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Here is a sampling of some
Oakland County dance
studios that offer among
their services group and/or
private lessons in tradi-
tional ballroom dances.
Arthur Murray
811 N. Main
Royal Oak
(248) 548-4770
Elegance In Motion
5441 Williams Lake Road
Waterford
(248) 259-6911
Joe Cornell
29623 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield
(248) 356-6000
Rhythm N' Shoes
2172 Franklin Road
Bloomfield Hills
(248) 334-0299
Stardust Ballroom
Promenade Plaza
28651 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield
(248) 356-5678
Star Trax
24463 W. 10 Mile Road
Southfield
(248) 263-6300
Troy Dance Studio — East
4963 Rochester Road
Troy
(248) 689-3393
Troy Dance Studio — West
(inside Power House Gym)
6750 Orchard Lake Road
West Bloomfield
(248) 689-3393
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"We like to dance but we have no rhythm," said
a young Jewish woman from Birmingham who
takes lessons from Reves with her fiance. In
order to speak freely, she requested anonymity.
Before starting with Reves, the woman said, "I
told him on the phone, 'We are completely dys-
functional.' And he said, 'Don't worry, I've taught
hockey players before, and I can teach you.'"
The couple's purpose in going is "to know
what to do at our wedding, so we'll look good."
But it's not easy for the duo; they take two 50-
minute lessons a week.
"Maros is so patient. He counts the beats with
us. He really works with you," said the bride-to-
be. "He started teaching us swing, but that was
too advanced for us. Now he's teaching us twirls
and side steps — more basic things."
As "awesome" as they think Reves is, "after the
wedding, we're done," she admits. "We don't
need to become big-time dancers."
Definitely committed to dance is Susan Chalom
of West Bloomfield, a Wayne State University
English professor. She had ice skated and enjoyed
folk dancing, Spanish flamenco and tap before
starting lessons with Reves about two years ago.
Chalom said she enjoys social or ballroom
dancing because it "gives people a chance to
touch or hold in a non-threatening way and to
do it to music." She found classes and social
dance parties a comfortable way to meet people
after her 1998 divorce.
After months of classes and private lessons,
Chalom participated tin her first dance competi-
tion in Phoenix, Ariz.
"Competitions are a gas," she said. Though
there is that daunting sense of "the judges look-
ing at me critically, after the first dance, it is
more fun than fear. I get into the music.
"I know my routines. I feel really lovely. And
the sense of comradeship among the dancers
from a studio is incredible."
Chalom's favorite dances are the rumba or
slow swing. "Each dance has something special
about it — like hip movements, flow, flirtation,
spins, body-connection — so that the couple
dances as one person."
Chalom credits Reves "for teaching me how to
really follow, how to respond, how to dance
with my whole body."
Taking part in dance competitions "is only
dependent on how much time you want to give"
for preparation, said Chalom, who is moving up to
the "silver" competitive level this year. It's not her
main focus, however. "The lessons are so much
fun that, compete or not, I will always dance." ❑
The public opening of Dance Elite Ballroom
Studio takes place 8 p.m.-midnight
Saturday, July 13, at 6315 Haggerty Road,
West Bloomfield. For information, call
(248) 926-8522, or visit the Web site at
wwvv.eliteballroom.com . For more informa-
tion on ballroom dancing in Michigan, go to
the Web site at vvwvv.DanceMichigan.com.
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