Determine what type of dance you want to learn. There are many different styles of dancing, and knowing what you want to do will help you find the right class or instructor.
Assemble necessary equipment. To learn dance choreography, you want proper dance clothes that don't restrict your movements and allow you to move freely. It's also important you have a stereo to play your music as well as a full-length mirror that allows you to watch your dance moves and make corrections to inaccurate steps.
Find a community dance class. Colleges and universities, community centers and private dance schools offer dance classes for people that want to learn a specific style such as salsa, ballroom or hip-hop dancing. Check with local dance organizations and schools to see what classes are being offered in your city and how much they cost.
Take private lessons. Although classes are popular formats for learning dance choreography, there are other options. You can hire a private dance instructor or tutor to teach you choreographed moves. Even though this generally costs more than taking a class, it's an ideal option if classes are only offered at times that don't fit your schedule.
Learn how to count steps. Dances are usually choreographed using an eight count, which gives you a rhythm and step count to match. This is done before you put the dance to music, and it helps everyone complete the same moves at the same time.
Watch your instructor and mimic the steps. When learning dance choreography, it's important that, at the beginning, you pay attention to the instructor's movements. Having even the smallest variation in steps or moves can ruin your performance if you will be performing as part of a group.
Practice. Although you may only attend a dance class or lesson for one hour every week, it's important you spend twice as much time outside of the class practicing what you learned. The only way you can get better at remembering all the steps of choreographed dances and make them look clean is to practice the dance.