Dance instructor Claire Remer of Arlington Heights helps out Christina Barra and Mike Schmidt of Lake Zurich as they learn steps to the waltz in beginning ballroom class at Stevenson High School. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

"We are hoping we will be demonstrating a triumph of hope over experience," John Wilke said, regarding the introduction to ballroom dancing he and his wife Ophie are taking. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Dance instructor Claire Remer checks on students Roxann Marshburn and her husband Joe Bakshis. The couple joined the class so that they could learn some new moves prior to their daughters wedding. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Don and Fern Dobrowski watch some of the other students before trying out some of the dace moves in introduction to ballroom dancing. "We wanted to learn something in our young life," Dobrowski said of taking the class."You need to keep the body moving an

Dance instructor Bill Remer of Arlington Heights helps out Emily and Tim Payne of Buffalo Grove during Introduction to Ballroom Dancing class. The class was given to the Payne's as a wedding gift. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Roxann Marshburn of Buffalo Grove and her husband Joe Bakshis waltz their way around the commons rooms at Stevenson High School during a ballroom dancing class. The couple took the class in preparation for their daughter's wedding. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun

Dance instructors Claire and Bill Remer show their class of beginners in ballroom how it's done during Introduction to Ballroom dancing. The couple have been dancing together for 35 years and teaching dance for 15 years. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Students of one of the Stevenson High School's PREP (Patriots Recreation Education Program ) prepare to circle the commons room while learning new steps. The introductory class includes learning dances such as the Fox Trot, Swing, and the Waltz. | Michel

Feet meet (and sometimes collide,) while students of a Introduction to Ballroom class held at Stevenson High School learn new moves. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

Maria and Vladimir Livry of Buffalo Grove give the Fox Trot a try in Introduction to Ballroom at Stevenson High School. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media

A class of beginning ballroom dancers watch as the instructors lead them in the beginning steps of the Fox Trot. The class is a part of Stevenson High School's PREP (Patriots Recreation Education Program) which offers a variety of adult continuing educat

Seventeen-year-old Andrea Hunt of Lincolnshire watches Introduction to Ballroom dancing taking part in commons room of Stevenson High School where Hunt is also a student. "It's fun to watch,"Hunt said. | Michelle LaVigne~Sun-Times Media