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Express Yourself: Get out on the floor with dance classes in ballroom, Salsa, clogging, and more
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Belly dance/ Hip-hop/Indian | Asheville
Award-winning performer Lisa Zahiya teaches drop-in and enrollment classes, small group lessons, and private instruction in belly dance, Indian (Bollywood and Bhangra), and hip-hop.
Studio Zahiya, 41 Carolina Ln.; (828) 242-7595; www.lisazahiya.com

Latin | Asheville
Shake it with Salseros 828, a Latin dance school that offers a monthly salsa workshop for beginners, plus intermediate and private instruction. Sign up for August lessons to prepare for the Stiletto Salsa and Dance Retreat for women, September 8-11.
Asheville Fitness Club, 1000 Brevard Rd., Ste. 175; (828) 280-7880;
www.salseros828.com

Clogging | Mills River
Forge Mountain Cloggers offer classes for beginner to advanced students, who are welcome to perform with the team at festivals, fund-raisers, and other events. The next beginner’s lessons start September.
The Old Home Place, North Mills River Rd.; (828) 891-2487; www.forgemtncloggers.org

Ballroom | Fletcher
Learn the waltz, fox-trot, tango, swing, rumba and more at DanceLand Ballroom. The studio holds group and private lessons for all skill levels and ages, as well as a weekly dance party to show off your skills.
DanceLand Ballroom, 4020 Hendersonville Rd.; (828) 423-4653;
www.dancelandfletchernc.com

African | Asheville
Move to the pulsating rhythms of live drumming during West African and Afro-Brazilian classes, open to all levels of dancers. Drop-in classes are just $10.
Terpsicorps Dance Studio, 129 Roberts St.; (802) 999-2122