What to Expect at Your Very First Class

Here is everything nobody tells you about your first class, so you can walk in with zero surprises.

Before

Wear anything you can stretch in — a t-shirt and track pants beat activewear you're uncomfortable in. Carry water and reach ten minutes early.

During

Every class starts with a warm-up, moves into technique or choreography broken into small pieces, and ends with a cool-down. Stand wherever you like — the back row is a perfectly honourable place to start. Nobody is watching you; everyone is watching themselves in the mirror.

You will forget steps. Everyone does, including the instructor's demo group.

After

Expect happy exhaustion and one earworm of a song. See you on the floor.