This place is absolutely amazing! My husband and I took dance lessons two months prior to our wedding. With such a short time to work with, we were worried we wouldn't be able to put together and learn the moves for our first dance. Anthony was amazing, he knew exactly what we wanted and choreographed a beautiful and unique dance for us. Everyone at our wedding was impressed and they couldn't stop talking about it. The best part of it all is that Anthony made our dance classes fun, this is one of our best memories of our wedding planning. read more

After 8 years of marriage my husband and I decided that we wanted to something romantic, we decided ballroom dancing was it! I was approached by Anthony and from the get go, he was extremely friendly and there was no pressure. We both thoroughly enjoyed the 101 class and are getting ready to sign up for the 201 class. We love this place! read more

Susannah and Anthony are wonderful, so much fun to learn to dance here! Never thought I can learn to dance salsa but they def helped get in rhythm :) read more

Can't say enough about this place, it's such a gem! Susannah is an absolutely amazing person. She genuinely cares about giving you the best dance experience possible. My wife and I have been coming here for awhile but when we first arrived, I could not dance at all. Susannah was very patient and after a few weeks I was no longer terrified of a dance floor. Along with her husband Anthony, they make Ballroom Blitz a very special place. Thanks guys!! read more

Anthony worked with my husband and I to choreograph our weddng dance and he was AWESOME. He really makes learning the dance fun! And, he had a lot of great ideas, as we were actually having him teach us a dance for three different songs that were being pieced together for our wedding dance, as well as a little dance for the wedding party to come in at the end. Some clips of our wedding dance can be found about 6 minutes into the video at this link: http://vimeo.com/84363381. Had we practiced more and had I warned my husband that my dress would be quite flowy, it probably would have turned out better on the wedding day - but, we had an absolute blast in the classes and performing the dance at the wedding (even if it wasn't as good as it was when we would dance with Anthony!). Highly recommend taking a class here! read more

Ballroom Blitz - Dancing to "Home" by Edward Sharpe on our wedding day - Thanks to Anthony! - Dance Studios Near Me - Gualala, California

Three years ago next week I married my amazing husband. We decided to have a good size wedding (about 100 people) and I was a little nervous. I always thought I had two left feet. I always loved music and to watch people dance, but I would rarely get up and dance. I decided early on that if I was going to have a big wedding, that my husband and I needed to get dance lessons. So, we came here based on other Yelp reviews and I am so glad we did. They were affordable and very nice. It turns out I don't have two left feet. And for once in my life I was comfortable dancing in front of a huge audience. We picked a few songs (our first dance, father/daughter, mother/son) and they choreographed a few dances for us. We even brought our parents to practice with us. Not only did I learn a lot, but it was really fun, and a good way to exercise. I wish I still lived locally, I'd totally go back and take more lessons just for fun. read more

I'm visiting from Boston and planned to train with a handful of studios while I was in Cali. Susannah is absolutely amazing!!!! Of all the instructors that I had trained with (male and female) in this area, she is by far been the best. She answered all my questions on technique and theory in American rhythm. Her explanations were clear, concise, and she was a complete sweetheart! If you plan on competing you definitely need to book lessons with this woman. My ballroom training this past year has been rather extensive. Ive worked with coaches from all over, and my own trainer has been working on advanced patterns and technique with me for awhile. There have been a handful of concepts that I've had a really difficult time grasping. But in my two sessions with Susannah, she was able to connect ideas and technique with me that have been complete blocks in my dancing. With the knowledge she has given me I can really feel and see the improvement in my movement. I will gladly be coming back to her for lessons when I come back to visit. She is worth every penny and I wish I could pack her with me to bring back to Boston! read more

My husband I took private lessons from Anthony to prepare for our first dance at our wedding, and we have nothing but amazing things to say about our experience there. Anthony and his wife Susannah have created such a warm environment that welcomes people of all levels to practice and learn how to dance (and love it), they welcome teachers to use their space to conduct lessons, and they're nice, honest people who clearly care a lot about dancing and teaching -- which is why they've created this studio (rather than just trying to make money). Anthony is a great teacher, he tried to present his feedback and instruction in terms and analogies that catered to us, and we successfully learned a great dance under his instruction. Amongst the stress and many details to keep track of during wedding planning, our lessons with Anthony were a great break and an opportunity for my then fiance and I to connect and be reminded of why we were getting married and putting so much energy into our wedding planning. I highly recommend this dance studio -- their prices are more than fair, the group classes seemed fun and lively, we truly enjoyed interacting with Anthony, and we ended up having a wonderful first dance at our wedding that left our wedding guests wishing they could live in the LA area and take lessons at Ballroom Blitz! read more

First, I should come clean: the only kind of dancing I've ever done is the kind that one does at one in the morning with a cocktail in hand. But love acts in mysterious ways, and the thought of pulling my usual cocktail moves at my own wedding sent me and my fiance straight to Ballroom Blitz. We're only a couple of lessons in, but we are already doing something that resembles a first dance--and it's been too much hard work and fun to leave room for my usual debilitating self-consciousness. Our fantastic teacher, Anthony, is a pleasure to learn from, explaining everything patiently and clearly (a hundred times if necessary!). Highly recommended. read more

This place is awesome! We took lessons with Anthony to work on a dance for our wedding, and we had so much fun! He helped us put together a dance that was perfect for our abilities and kept us laughing while doing it. The group classes are great too. Totally down to earth, funny, and talented couple and a great part of the community. I wish I had more time to dance with them! read more

We are on our third series of classes with Susannah (and Anthony). It's been a fun way for us to learn to do something new together, and the classes always push us just enough. Everyone in the studio is friendly and forgiving, especially given the number of toes I'm sure I've stepped on. A great asset to our neighborhood! read more

So glad we found this place two years ago. Our wedding dance was fantastic thanks to Anthony's superb instruction. Now we just keep going back for foxtrot, waltz, swing, tango... and shim sham! Susannah is an outstanding instructor, so there's never any of that "I look like an idiot" feeling - well, almost never, unless I really look like an idiot. And then it's just good for a laugh. We're all learning, so we might as well have fun - which Anthony and Susannah make sure we do! Highly recommended. read more

My wife and I were scrambling to get last minute dance lessons for our wedding. About 2 weeks before the wedding I got a hold of Anthony whom set up our first lesson less than 3 days later. In those 10 or so days Anthony worked around our schedules for i believe it was 6 or 7 private dance lessons. Personally, I don't have a single rhythmic bone in my body and am extremely nervous in front of crowds (especially if it involves dancing) so I was skeptical of how well the lessons would benefit me and my wife. In just a short amount of time we had a combination of moves and were able to completely choreograph a routine to our first dance at the wedding. If you are in need of lessons or just want to take them I certainly recommend Ballroom Blitz and Anthony. He will assess your abilities, your weaknesses, and work in the amount of time you have before your event to get an amazing routine together for you and you will absolutely not regret it, I know I don't. read more