Learn to be a dance teacher. Dance instructor training.

Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Ballroom Boot Camp and other shows about partnership dancing have been quite popular this year. An average of 28.3 MILLION people watched each episode of Dancing with the Stars, a VERY impressive statistic that highlights the current interest in Ballroom and Latin dancing.

In fact, there is so much interest in this type of partnership dancing that dance studios and dance teachers are finding it difficult to fit everyone in for lessons. That, in turn, has created a huge demand for qualified and highly trained dance instructors at all levels.

Become a Studio Certified Ballroom Dance Teacher in just 12 weeks!

During this 12-week course, you will learn the Foundation-level patterns of the
Rumba, Foxtrot, Cha-Cha, Tango, Swing, Waltz and Salsa

The course will be conducted at

The Dance Place

3300 Chimney Rock Rd, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77056.

All training will be provided by

Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing

Fellow and Examiner

Phillip Stephens

Participants will learn the Male and Female parts of each Foundation-level pattern in each of the 7 dances covered in the course. The patterns in each of those dances will be put together in a short routine that all participants will learn during the training course.

A Studio Certification "Check Out" will be conducted at the end of the course, and each successful participant will receive a certificate of completion stating that he/she is Studio Certified to teach the 7 covered dances at the Foundation level.

2009 Course dates are:

May 5, 12, 14*, & 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, July 2*, 14 & 21.

Check Out: July 28

Note: Classes meet on Tuesdays from 8-10pm except those marked with the asterisk (*), which are tentatively scheduled to be held on the indicated Thursdays from 8-10pm

Tuition: $395 (Includes Check Out and Course Study Materials)

(More advanced courses are available for teachers who want to gain [or add to existing] academic qualifications)

For more information or to enroll, contact

Phillip Stephens via phone (713-248-2299) or email (philtex44@aol.com)