Academy of Social Dance

Stephanie helped my fiancée and me get ready for our wedding dance. She has a great personality, knows what she’s doing, and helped us actually dance rather than just swaying in place for our first dance as a married couple. I highly recommend her.

I was referred here for my wedding dance lessons after buying a dress. It was something we thought of as a nice-​to-​have, but not essential. Well, let me tell you — of all the money we spent on our wedding, this was one of the few things we actually enjoyed and got a lot of value out of. Each week we looked forward to practicing. My fiancé and I were so stressed during the planning, this was a bit of fun, bonding. Learning something new together really brings you closer, back to center during a crazy time. We’re not very good dancers, but we now have much more confidence for our first dance… we have an actual «dance,» rather than, nothing! Stephanie was great. We have such fond memories of this part of our planning. The only drawback was it’s a bit pricey. I wish we could take even more lessons, and, we’re thinking about it for the future. I highly recommend going here, especially to learn a even just a few basic steps for your wedding. It’s completely worth it and you won’t regret it. Seriously, one of the best parts of our wedding process.

We took dance lessons here for the first dance of our wedding. Stephanie worked with us for 8 lessons, she’s amazing, and the dance came out AWESOME. It included two lifts and a pretty dramatic dip, and we have very little dance experience. it was very fun and a great learning experience. It would have gotten 5 stars but it is SO expensive!

I started dancing at the Academy a little over a year ago. At first, it was somewhat intimidating as many of the students have been taking lessons at the studio for 20-​some years and regularly win at Pro/​Am competitions. But after I got up the courage to go to my first Thursday night party, I realized that it was actually a very welcoming, family-​like environment – lots of laughter. The more experienced students have always been willing to help new students, whether it is showing them a dance step, or cheering them on in their first performance.
The level of instruction is top notch. The growth I have seen in my dancing abilities over the past year is far beyond what I could have imagined. My private lessons with my instructor allow me to really focus on areas where I need to improve and learn new things. The group lessons are a great opportunity to learn from a different instructor and gain a new perspective on steps I have already learned, as well as great practice dancing with other students. On top of all of this, the studio regularly brings in some of the top ballroom dancing coaches, giving us the opportunity to gain knowledge from an additional expert opinion. Ballroom dancing is by no means an inexpensive hobby, so if you are going to spend the money on it, you might as well do so with the best teachers in the industry.

We had an excellent experience working with an instructor, Beth. She was amazing. We took lessons for our wedding and they worked perfectly!
We had a great time and had nothing but friendly faces and smiles. I would def do it again.
I didn’t give it 5 stars just because it was expensive. I wish it had been a little cheaper.

AoSD is absolutely amazing. I had zero dance experience and two left feet when a friend convinced me to come to one of their parties. I figured I’d show up, make a fool of myself and never return. Well, now I’ve been there for over a year now and have loved every moment. The owner is an amazing and world renown dancer, though he can be a bit offputting with his bad/​inappropriate jokes. The instructors are incredible and great at teaching. They are very welcoming, encouraging, and helpful even if you aren’t their student.
My only complaint is that it’s expensive (I’ve spent more money on this hobby than any other), BUT you definitely get what you pay for. The teaching and attention is way better than anything I’ve experienced at other studios’ group or individual lessons. If you are serious about dancing, this is the place to go.

Expensive, but good teachers.

A agree with the first reviewer that this establishment is unwelcoming to new students. I came in for an introductory lesson. Unlike at other studios where I have taken lessons, the intro lesson wasn’t a lesson at all. Instead it was a brief critique of my existing dance skills followed by a sales pitch. The instructor wasn’t willing to help me with my goals, and was downright nasty about it!

I called in last night inquiring about instruction, practice space, and what dancesport programs would be offered.
I was given rude answers by whomever answered the phone and nothing really concise.
I asked if there was open practice space available for students: no. I asked who coached there: different local and visiting people. I asked about any competition programs or any other information: nothing. Social dances? nope.
Seriously, can I even become a student or is there a lottery? Can I get a single real answer to my questions?
Chuck Danza, if you’re reading this, and I hope you do, please, know that I was VERY disappointed with these answers and unless someone gives me real answers I can’t refer anyone to your dance studio or I can’t even go to your dance studio.
I sent in a webform asking for more info on the free lesson they offer: no response.
I wasn’t able to get any direct responses — just generic answers that I could have made up on the spot for myself.