Next Social dances for you calendar: Saturday 12th October, Saturday 9th November and Christmas (Twixtmas) dance Saturday 28th December 2024 at St Stephen's Church Hall, Park Avenue EN1 2BA - £10 p.p. (Oct and Nov) New Life Dance will be supporting people affected by suicide starting 7pm Sunday 29th September 2024 at URC Hall Winchmore Hill: See New Beginnings - Support after suicide page. Why not attend our popular friendly Thursday evening classes at St Stephen's (7.30pm start - see below for details - £10 p.p. - no partner needed, no experience first class). Active Enfield classes at URC Hall on Friday mornings resume Friday 6th September 2024 after summer break (10am Beginners ballroom and Latin, 11am Popular Sequence) - book classes through www.activeenfield.uk or phone us. A big thank you to Jill, Imogen, Andrea, Kate, Janine and Cordelia. Website updates by Martin Gould - ISTD Licentiate Ballroom and previous holder of Phyllis Haylor scholarship, Website design by Luke - Techfather

About NewLifeDance

For You

At NewLifeDance we are passionate about our dancing but know that people joining are often a bit nervous about taking those first steps, so we gently take you from no prior knowledge to becoming a very competent dancer with improved posture, flexibility and confidence. NewLifeDance do this through classes, workshops, social dances, private lessons and special events.
Dancing gives you confidence, improves your health and social life. It can be very addictive.

Our Philosophy

Although NewLifeDance is a social Dance Club, we are somewhat different to others in that our main aim is to improve people’s lives and the way we do that is through dance.
We love you to come to our events, but more than that we want our classes, workshops and events to be uplifting and improve your life.

Fitness

Dancing is a fabulous way to improve your fitness, meet new people and learn a new and sociable skill. It will enhance your posture and improve your co-ordination to say nothing of boosting your memory and having fun when going to any occasion involving dancing.. and some that don’t!

Guidance

NewLifeDance can gently take you from absolute basics to competent dancer and beyond at a pace to suit you. Dances include: waltz, quickstep, social foxtrot, slow foxtrot, ballroom tango, viennese waltz, rumba, cha cha, ballroom jive, rock jive, samba, pasodoble along with some Argentine tango, modern jive and salsa. Elaine teaches Chasamba (no partner needed) to improve your fitness even more.

Friendly

Our classes are relaxed and friendly but aimed to give you the very best dancing skills, which we hope you will use anywhere, including our own Monthly social at a great venue. NewLifeDance run weekly classes in Enfield, Winchmore Hill and Millfield House in Edmonton. NewLifeDance are the sole providers of Ballroom and Latin classes for Enfield Council, for which we won a provider of the year award.

Workshops

NewLifeDance regularly run workshops; usually two and a half hours long working on a single dance (for example, waltz or jive) about once a month. See What’s on for the list of workshops, dances and events. Workshops are great to gain the ability to confidently take a dance onto the floor.

These are a just few of the things people have said about our classes: ‘Patient and full of positive encouragement’, ‘Offering personal support every step of the way’, our classes have ‘an atmosphere of friendly, relaxed fun and positivity’.

What We Do

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Our Classes

Alternatively click here to book social dances and workshops.

Ballroom and Latin classes at St Stephen's large hall
(Beginners/Improvers)

You can just turn up, book on-line or phone us (see contact page) for more details

Thursday evenings 7.30pm - 9.30pm
St Stephen's Church Hall, London Road, Enfield EN1 2ET

Free parking in car park beside Hall. Use entrance by side of hall and turn right through door

Beginners (7.30pm start), followed by Improvers class (8.25pm), £10 including practice

Monday 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Currently suspended
St Judes School - term time only

Some car parking - corner entrance to main hall
Bagshot Road
Englefield Green
Surrey TW20 0RU - only £7

Private lessons, medal (exam) groups and wedding dance lessons
(Suitable for all abilities)

You can pay in advance or on arrival - please phone for costs (private lessons are usually £40 per hour 1 or 2 people). Late cancellation charges apply - please see private lessons page

Please contact us to discuss and arrange private lessons or medal classes
United Reformed Church (URC) If metal gate is shut please walk around building anticlockwise (start walking towards railway) and turn left, walking down footpath to door at end on left - please knock/ phone if door isn't open

77 Compton Road,
Winchmore Hill
London N21 3NU

Friday morning classes with Active Enfield (previously held at Millfield House)

Friday morning classes with Active Enfield - No experience needed for beginners at 10am and some experience for beginners plus at 11am at

United Reformed Church, 77 Compton Road, Winchmore Hill. London N21

No partner needed for any classes. Book via telephone line 020 8807 6680 or e-mail sport@enfield.gov.uk. Please note: Active Enfield's new website is www.activeenfield.uk. (not www.activeenfield.co.uk). You can also book by phone or at Millfield/Dugdale/Library) 45 minute lessons - You can book part way through block of 5 classes. Please contact Martin or Elaine for more details (see contact page). Numbers are restricted so best book early

Please see What's On! for any alterations or changes. We are affiliated to the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).

What our Clients Say

I’ve been coming to Martin and Elaine’s classes and socials for about a year or so. They did a New Year’s Eve Social (2018) which was brilliant. Even if you are single they do various dances to get everyone to join in which is good! The dance classes on a Thursday are now for two hours which is great because they do a beginners and intermediate class. They quite often go to the pub afterwards which makes it another nice social part of the evening. There are also workshops on Saturday afternoons which is good & fits in well with anyone working full time. It’s all about having fun 🙂

Dinah Furner – Jan 2018

They bring so much joy to people of all ages and ability – we are lucky to have them working in Enfield!

Deniz Ombesh

Clear, concise instruction given with patience – personal support every step of the way!

John and Jackie Gibbs

I would thoroughly recommend these fun, friendly and welcoming classes/workshops

Dawn Anderson

Martin and Elaine enthuse the fun and enjoyment of dance, I have gained in self-confidence and made lots of new friends

Janet Beecher