I love this dance studio. it is very warm and inviting. My instructor, Igor, is an award-winning dancer. He is patient with me, so I don't feel intimidated at all. I highly recommend it. read more

Love, love, love my lessons with Igor & Yuliya. They are professional, energetic and extremely talented. Igor, David, Kelly, & Yuliya are a wonderful team that make their students feel special. I highly recommend this Fred Astaire studio in Herndon-Reston. read more

Enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. The studio is beautiful with great audio equipment and large floor. The instructors are professional, patient and I had fun learning the ballroom dance steps. I look forward to going again! read more

This review is not for the instructors and the lessons that are over priced (by the way). This review pertains to Susana the owner who is extremely rude and bad mannered. Once in a group lesson she kicked my foot hard because I was not taking the right steps. Generally she comes across arrogant and disrespectful. I really enjoyed my lessons with the instructor but will not give my money to some one who has no respect for her customers. read more

I took scores of lessons here & was in a competition. Suzanne is the owner & is one of the most self-absorbed, manically toxic people I've ever met! If she is making a sales pitch for a $1,700-$3,000 lesson package, she is nice enough or, if someone is giving her money, she is pleasant enough. Otherwise, she speaks to people, especially other woman, surprisingly toxically, dropping F-bombs whenever possible. I requested my balance plus one private lesson, which she wasted, to be refunded. In total, I spent OVER $7000 in 4+ months on lesson packages. I made the request bc Suzanne started wasting expensive private lessons moving me (& others) around to the newest staff, despite me needing to practice for a Showcase Event. The obvious goal - me purchasing another $1700-$3,000 lesson package. She reacted by sending me text messages which are screenshot & now uploaded. My request for a refund is in blue. Her responses are in white. She is actually making her poor staff reimburse me. Versus, what a normal owner does - refund from the business acct. I cannot imagine anyone speaking to a client or, anyone this way, using totally & unnecessary personal insults. Complete with poor grammar. It is very juvenile. I will only miss my Instructor, Fabio! No wonder Suzanne has the bad reputation which she has amongst other studios and former clients who competed, of being "nasty." She is very scary woman.... #Salsa #Bachata #BallroomDancing #Reston #Herndon #FredAstaire #Dancing #DanceLessons #DanceStudios #FirstDance #Weddings read more

Nothing but great things to say about Fred Astaire in Herndon. My husband took me there for us to learn how to dance for our first dance at the wedding. Jared was our instructor for all of our lessons. He was patient, fun, and upbeat. We have never danced prior so his patience was needed with our 2 left feet... our photographer snapped the photo at our wedding that is attached to this review. We wanted to make sure Fred Astaire received the pic because it shows how far we have progressed all due to Jared. We received numerous compliments on our first dance and how much fun it looked and how elegant it was. Again, without the help of this dance studio, and especially Jared, we would have just swayed the whole time. Thank you for instilling the confidence we needed to have in order to kill our first dance!! read more

Fred Astaire Dance Studios - First dance dip - Dance Studios Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

Highly recommend . Everyone is genuinely warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental, which is a wonderful learning environment for total noobs. This is my partner's very-first-ever-in-life dance class experience, and Susannah (the studio's owner, teacher, and Pro dancer) has been AMAZING with us both (I identify female; my partner is male). Susannah successfully eased my partner's apprehensions by teaching in a FUN and easily absorbable, and approachable manner. Susannah is lovely, and her engaging personality makes each lesson pass by in a flash, and we're always looking forward to learning more the next time. We haven't had lessons with anyone else at this studio, but Kelly has been super welcoming, too, and Vlad and Jared have popped in here and there, and both have been great as well. If you've got an event coming up or are wanting to learn something new, do check out this studio! read more

This studio is a life saver. Highly recommend Rebecca based on how well she handled my request! My wife and I are dancing in a showcase this weekend back in Austin where we live. Work sent me out of town the two weeks leading up to the show. There goes the practice schedule. I contacted Michael at the Fred Astaire studio near work at noon to get two private lessons scheduled - they got me in THAT NIGHT and the next. Mostly I needed a practice partner who knows the Waltz Bronze syllabus. Rebecca just jumped right in and let me practice leading our routine. About half way through the lesson, she started proving pointers to improve my leads. So grateful for the help (so far). If you are ready to dance or already dancing, give this studio a try read more

Studio is so great!! Susannah is a wonderful instructor and super fun. Fun to learn to dance and laugh. Very welcoming and accommodating with times. I can't say enough good things. Wish I could give her 6 stars. Great dance studio! read more

I haven't had this much fun in years. Personable, professional instructors, varied opportunities to practice (private lessons, group classes, practice parties, night-on-the-town dance outings), and welcoming dance community--this studio has it all. I'm enjoying myself immensely; I recommend the studio highly. read more

