The Ball NY

This is one of the best dance studios I’ve ever come across. This place is absolutely gorgeous. I teach classes here 6 days a week, and the staff is extremely friendly and accommodating. The owner of this place puts in a lot of effort in decorating the studio during the holidays. Kristina is also one of the nicest studio owners I’ve dealt with, and I’ve dealt with a lot of studios and the owner’s are no where as nice and fair as she is. There are a variety of classes being offered here, which is also a plus!

I took my boyfriend to this tango class as part of a birthday surprise and he enjoyed it very much, and we had a lot of fun. Like most of the others, I got the tickets through Goldstar. However the class instructor wasn’t attentive at all and spent very little time actually teaching us how to tango which was off-​putting and distasteful in my opinion. He was also very dismissive to some of the other students in the class. If you’re going to hold tango classes for beginners, you should be patient and willingly helpful to those who are paying money to take your class in the first place. There are plenty of dance studios in NYC and I will certainly take my money elsewhere next time! Thanks but no thanks for the unpleasant experience with the instructor and studio overall.

I received a glowing recommendation from a friend about Franklin and reached out to him to get lessons for our wedding dance. Franklin didn’t return our first call, but finally responded to the second. That should have been our first clue. He suggested we set up time for a consultation before determining if we should move forward. We were scheduled to meet at 1:30pm on Saturday at the Ball NY Studio. We received a text message at 1:30pm that Franklin was running about 15 minutes late. He didn’t show up until 2:10pm — 40 minutes late! Then it turned out the studio was closed that day for some sort of maintenance — something he should have checked on before scheduling an appointment with us. He called the owner to see what the situation was and instead of making it a short and sweet phone call, he stood chatting with her for close to 5 minutes while my fiancé and I stood there, flabbergasted at the way he was unapologetically wasting our time. He finally suggested we go sit down somewhere and basically provided us no information and said — okay, when should we set up your first lesson for? We wasted 45 minutes of our day for a 2 minute meeting. I should also add, that while Franklin apologized when he first arrived and when we left, it was no where near the apology you would expect to receive from someone trying to win new business that had left his potential new clients waiting on the street for 40 minutes. His business demeanor is a very poor reflection of The Ball NY.

For my 1000^th review! Okay, it took me far too long to get here. I need to go outside more often.
One of the fitness classes I attend (Tri-​Box) is located in this facility. I checked out the facility’s floor plan prior to arriving because 1) I’m neurotic and 2) nope, just neurotic. It didn’t make sense since it seemed you had to walk through one center room just to get to the lockerroom, as well as the other rooms. I thought this was just the way it was drawn up but upon getting there, I realized it was indeed correct.
The front desk is when you get right off the elevator, which is convenient. Then it’s the room you need to walk through and across to get to the ladies room. The locker area is small and cramped by a wall of lockers, a rack for coats, some seating, a vanity, a sink, and then one bathroom tucked away as well as one shower almost out in the open. Definitely not what the site makes it sound like. Luckily, you can keep your stuff with you in the room your class is in since the lockers are rental only.
The room my class is held in is small but not uncomfortably so. The only uncomfortable part is the heat. It is constantly blowing and I’m someone who overheats quickly so I was drenched in sweat 15 minutes into my workout. After class, it was back to crossing through the middle room just to get to the lobby area to take the elevator back downstairs. This is awkward when a class is taking place in the middle room and people are dancing and about to accidentally knock you head off as you rush outside.
Maybe I’m spoiled because the musical theater facility I used growing up was large and everything was separate. Either way, this location does work and serves its purpose well. Just be careful getting to the ladies room.

