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From latest news to dance shoes to event reviews. What’s hot in the Dance world today?

With content from our Dance Education specialist Tim Sant-Turner and contributions from teachers and members across the world. 

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  Dancing in the Dark - Alan Barnes

  Author: Alan Barnes
  Date: 1st March 2026
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Alan Barnes fell in love with Ceroc in 2017, but after losing his sight in a freak accident in 2021 he had to relearn how to dance in a whole new way. This blog shares his journey back onto the dance floor - how support, small adjustments, and sheer determination turned fear into confidence, and why connection through touch and music can be just as powerful as sight.

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  Feedback email to Ceroc HQ - Peter Mayes

  Author: Peter Mayes
  Date: 4th April 2025
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Read this very unexpected and heart warming email we received at Ceroc HQ, all about the positive effect Ceroc has had on Peter's life.

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  What dancing has done for me - Chris Quinn

  Author: Chris Quinn
  Date: 17th September 2021
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Affectionately known as 'The Dancing Machine;, Chris has been dancing for 10 years and is a very large personality within the Ceroc dance community. Read his story about how he started to where he is now!

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  How do you feel?

  Author: Lyndsey Bennett
  Date: 9th July 2020
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  We asked dancers to describe in one word how they 'feel' when they dance Ceroc. Check out the results!

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  What dancing has done for me, my story - Robert Pitt

  Author: Robert Pitt
  Date: 1st May 2020
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Rob from South Wales has been dancing Ceroc for eight years, but after a battle with alcoholism, he considers just the last three years to be important. Read Rob’s emotional journey and learn how the Ceroc family played a huge role in his development.

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  I have danced for more than half of my life!

  Author: Jordan Fellows
  Date: 24th March 2020
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Dancing for me is more than just a hobby. It is a massive part of my life which I never knew and thought it would be.

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  Heading back to Ceroc after a 10 year gap ...

  Author: Sue Crabtree
  Date: 20th February 2020
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  The lovely Sue Crabtree wrote a detailed article about Ceroc for ‘The Telegraph’ in 2010. Since then she has not danced, so we invited her back to give us her review, 10 years on!

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  John Lawless - Testimonial

  Author: John Lawless
  Date: 9th January 2020
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  "When the music starts, the floor comes alive. At first it can seem a bit intimidating (especially seeing the experienced dancers move) but stick with it and get asking people onto the floor."

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  Keep 'em Dancing! Making Music for Ceroc

  Author: Chris Whitehouse
  Date: 26th December 2018
  Categories: Dance, DJ, Music

  
  

  Why do you learn to dance? To dance to music.  
  When do you dance? When you hear music. 
  What MAKES you want to dance? The RIGHT music!

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  Nurturing Dance - Naturally!

  Author: Natalie Baker
  Date: 8th March 2019
  Categories: Dance, Well Being

  
  

  "If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the most cost-effective drugs ever invented..."

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  Breath of Life

  Author: Janet Burke
  Date: 20th February 2019
  Categories: Competition, Dance, Well Being

  
  

  “While the breath of life is in you, never give up the chance to dance.”

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  "Your Turn Next"

  Author: Jan Warminger
  Date: 6th February 2019
  Categories: Competition, Dance, Well Being

  
  

  "My personal journey in the arms of Dance means that I am fitter, more flexible and more confident now than I have ever been in my entire life."

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  You're The Boss! Escape Feedback 2017-2018

  Author: Tim Sant-Turner - Head of Dance
  Date: 6th April 2018
  Categories: Brean, Cabaret, Camber, Competition, Southport

  
  

  "We thought we would share with you, for the first time, our findings from 2017, and subsequently the changes we have implemented for 2018. "

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  An Eastern Adventure with Ceroc

  Author: Katie Bridges - Ceroc Asia
  Date: 22nd August 2017
  Categories: Education, International, Lesson

  
  

  "Ceroc Asia has kept me guessing these past 9 years, and I know now that it always will. It has a life of it’s own, so who knows where we will expand to next.  All we know for sure is that we are having great fun and awesome experiences in the process, now that a little piece of Asia is tapping its toe to the rhythm of Ceroc."

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  "Want To dance?"

  Author: David Addis - Ceroc Teacher and Globetrotter
  Date: 5th May 2017
  Categories: Beginners, Holiday, Lesson

  
  

  "Ten years ago, in a brightly-lit, rickety upstairs bar in Mexico City, my eyes widen as Adriana extends a hand and asks me to join her on the small wooden dancefloor...despite my apparent success, I remember being very confused about what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and even if someone like me should even be trying to do it."

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  Dance vs The Black Dog

  Author: Laura Oates: Psychotherapist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
  Date: 4th March 2017
  Categories: Well Being

  
  

  "Winston Churchill called depression his Black Dog - one that sits heavily on you and cannot be tempted away by an exciting ball game. Why am I so sympathetic to people with depression? Because I too have been sat upon by the Black Dog, and it sucks."

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  The Power of 'Sticking With It'

  Author: Tim Sant-Turner: Head Of Dance for Ceroc
  Date: 3rd January 2017
  Categories: Beginners, Education, Lesson

  
  

  "There is always the occassional first timer who flourishes from the word go, but for the overwhelming majority, that first step on the dance floor is not only an alien experience, but an exposing one too."

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  Learn To Dance with a Partner and Improve Your Lifestyle

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  Date: 1st October 2016
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  What you can accomplish with a partner will always be larger than what you could achieve alone!
  

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  Explore a new side to yourself by learning to dance during holidays

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  Date: 1st August 2016
  Categories: Dance

  
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  Feel Good and Keep Fit with the Best Dance Classes

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  Date: 1st January 2016
  Categories: Dance

  
  

  Do you wish to shed those extra pounds or reduce stress levels or even increase energy levels while having fun? Well, dancing has got it all! Indulging in fun dance classes can change your life for the better.
  

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