preset · from zero · October group

Dancehall beginners October

The second intake of the season, same structure: 12 sessions, twice a week, fixed group.

27 Oct - 4 Dec
Tue + Fri · 19:00-20:30
12 sessions
1,000 RON in full · or 2 × 550 RON
16+ · zero level
Bd. Dacia 169, etaj 1, București

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This is a popular group. Places fill quickly.

Zero experience. Actually zero. No entry into the group after the first session.

It's for you if

you want to start but don't know where
you feel stiff or too aware of how you look
you want technique and control, not just choreography
you want a fixed group, not a room to get lost in

It's not for you if

you're after a single drop-in class
you already have solid experience in this style

What this is

Dancehall proposes something else: start by feeling the music, not by solving it. Born in Jamaica, it is more than a collection of steps: it is music, culture and social dance, a vocabulary built over time by Jamaican dancers and communities. We don't strip the moves of their context to build quick choreography. We learn the language before we try to write sentences with it.

The first three weeks are the foundation: bounce, groove, weight transfer, posture, coordination and the first foundation steps. In the next three we start combining the vocabulary, with variations, transitions, musicality and flow.

What you leave with

With a real Dancehall vocabulary, not just a routine you forget two weeks later. You use your weight, torso, pelvis and arms better, and you start hearing more in the music.

But the most interesting change happens between the steps. You start to have flow: the body no longer looks like it is permanently waiting for the next instruction. Sometimes dancing better doesn't mean doing more, it means fighting the music less.

How it works

Six weeks, two classes a week, an hour and a half each, at Dance Prestige. Classes are taught by Simona and by the program assistants, Ariana and Karla, depending on how each session is built. Who teaches when, the materials and any updates are shared in the group's WhatsApp chat.

We film some exercises along the way: video lets you see things you can't feel in real time. If you'd rather not appear, tell us from the start.

Before you sign up

Payment confirms your place

Your place is yours once the first instalment or the full amount is paid. After signing up you join the course WhatsApp group, with class recordings, reminders and support throughout.

Cancelling 7 days ahead

If you cancel at least 7 days before the start, you get a credit valid for 3 months, usable for any other Dance Prestige program or class.

No refunds after the start

Your place is already booked and the program is running. For serious medical situations or unforeseen emergencies we can offer credit or rescheduling, based on medical evidence sent to info@danceprestige.ro within 7 days.

If we cancel

If Dance Prestige cancels a class or a module, you choose between a full refund or full credit. Your place is transferable to someone else, but you handle the transfer yourself.

Classes are filmed

We film classes for our own content and so anyone who misses a session still has the material. If you don't want to appear, tell us when we contact you after you register.

Payment and what to bring

For groups with online payment, you pay directly with the buttons on this page. For groups with reservation, you pay nothing here: once your spot is reserved, the payment link arrives by email. You can always pay in cash at the Dance Prestige reception instead. Come in comfortable clothes and bring a change of shoes. By registering you confirm you are medically fit to take part.

How it looks. How it feels.

Simona Mereu facing forward in a black jacket and sunglasses

A packed Dance Prestige studio, the whole group dancing at once

free / grounded / playful / raw

for the energy Sean Paul, Shenseea, Popcaan, Spice, Vybz Kartel.

Who you'll work with

lead

Simona Mereu

You get explanations, corrections and time to process. No copying in a rush.

We start on27 October

27 Oct - 4 Dec
Tue + Fri · 19:00-20:30
12 sessions
1,000 RON in full · or 2 × 550 RON

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* your place is confirmed on first payment

This is where you'll dance.

Dance Prestige · Bd. Dacia 169, etaj 1, București

The main Dance Prestige studio: a wall of mirrors and light wood floor

wooden floor
large mirrors
lockers with keys
changing area

Come in clothes you can move in, with a change of shoes.

They started from zero.

„This impressed me at the classes too. Watching you online before, I had the feeling you'd only talk to the top people, or that we had to be pros the moment we walked in. And in class I felt the opposite: you spoke as if you'd only just learned to dance yourself, and you understand exactly what we go through, that we can dance however, make mistakes, and it's ok. Thank you for that."

„You are amazing. I've only known you since August and only started coming in September. But I can say I've been to other dance classes, and what happens at Dance Prestige isn't just about dancing, it's something infinitely more special. It's community, it's therapy, it's frustration (the good, satisfying kind that grows you), it's genuinely out of this world. You rock & I am grateful for you."

„I liked that a step was added gradually and then we ran through all of them, and that we kept working to refine them. It felt like a safe space. It also helped that we didn't film much in these sessions. Even the three-teacher format was a plus (++us): hearing almost the same techniques explained slightly differently sometimes makes it click. And a big plus for the step videos left in the group: they help when you want to do a recap with a clip of the steps executed and counted correctly."

„Simona, you actually brought me to tears listening to you. I admire you enormously and your words landed perfectly for me. I'm learning to have patience and to trust that this is the only way I'll leave a legacy behind. Also, you really made DP this unique place, with an awesome vibe! Thanks to DP I'm starting to move out of my head and into my body, and it's doing me the most good in years. Be 100% sure you're doing an extraordinary job and that you have people who are deeply grateful to you."

FAQ

A program that starts from zero, with a fixed group and a start and end date. You come every week at the same time, with the same instructor, and build step by step.

The Thursday classes you come to whenever you can, on a pass. No A-to-Z curriculum: we work on choreography, musicality and execution, week by week.

In full or in two instalments, online. Or in cash, at the Dance Prestige reception. Your place is confirmed once you pay.

Yes. The Presets start from absolute zero. If you're not sure, take a free Guest Pass and come once to feel the pace.

LET'S MOVETOGETHER.

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