I bought a general admission ticket for 2 through Goldstar for The Ball NY — Argentine Tango Dance Party, which was a great way to spend a rainy Saturday night with my boyfriend. We had the best time! Both of us are terrible at couples dancing, and we had some serious apprehension about learning such a technical and erotic dance such as the Argentine Tango, BUT we thought it would be something different for us to do together and perhaps have fun in the process. And WOW– did we have a wonderful experience!!! The instructor, Jon, is super-​talented, gracious, and professional. He has such a great gift and is very welcoming — we felt like he was the host of his own private party and we were his V.I.P. guests — mingling about with the more advance tango dancers –who were more than helpful in giving us useful tips, that we were immediately able to test out! We got so hooked after just ONE night, that we are both in agreement to go back and continue our Tango journey! We are so excited for our next lesson!
I highly recommend this dance class for anyone who wants to try something new, and have a lot of fun while learning real Tango technique from a real pro in a beautifully designed studio that is accommodating to all. Don’t even think about the complexity of the dance, or have any reservation with regard to your ‘beginner’ level status, because YOU WILL HAVE A BALL (pun intented) !! LOL!
See you at Tango! :) –Zandra Badillo

Great place to learn to dance ballroom as well as other partner and solo dances. The teachers are experienced and patient to teach beginners. The studio hosts really nice showcases where you can come and see the progress of students as well as performances by professional instructors.

Really cool to now be able to take Ben Byrd’s Zumba classes here now, as he is a ballroom dancer as well as a fitness expert — what a combination and The Ball NY is a great new home for his loyal students! You will get in amazing shape in this class, truly have the time of your life, and learn about everything from ballroom dance to Krav Maga in this one class! The Ball NY studios are very pleasant and it is fun to see the professional ballroom dancers gliding around the floor when you walk in — great inspiration and motivation to both get in shape and learn how to dance! Ben teaches here on Wednesday at 6:30 pm, Saturday at 11 am and 12 noon, and Sunday at 10 am (and also at Broadway Dance Center Sundays at 2 pm).

RUDE and UNPROFESSIONAL staff! DO NOT RENT for private events unless having a sufficient level of sound is not required.
We rented the large studio, with a venue visit and sound check. The event team had conducted an onsite sound check prior to the event and confirmed with the venue the requestd sound level was fine.
On event day, we were constantly harassed about the sound level being too high. There is a dead sound area in the middle of the classroom.
**During the presentation, the owner’s mother INTERUPTED the class and turned the volume completely off.** If the venue did not want a ZUMBA event in the space, they should have specified and indicated that the venue is not equipped to handle events that require louder levels of music.

Good place. Nice studios — clean and well maintained. And they get even bigger kudos because this is now the home of Ben Byrd’s Zumba classes. Because I’ve been going to Ben’s Zumba classes there I found out about workshops and other classes and I will definitely be checking out other stuff. I’ve watched some ‘regulars’ dance and wow — they are amazing.

The Ball is a beautiful, clean facility dedicated to making its guests feel welcome. I have been coming to The Ball for nearly a year, and I don’t see that changing any time soon! I’m always greeted warmly, any questions are answered promptly, and there is an inspiring energy throughout the space. Gorgeous décor w/​large changing rooms w/​room for all. Staff & owner are top notch and always accessible. Customer service at its finest. Thanks Ball!

I am a professional that rents space at the ball. What I truly love is the raised floor. When you are dancing all day that makes a huge difference. Everything is clean and well maintained plus the staff is always extremely helpful. On top of everything else they have a friendly environment so students always feel at home. Did I mention reasonable rates!

Salsa, Flamenco, tango, belly dance classes and more!
just a wonderful place!

I love Dancing with the Stars so I decided on a whim to take a ballroom dancing lesson. Someone told me to try this studio and recommended the instructor Stirling Taylor. So I took my first lesson and loved it. I was so nervous. Stirling was amazing. He had such patience with me and really made the lesson fun. Even when I had trouble picking up the steps he broke it down to make it easy for me to understand. Basically I am hooked. The studio is beautiful and so reasonable in price. I can’t wait to go back and take my next lesson with Stirling. Watch out DWTS I may be the next AT&T spotlight performance.

I bought the Groupon and just took the Tango class with Mariana. It was excellent — great for complete beginners, not too crowded, spacious room. She was a very good instructor as well. Hopefully I will remember the steps for next week!