For our Bollywood class we learned a simple routine, step-by-step, until we all were able to perform the whole song together by the end of class. I had a blast, and felt like I was in the closing number of “Slumdog Millionaire.”  The dancing was a fun way to unwind, break a sweat and switch off for a while by focusing on dance steps rather than tomorrow’s family schedule.
Here are just a few places in NYC that offer one-time, drop-in classes to get your groove on for your next mom’s night out.  

Dhoonya Dance
2 locations on W.19th Street and E.49th Street, MN
347-644-0052
$10 first class offer online
Regularly $20 for Drop-In Class

Bollywood dance classes, (children’s classes also offered)

Djoniba Dance Center
126 East 13th Street at 4th Avenue, MN
212-477-3464
Free Trial Class for New Students offered online
Regularly $17 for 1.5 hour class

African dance classes, (children’s dance and drum classes also offered).

Mark Morris Dance Group
3 Lafayette Avenue,  Brooklyn
718.624.8400
See online schedule and class descriptions
Class rates from $13 - $15
(children’s classes also offered)

Drop-in classes in several styles for beginners from modern dance to Zumba.

Shockra Studio
114 East 28th St, #2A  btwn Park Ave and Lexington, MN
212-696-9642
See full schedule of classes online
$15 for single drop-in class (cash only at location)

Drop-in classes in several styles for beginners from belly dance to ballet.

HoopClass
Children’s Aid Society 3rd Floor
219 Sullivan Street btwn Bleeker and West 3rd, MN
$15 classes on Wednesdays at 7:30pm

Hula hoop classes - not quite dancing, but fun!