Charleston Charlie Dance Studios

These classes are so much fun. Roddy is enthusiastic, stylish, entertaining and funny– AND he is a great teacher that turns out wonderful dancers. He teaches challenging material and keeps you on your toes. His classes are real events!

This man has some style. You can tell that he’s been dancing since the Swing era!
I came to his class after taking a couple intro/​intermediate swing classes elsewhere. I could instantly tell that Roddy was different. Roddy is nice but he also holds you to a high standard. He wants you to learn the fundamentals correctly. He’ll make sure that you’re listening and dancing to the music, and keeping rhythm at all times. When you make mistakes, Roddy isn’t afraid to stop class and review the material. All of Roddy’s routines are fun, easy to lead at socials and fit the music. You won’t find this kind of attention to detail with other instructors.
At the end of class, Roddy teaches and performs the famous swing solo routines like the Shim Sham and the Big Apple. These are so fun, because it’s a line dance that everyone’s doing together, and it makes you feel like you’re at an old school swing party.
If you want to learn swing dance in Brooklyn, you can’t do better than Roddy.