What is a Dance Host?

 

ALL ABOUT DANCE AFLOAT –

Dance Afloat are the cruise and leisure industry’s leading supplier of dance expertise.

We can provide Dance Hosts, Host Couples, Dance Cabaret Acts and Professional Dance Instructors whether the contract is for a one day workshop or event or for 100 nights on a cruise. We mediate, allocate and supply to your requirements.

Every member of the Dance Afloat team has been interviewed, auditioned and personally selected by the Company Director herself, to ensure that Dance Afloat provides a professional service to our clients with first class standards of dancing, tuition, partnering and entertainment.

We have expected standards that go above and beyond professional qualifications and experience. Confidence, social skills, excellent manners and good fitness are essential, coupled of course with a love for dance, wellbeing and entertaining

What is a Dance Host Couple?

Dance Host Couples Job Description

Dance Host Couples have exactly the same job description/role as a Dance Host (see above) with the following additional requirements:-

A Host Couple will be required to take Beginners Dance Classes at the times determined by the Cruise Director. These will usually take place on days at sea in the afternoon or when the ship sails early afternoon.

Host Couples must have a selection of music with them in case they are asked to play recorded music for dancing in the evenings.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

The lady host must be a strong lead dancer as she may need to dance with lady guests.

Both parties will need to be confident in teaching a beginner class.

The steps must be broken down clearly and both the lead and follower steps must be called out. Remember not everyone in the class will be able to see your feet.

You will both need to be confident in counting the class in on time (beat 2 in Latin is required).

 

Requirements

Aged over 21
Moderate or non-drinker
Good social dancer
Good conversationalist & good listener
Ability to mix with a wide range of people Community minded
Kind and honourable 
Physically fit (able to dance for long periods of time each evening)

Knowledge of….

Social Ballroom Dancing

Waltz – Social Foxtrot – Quickstep

Social Latin American Dancing

Cha Cha Cha – Rumba – Jive/Rock ‘n’Roll

Popular Sequence Dances (see below)

 

 

Items Needed

Up-to-date Registration with Dance Afloat
Valid Passport 
Relevant inoculations (you will be advised on this)
Visas when needed (you will be advised on this)
Credit/Debit Card or Cheque Book (to settle onboard account)
Worldwide Travel Insurance ( This must cover Hosting on cruises)

Popular Sequence & Old Time Dances 

  • Mayfair Quickstep                                            
  • White City Waltz
  • Saunter Together                                             
  • Rumba No. 1
  • Tango Serida                                                     
  • Melody Foxtrot
  • Square Tango                                                    
  • Sally Ann Cha Cha
  • Balmoral Blues                                                 
  • Catherine Waltz
  • St Bernard’s Waltz
  • Barn Dance
  • Gay Gordons                                                     
  • The Veleta