 4 Jivers.
Teaching Tango.
Ceroc Chill - Prestatyn.
Teaching Tango, solo jazz,
Salsa, Pilates, Tai Chi.
La Pineda - Spain Jive Addiction.
Teaching Tango, solo jazz,
Salsa, Pilates.
Utopia - Urban Weekender.
Teaching Neo Tango.
Ceroc Splash - Blackpool.
Teaching Tango & solo jazz.
Majorca Jive Addiction Holiday.
Teaching Tango.
Gran Canaria Jive Addiction Holiday.
Teaching Tango. West Coast
Swing, Salsa
Mo'Jive Advanced
Musicality & Styling Workshops.
Teaching Understanding
music, footwork & rhythms, lead & follow, posture, adapting dance style to
suit music.
La Palma Jive
Addiction Holiday.
Teaching Argentine Tango &
West Coast Swing.
Jive Addiction - Skegness.
Teaching Jazz
Jivolution @ The
Barn. Teaching
West Coast Swing.
Holiday Rock.
Teaching West
Coast Swing.
MJ Roc,
Warmwell.
Teaching West
Coast Swing.
Gran Canaria -
Jive Addiction Holiday.
Teaching West Coast Swing.
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