My fiancé and I got lucky when finding this amazing dance studio in preparations for our wedding. I knew this was the perfect place to have our "first dance" lessons when Susannah asked me over the phone if we wanted to be YouTube sensations or if we just wanted to survive. Of course I made us an appointment for a free lesson, which was so much fun and not at all awkward as I thought it would be. We were given several package options and were able to pick one that suited our needs and our budget. Each of our lesson lasted 45 minutes at roughly $85/session (worth every penny)! Their studio hours were also perfect for our work schedule because they had appointments as late as 8:15pm. If you're a couple looking for a dance studio with highly skilled (one of them was a dance partner on DWTS) very professional, attractive, and fun instructors- make an appointment here!!! read more

Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Main Dance Studio - Dance Studios Near Me - Herndon, Virginia

I had convinced my fiancé to take dance lessons for our first dance at our wedding. He surprisingly accepted my request and we signed up for a free hour consultation with Kyra. She quickly grew on us before the hour was up and we both decided this studio was for us. I am not a dancer and by the end of our 8th and final class, I felt like a rumba champion. When I was struggling with my shoes slipping off the back of my heel, one of the instructors quickly recommended a quick fix to solve my problem. We had so much fun and will definitely be back in the future. read more

My husband and I have always wanted to take dance classes, but never got to it. We are so glad we got to take the private introductory class and Fabio was an incredible instructor. He made dancing fun and we had a very memorable date night together. he showed us the basics of Roomba, waltz, tango, and Bachata. I plan on joining into the group classes and would highly recommend the free introductory class to everyone read more

We took dance lessons for our first dance at our wedding and had the BEST time. The lessons themselves were so enjoyable and to be honest beforehand we were not looking forward to them because we had no experience dancing. After the first lesson, Susannah made us feel so comfortable and we actually looked forward to our next dance lessons. We received so many compliments after our first dance, no one could believe what we had pulled off. We took 6 lessons with Susannah and can say that each one was worth it. We will likely come back at some point for more lessons just because we had so much fun but for now we will call it a success! read more

Amazing place, great energy, genuinely nice people who truly care about each individual's dancing goals. Kudos to Sevrin, Jonathan and Suzanna on keeping up that positive energy! read more

I came across a groupon that was being offered for Fred Astaire Reston after watching Dancing with the Stars so I decided to try it out and I'm so glad that I did. This is a great studio!! I use it as my way to unwind after work. I'm learning to do all the ballroom dances including salsa, which is my favorite all while having a great time doing it. The staff makes you feel so comfortable and helped to relieve my first time jitters. Sevrin, my teacher, keeps me laughing the entire time...even when I'm stepping on his toes. If you are looking for a great dance studio to learn and have fun this is definitely it! read more

I tried them out using their Groupon offer. I was partnered with Nathan, who gave me excellent lessons! I was able to try out the private lessons, group lessons and Friday dance night. I had a great time and the people were super friendly and enthusiastic! I know that they can teach anyone to dance! I saw it with my own eyes! I also liked that you could sign up as a couple to learn together for specific occasions. read more

We love our dance lessons at Fred Astaire. The instructors are amazing and take good care of you. There is no judgement if you go in there as a newby. I promise you, you will not feel like anyone is staring at you. Just go and learn some new dances and enjoy yourself! It's fun, good exercise, and worth it! read more

We have been going here for about 5 months for our wedding dance lessons. Our instructor, Nathan is simply the best as what he does. Neither of us came in with much dancing skills and by our last lesson, we are dancing with confidence and elegance. He is a pro at coming up with moves on the spot and knowing how to time those special moments in a dance, not to mention making us laugh throughout and have fun as we learned our steps. We loved our lessons with Nathan so much that we are looking forward to joining the group classes after our wedding. read more

My (now) husband and I thought about dance lessons in preparation for our wedding and our first dance together. We knew we didn't want to do the simple sway back-and-forth bit for 3 minutes, so we checked out the Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Our first meeting was a "consultation" with Nate, which was essentially a free first lesson to show you what it's all about. We were incredibly surprised when the hour was up because we were having so much fun. We felt the same way after each class with Nate -- we never wanted it to end. Nate is an incredible instructor. He was so patient with us as we tried to pick up some trickier moves, and so flexible with our ever-changing and busy schedule. He kept it fun and interesting the whole time without any judgment. We felt comfortable and had such a great time. We couldn't have asked for a better experience with the dance studio or with Nate! Needless to say, our first dance blew everyone away! Now, we're hoping to get ourselves back to the studio for some more lessons soon! Salsa, anyone? :) read more

I joined the studio a few months ago and have had soooo much fun bringing back dancing into my life! The instructors are fantastic...fun and knowledgeable (and the owner is positively outrageous in a very FUN way). I'm now learning/fine-tuning the rumba, cha cha, salsa, hustle, etc. through hip, hands and body movements...such a sense of accomplishment and a great cardio workout "to boot"! I have heard that dance lessons are a form of meditation because of the focus needed to bring everything together. I believe it. There is such a sense of fulfillment in the aftermath :-) read more

Nathan has been really wonderful helping Alex and I prepare for our first dance and we are having a blast! That's not easy for us to say since we feel like we were both born with two left feet when it comes to dancing. However, he's made it easy and fun for us to learn steps we never even dreamt of mastering. Definitely recommend these guys! read more