Reviews for Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Bronxville

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  Laura Della Badia

  June 28, 2024

  If you are looking to join a dance community, Neli and Ivan have done a fantastic job in creating a friendly and fun environment to learn dance. There are group classes and dance parties every week that are fun to attend and a great place to learn. This is in addition to the private wedding dance classes that I have been taking with my fiancé. I am a very shy person and they are helping me with both my confidence and dance skills.

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  Michael Shulman

  June 28, 2024

  My fiancée and I started taking dance classes with Neli and Ivan for a few months now to prepare for our wedding dance. We started with absolutely no experience and thanks to our incredible instructors we have made tremendous progress in learning dance (especially waltz). The studio is absolutely gorgeous and the weekly dance parties make it so much fun to learn there. If you want to learn dance - regardless of your experience or skill level - this is a fantastic place to do it!

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  g r

  March 20, 2024

  Neli Petkova is a world class instructor- a world class competitor and also a first class person. She is friendly, inspiring, encouraging and really really good at her field- dance instruction. I have known her since 2016. I met her shortly after I took an interest in ballroom. I had visited a few other instructors in the month or two prior, but she got me hooked and became my first real and main instructor, showing me all that is possible. She focuses a lot on frame, as it is important. Many other instructors focus only on footwork and choreography. As little as I know of dance, I know that frame is what separates the amateurs from the pros, from those who look graceful and to those who don't as much. That said, dance is also about having fun. You will have fun with Neli but I have more fun when I am getting better and dancing well. If I am paying for lessons, I want to learn what is essential and be corrected and improved. Her specialty is standard which is what my body type calls for and what my preferred style is. She has been dancing from a very young age and takes instruction herself from some of the top instructors in the world. She lives and breathes dance and you can tell she loves her job, and despite her credentials and skills, she's just so friendly and easygoing. You cannot go wrong taking lessons from her.

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  barbara goodstein

  March 20, 2024

  The teachers at Fred Astaire in Bronxville are amazing. I started with no dance background at all, and today I am dancing at a Gold level. This is the best exercise, best workout, most fun hobby ever. I've lost 10 lbs since I started dancing! Ivan is a fabulous teacher and partner. The space is beautiful and it makes me happy to be there. Dance has changed my life... thank you Ivan!

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  Carolina Diaz-Martinez

  March 19, 2024

  I have had a wonderful experience with this company. Daniil in particular is a great instructor and very knowledgeable on various styles of dance.