UTOPIA

The UTOPIA Dance Academy - Our main aim in creating the UTOPIA experience is to encourage more dancers into the Chill-Out/Blues dance environment. This can often be a daunting prospect for anyone on the periphery, which is why we also run regular UTOPIA Academy workshops and classes to help build confidence.

 

Workshops are updated on a regular basis and, in addition, many of our freestyle events commence with a specialist dance class. This program of teaching has recently been enhanced by the SILC format introduced in 2015. This style of dance is based on technique and connection. As such it fits perfectly into the format of our events and the music we play.

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Utopia Style Workshop

19th April 2025 - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Fieldgate Centre, Kingsclere, RG20 5SQ

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UTOPIA has, for the last 18 years, been a haven for lovers of more expressive music and covers a range of styles of music from funkier, modern R&B to soul and blues. This leads to a style of dance that is all about slotting, frame, dancing in hold, and connection. Whilst it may be different to what you’re used to on the Ceroc dance floor all of the techniques we teach have the benefit of enhancing your dancing at all levels and is similar in style to the SILC syllabus, providing a blend of modern blues fused with WCS style. Complexity of moves is less important, instead we concentrate on bodylines, weight distribution, momentum and flow to give you a range of movements and figures that will help to build your repertoire for when the tempo slows down. In this workshop we will teach 2 UTOPIA style Routines pitched at Intermediate level, each incorporating the key points mentioned above to continually re-iterate and instil the techniques that will give you confidence on the UTOPIA and SILC dance floor; but also progress your dancing overall.

 

Smooth Links 1 Workshop

1st June 2025 - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Smooth Links 2 Workshop

14th December 2025 - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Fieldgate Centre, Kingsclere, RG20 5SQ

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Smooth out your dancing for an advanced look and style.

It's not necessary to pack your dancing with complicated or difficult to lead / follow moves. By fusing together common movements in different ways you will create a smooth feel, original, individual and seamless dance.
Guys - you will gain a new repertoire and ability to create your own move variations
Ladies - you will become more accurate followers and tidier dancers. This style of dancing fits the Utopia / SILC / Ceroc Dance-floors and it feels smooth and seamless!

Smooth Links 1 & 2 feature different sequences to drop straight into your repertoire, whilst giving you the tools to make your own moves original.

 

Blues Workshop

10th August 2025 - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

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This introduction to slow, smooth Blues dance will improve your lead, follow and musical interpretation.
Dancing slowly means mistakes are more visible, so this workshop is not about complex moves. The focus if on connection and moving as one.

Blues Champs David & Val have been teaching and dancing Blues for over 20 years and they will show you how to tune in & respond to the  music, allowing it to lead the dance ensuring you hit the frequent stops and breaks.
Developing connection will improve your dancing overall, whether it be on the blues dance-floor, SILC dance-floor or Ceroc dance-floor.

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