Rhythm in Shoes

Rhythm in Shoes Social Dance studio Specializing in West Coast Swing development

We are a social dance studio which specializes in a long standing West Coast Swing development program, We also teach Argentine Tango, Nightclub Two Step and Country Two-Step as well as all the American social ballroom & Latin dances.

09/03/2026

Hi everyone;
About our West Coast Swing fundamentals!.
Advanced dancers in any style of dance will tell you that how far you go in developing your dancing will depend on how strong your fundamentals are developed in that dance style. This is especially true for West Coast Swing. When you consider that the Fundamental movements for WCS consist of at least 6 basic patterns with 2 basic rhythms each with a different foot pattern you can start to understand that this dance is complicated. When you add to the fact that West Coast Swing is not a dance which relies on remembering patterns but a dance which is driven by stretch and connection skills, the fundamental dance and connection skills become that much more important.
RIS has had an ongoing Fundamentals program since 2002 and consider this class to be the most important class you can take.
These classes are both for new students and dancers who already dance WCS and want to stay on a clear path for improving their WCS dancing.
The Fundamental WCS classes are currently held on Saturday mornings from 10:00a until 11:00a with 30 minutes after.
We are planning on expanding our fundamental program to encompass a greater number of fun and interesting movements to make the fundamentals more interesting and enjoyable.
We are beginning our next 6 week Fundamentals series on September 12th.
The cost for a single 6-week session of classes is $100 per person. Pre registration is optional but always helpful.
If you combine any two classes the cost is $150 per person giving you the second class for 1/2 price. If you combine any 3 classes the cost is $200 giving you a class for FREE The cost of a single class(drop in) is $20.
All classes are held in the St. Peter's church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions or would like to be on our mailing list please let me know. - our email is [email protected]
Have a great day - Phil

07/19/2026

Hi Everyone,
Here is what is going on at RIS this week.
Hustle and West Coast Swing classes are starting this week.
This Thursday night, July 23rd at 7:00p we are starting a 6-week series working on Hustle. We will focus on what makes Hustle calm and doable.
This Saturday morning, July 25th, We begin again our 6-week series of Fundamental WCS classes at 10:00a and our Intermediate/Advanced WCS classes at 11:30a,
I will have more class details out this week.
Our pricing is as follows. The cost for any 6-week series of classes is $100 per person. If you take any 2 6-week series of classes the cost is $150 giving you the second series at half price. If you take all 3 6-week series of classes the cost is $200 giving you one free 6-week series of classes. The drop in cost for any single class is $20.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions or if you want to register for the Hustle class which is helpful but not required - our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

07/13/2026

WCS and Hustle classes starting soon;
Hi Everyone,
Here is what is going on at RIS.
First, Thanks again for the great response to my email which asked you for the dances you would like for us to teach. The overwhelming dance you asked for was Hustle - followed by Salsa then S**g(we will get to these at a later date).!
So, we are changing our schedule a bit to add the Hustle in. We will be starting a 6 week Hustle series on Thursday night, July 23rd at 7:00p. The WCS material which we are learning in the current Thursday class which ends this Thursday July 16th, will be incorporated into the Saturday Intermediate advanced WCS classes since most all the students in the Thursday class also take the Saturday class.
The Saturday schedule which will begin again on July 25th will remain the same including the practice session.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions or if you want to register for the Hustle class which is helpful but not required - our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

07/04/2026

Hi Everyone, Here is what is going on at RIS.
Happy 4th!!! - I hope you are all staying cool!
Thanks for the GREAT response to my last email which is repeated below. Just in case you missed it I am resending it. I will let you know the results when I have all the responses - Thanks everyone:)
The list below has some of the popular dances we have worked on in the past. From this list please let me know 2 dances you would be interested in learning or reviewing. Some of you on this email list have not been in class for quite a while and it would be great to see you again.
S**g,
Nightclub Two-Step,
Country Two-Step,
East Cost Swing,
Hustle,
Salsa
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

06/11/2026

Hi Everyone, Here is what is going on at RIS.
Let's have some fun!!! A new WCS class is starts tonight!! called "Just Patterns and Footwork". This is a 6 week series where we will be teaching some of the more interesting movements that are currently being danced on the social floor. If you are interested in One Foot Spins, Ducks, Leans, Dips and more Footwork & Styling then you will really enjoy this class. This class will be open to anyone. I do recommend that your WCS foundation be sound.
You can take any one class or the whole series. The cost is $20 per class or $100 for the entire series on the first day of class giving you a free class.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

