{"id":38,"date":"2026-05-30T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:24:56","slug":"lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/?page_id=38","title":{"rendered":"Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll BEGINNERS (6 weeks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next lessons start October 7th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Classes are held at the Frankton Rugby Sports Club from 7 &#8211; 7.45 pm on Wed club night.&nbsp; Arrive&nbsp;<strong>10min<\/strong>&nbsp;early on the first night to register.<br>After the lessons is our regular club night which you are encouraged to stay on for.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200534-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>Free<\/strong>&nbsp;tea\/coffee\/milo and a biscuit is also provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your teaching team is lead by experienced dancers and teach in an informal, friendly environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What you need to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No previous experience is required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wear comfortable shoes ( soft rubber soled shoes are much harder to dance in)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring a sense of humour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Normal club night entry fee $5<\/strong>&nbsp;[members $3]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare to enjoy it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partners&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;required.<strong>&#8230;..but<\/strong>&nbsp;it makes a big difference if you can come as a couple, we are always short of guys. &nbsp;Guys who learn to dance&nbsp;have the girls lining up.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are&nbsp;<strong>unable<\/strong>&nbsp;to come as a couple, we will try to arrange partners by mixing and matching either with other beginners or club members who volunteer their time and are prepared to assist with the lessons.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the lessons, partners will be regularly swapped around, in a&nbsp;circle,&nbsp; so you will get to dance with both other beginners and some experienced dancers .If you come as a couple then you can either choose to stay together or for a recommended better learning experience&#8230;join the mix!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20250507_200703-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t feel because you are a beginner that you would feel out of place during the club night. Our members have a wide range of skills and plenty who still feel a bit like beginners themselves. Its just fun to dance and socialise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll BEGINNERS (6 weeks) Next lessons start October 7th Classes are held at the Frankton Rugby Sports Club from 7 &#8211; 7.45 pm on Wed club night.&nbsp; Arrive&nbsp;10min&nbsp;early on the first night to register.After the lessons is our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/?page_id=38\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphisrockers.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}