Like Morse code, dance has proved to be an effective method of communicating messages such as "SOS" or "The neighborhood penny-farthing has been spirited away." Improve bodily communication skills with today’s Groupon: for $20, you get four one-hour dance classes, to be taken over four consecutive weeks at Rising Stars Dance Academy (a $56.25 value). This Groupon is only valid for children aged 3 and up.

A division of the nonprofit University Dance Project, Rising Stars Dance Academy instructs young students in a range of dance disciplines, including ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. This Groupon covers one class each week for four consecutive weeks, encouraging seasoned softshoers or beginning balleteers to build the swanlike skills of confidence, strength, balance, and victory. Students unleash energy in hip-hop, learn stylized choreography in jazz, and gain the flexibility of a yogic rubber band in tumbling. Rising Stars Dance Academy urges all dancers to take at least one ballet or technique class to lay a strong foundation upon which to build future footwork knowledge. Different levels exist for most styles; check the schedule to determine the level of each class.