I know this has been asked before but I can't seem to find specific names or phone numbers...we are looking to take a few dance lessons - maybe 6 in total - somewhere in NYC, preferably on the westside or convenient to Penn Station. Stef had emailed me the info for her instructor but I cannot find it anywhere. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks!
alina
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We're taking lessons with www.shall-we-dance.com, a downtown based couple who has their own private studio.
We have also taken sample lessons with Fred Astaire on 25th street (http://www.fredastairenyc.com/) with a lady named Jami Josephson (which were also good) and had taken a group lesson at Dancesport (www.dancesport.com).
I don't recommend dancesport, b/c I found the studio to be extremely busy, which is not what you want when you're taking private lessons. Fred Astaire was a little smaller, and Shall We Dance won us over b/c of good instructor and privacy of space (they have 2 rooms, and 2 instructors max) so you're guaranteed your own room, although one of them is tiny and one is larger.
ssdare
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We've taken introductory classes at Dance Times Square (44th St and 7th Ave.) and Dance Sport. I agree that Dance Sport is pretty busy. Dance Times Square has a really pretty ballroom and we liked the instructor there but we wanted to do a combination of group and private classes and found a better schedule and pricing elsewhere.
We ended up signing up with Dance New York (54th Street between 8th Ave and Broadway) and doing a combination of group lessons and private lessons. Dance New York Website
We did check out one place that was right around Penn Station 31St on 8th Ave, but I don't remember the name of the place. Will have to check info at home if you are interested
