Dance Times Square

Sterling is our instructor and he is excellent. We bought more private and group lessons and are having a great time learning. All the staff is very friendly.

My fiancé and I had a three-​pack of lessons from Groupon, and we were looking for some know-​how about basic steps so that we could look great on our wedding day. This is the place to go! We were taught by Stirling, who is just fantastic — he’s very hands-​on and really gets you not only thinking about the dancing but feeling it too. He worked really hard to get my fiancé to stop bouncing when he dances (his bouncing is cute but not professional-​looking!), and he has helped both of us feel so comfortable dancing around the floor. In four sessions, we learned the basic steps as well as a couple of turns, and we were able to polish it all as well.
The space itself is wonderful — as someone else mentioned, the room is large, with nice floors and beautiful high ceilings. There are often other people dancing there as well, which is kind of fun because you get to see what other people are learning, without getting in each other’s way.
Overall, a great experience, and I definitely recommend it. I’d like to come back if money and scheduling permit! Thanks, Stirling!

Elegant space; smooth, resonant, wood dance floor; and an art deco ceiling that recalls dance halls in Old New York. I attended the Friday Night Milonga, (Tango party for the uninitiated), and had a wonderful evening. It was a friendly crowd, with plenty of folks willing to take a chance dancing with someone new (i.e., me). The $ 15 event was catered with complimentary wine and snacks, plenty of places to sit and mingle, and a mix of both tango and milonga music. Also, there was no coat check fee or other nickel-​and-​dime stuff, which I really appreciate.
Marco, the host, was very welcoming, and happy to give a few pointers upon request.

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My fiancé and I had a great experience with Dance Times Square! We took three private lessons — two as part of a sweet Groupon package, and one that we bought separately.
Our instructor was Vlad and he was awesome. In three lessons he was able to choreograph and teach us a first dance for our wedding (we did a lot of extra practicing at home!). Neither of us are particularly good dancers and he made us feel comfortable, recognizing that our goal was not to become ballroom stars. He is also hilarious. Love him!
We had a good experience all around. The studio is organized, everyone was nice to us, etc. It’s best to come at times when it’s not very busy because it is just one big dance floor that you will be sharing with other people (and one sound system that you will be sharing too). But for two of our lessons (weekday mornings) we were the only ones there.

I came here on a whim with a group of friends and we had a great time! Got a few pointers on dancing all sorts of ballroom styles — I was ultra rusty but the instructors there are fantastic, personable, approachable, and energetic. The studio is surprisingly quite nice and comfortable. Would never have guessed Times Sq would offer such a spot. I’d like to swing by soon again!

i’m getting married this april and my fiancé and i have been on the lookout for a dance place where we could get coached on some first dance tips! enter: dance times square! we’re doing the 2 private lessons (half hour each) and one group class package.
we showed up last sunday at 3pm for our first private lesson with yesid. i wasn’t sure what to expect, but the place was really cute: a small, classily decorated waiting room, next to a large dance room surrounded by mirrors. yesid was AWESOME (probably in his 20s, and in incredible shape). we hadn’t brought our first dance song, but he was able to look it up on youtube on his iphone and then just plug it straight into the stereo system.
my fiancé is objectively NOT a good dancer (haha). yesid was patient, didn’t make either of us feel silly, and actually was able to teach us a basic dance step to our song. we scheduled our second private lesson in a month and have yet to go to the group class.
i’ll update when we do (holding back on the 5^th star depending on how the group class goes)! we might end up taking their «wedding dance» package, which yesid said he would then be able to help us choreograph.

WOW i cant begin to tell you how great Dance Times Square is! located right off of Broadway in the heart of time square the dance studio was very easy to find and extremely accessible from the subway. I took a private lesson here with my friend and our instructor Kathryn was fabulous. She was incredibly helpful, very nice, great personality, and made learning fun and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this place for yourself or even more so as a couple for a date idea because that is what I did. It is slightly priced higher than other dance studios in new york, but I think it is more than worth it.