Dancing Spring at Wonder Club – Experiences with Heels, Twerking, and Latin Dances

This spring, Tampere's Wonder Club felt like a second home to me. I probably spent more time at the studio than on the university campus. In addition to my main styles of heels, commercial, and twerk, I also tried completely new genres. I noticed results from regular training, especially in heels.

Heels Classes: Technique, Musicality, and Choreography

Throughout the year, I attended Robyn's Heels Open Level classes and Pirita's Hot Heels Intensive weekly. Both classes delved deeply into basic techniques, fluidity of movement, and musicality. In Robyn's classes, choreographies changed every couple of weeks, and over the season, I got to work on a variety of techniques and choreographies. In Pirita's Hot Heels Intensive, we focused on choreographies for longer periods, and we got to create a wonderful video project towards the end of the season, as well as perform at Wonder Club's spring season closing party.

Heels 'n Tease – Falling in Love with Dancing in Heels All Over Again

As my technical skills improved, I've been able to enjoy choreographies more and fully immerse myself in movement. On a couple of occasions this spring, I attended Tinze's three-week Heels 'n Tease courses, which focused on choreography. In these classes, I could fully enjoy the healing, sensual energy and dive into the choreography. I fell in love with dancing in heels over and over again throughout the spring and got to develop my skills at Wonder with talented and professional instructors.

Advanced Twerk – Freedom and Technique with Pirita

During the spring, I attended Pirita's Advanced Twerk classes weekly. These classes involved a lot of technique and freestyle practice. At the beginning of the season, Pirita's freestyle exercises were still a bit intimidating, even though I've been doing twerk for many years. As the weeks passed, it started to feel more relaxed and free. Pirita ensures that the classes have a good balance of challenge and fun.

Wonder Online – High-Quality Twerk Classes at Your Own Pace

I also got to dance twerk under Martta Rautio's instruction at Wonder Online. The online courses are of very high quality, and it was easy to keep up in the classes. I liked that I could learn choreography at my own pace in the online class. Online classes also provide the opportunity to attend a proper dance class, for example, while traveling.

Latin Technique Course – A New Style, A New Challenge

In April, I challenged myself by trying completely new styles in Valtteri Palin's Latin technique course. Before the course, I had never danced Latin. In those classes, I felt like a complete beginner for the first time in a long while. Fortunately, Valtteri is an excellent instructor, and I started to get the hang of samba and rumba. In any dance style, I consider basic technique the most important thing. Valtteri taught the basic steps very thoroughly, ensuring that the technique was precise down to every detail from the very beginning. The course was absolutely wonderful, and I can't wait to dive deeper into the world of Latin dances! I recommend Latin classes to both beginner dancers and more experienced dancers who want to diversify their skills.

Be Brave and Try Something New – Wonder Club's Beginners Friday Awaits You!

The dance spring also included much more, such as drop-in classes and workshops from many wonderful instructors. I got to dance to my heart's content all spring. I can't wait for the autumn season to begin and to return to the dance studio. I recommend every dancer or anyone interested in dance to bravely try a new style! Wonder Club's Beginners Friday classes are an excellent opportunity for that.

-Pikka