06/08/2026

Hi Everyone, Here is what is going on at RIS.
A new WCS class is starting this Thursday(6/11) called "Just Patterns and Footwork". This is a 6 week series where we will be teaching some of the more interesting movements that are currently being danced on the social floor. If you are interested in One Foot Spins, Ducks, Leans, Dips and more Footwork & Styling then you will really enjoy this class. This class will be open to anyone. I do recommend that your WCS foundation be sound.
The cost is $20 per class or $100 on the first day of class giving you a free class.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

05/31/2026

Exciting stuff - please read until the end!
Hi everyone,
Begin or continue your WCS journey this Saturday morning, Jun 6th, for the start of our next 6 week series of Fundamental and Intermediate/Advanced WCS classes. Rhythm in Shoes has been developing successful WCS dancers ongoing since 2002!
Our Fundamental WCS classes are from 10:00a until 11:00a and build or reinforces the foundation for good solid WCS dancing. This class is both for beginners and dancers who already know WCS and want to continually improve their WCS dancing. Intermediate and advanced dancers would find this information surprisingly informative and helpful. We consider this class to be the most important class that you should take.
"Average dancers think practicing fundamentals is what beginners do - Great dancers know practicing fundamentals is what champions do".

From 11:00a until 11:30a there is a combined practice session.

From 11:30a until 12:30p we have our Intermediate/Advanced WCS. In this class we develop a philosophy where the leaders have a choice of endings to the patterns and the followers have more choices for different syncopations and additions to the choreography for better musicality.(to enjoy this class your WCS dancing should be solid).
NOTE ===> On Thursday June 11th at 7:00p we are beginning a "More Advanced patterns and movement" 6 week series where we will be teaching some of the more interesting movements that are currently being danced on the social floor. If you are interested in One Foot Spins, Ducks, Leans, Dips and more Footwork & Styling then you will really enjoy this class. This class will be open to anyone although I do recommend that your WCS foundation be sound.
The cost for our classes is as follows;
The cost for a single 6-week session of classes is $100. No pre registration is necessary but always helpful. If you combine any 2 classes that we offer, the cost is $150 giving you the second class for 1/2 price. The cost for any 3 classes we offer is $200 giving you one class free. The cost of a single class(drop in) is $20. We accept cash, check(made out to 'RIS') or Venmo.
All classes are held in the St. Peter's church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions or would like to pre register our email is [email protected]
Have a great day - Phil

05/29/2026

Hi Everyone, Here is what is going on at RIS.
Our Thursday class format is changing after the completion of the current series. on June 11th we are beginning a "Just Patterns and Footwork" 6 week series where we will be teaching some of the more interesting movements that are currently being danced on the social floor. If you are interested in ONE FOOT SPINS, DUCKS, LEANS, DIPS AND MORE FOOTWORK & STYLING then you will really enjoy this class. This class will be open to anyone. I do recommend that your WCS foundation be sound.
More information to come.
Tomorrow, Saturday(5/30) is the last class in the current 6 week series of Fundamental WCS and Intermediate/Advanced WCS classes. Both Series will begin again on June 6th.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

05/14/2026

Correction
Our next 6 week series of Saturday Fundamental WCS and Intermediate / Advanced WCS classes begin again on June 6th.

05/14/2026

Hi Everyone, Here is what is going on at RIS.
This is a reminder that because of a church event, we will not be having a social this Sunday May 17th. Our next social will be the 3rd Sunday in June.
Our Thursday class format is changing after the completion of the current series. on June 11th we are beginning a "Just Patterns and Footwork" 6 week series where we will be teaching some of the more interesting movements that are currently being danced on the social floor. If you are interested in One Foot Spins, Ducks, Leans, Dips and more Footwork & Styling then you will really enjoy this class. This class will be open to anyone. I do recommend that your WCS foundation be sound.
More information to come.
This Saturday(5/16) is the 5th class in the current 6 week series of Fundamental WCS and Intermediate/Advanced WCS classes. Both Series will begin again on May 30th.
The Studio will be closed from Wednesday(5/20) thru Wednesday(5/27) for the Memorial Day Weekend.
All of our events and classes are held at the St. Peter's Episcopal church hall located at 215 Boulevard in Mountain Lakes NJ.
If you have any questions our email is [email protected].

Thanks and have a great day - Phil.

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