To Rotate or Not to Rotate?

The most common question we get is "Do I need a partner?" The lessons are social and rotate partners, and a partner is not required. However, if you come with a partner and would not like to rotate, that's perfect fine.

We encourage students to rotate partners because many of our dancers are social and like to meet and dance with new people. The more people you dance with, the more comfortable you become adapting to new partners.

Not everybody is at Midtown Stomp to social dance, however, and that's great, too. Our instructors will ask at the beginning of each class who is not rotating. We will set up a part of the circle for couples and the rotation will skip over those couples.

The Eastern Star Ballroom is a great place to come for couples and we encourage everyone to enjoy dancing in the way that makes them the most comfortable. We will also happily reserve space at a table with a great view of the stage and dancers for anyone who would like a reserved seat.

In terms of etiqutte, very often we emphasize acceptable reasons to turn down a dance. If you would not like to dance socially, letting someone know that you're here with your husband or date and not dancing socially is a perfectly fine reason to turn down a dance.