Have you ever watched a performance of talented dancers and wished you could do that? Maybe you imagine those dancers were born with a sense of rhythm and movement you just don’t have. Or maybe you want to get up and move, but you just don’t know how. The truth is, good dancers aren’t born, they’re made. You can learn to be a good dancer and enjoy all the benefits that brings you—fun, friends, good exercise, travel, and more. In How to Dance, you’ll learn everything you need to know to have a great time out on the dance floor. In 25 relaxed, easy-to-follow lessons, you’ll learn the rhythm, solo steps, and partnering techniques of 16 of the most popular social dances. From the gentle elegance of the waltz to the hot rhythms of the mambo, from the bouncing steps of the polka to the swagger of the tango, you’ll learn it all and have a great time in the process.

Your instructors, professional dancers Rob Glover and Alyssa Lundgren, were beginners once, too, as they point out. They know what it takes to learn the steps and they encourage practice all along the way, reviewing each lesson as often as you’d like. They teach with an informal clarity and calm demeanor, making each lesson very easy to understand. Most importantly, it’s clear they’re having fun—and you will, too!

This course addresses four basic genres of dance—Latin & rhythm, swing, smooth & ballroom, and country. In each of the four modules, you’ll learn the rhythms of that style, how to count and feel the music, steps each dance partner can practice by themselves, and the specific ways in which the leader and follower contribute to the partnering process. You can certainly take the course in the order it’s offered, Lessons 1 to 25, or you can use the self-contained modules in any order, starting with the type of dance you like best.

As you learn about the history, rhythms, and steps of all these exciting dances, you’ll learn one more thing, too: You can dance! Relax, have fun, and let the music and the steps take you where you’ve always wanted to go.