Nice staff, expensive fees, hard sell
The intro deal is a bit misleading. I believe it's 2 private lessons, 2 group sessions, and 1 party session. It then leads to an introductory group of sessions which is 5 or 6 additional private lessons, at a significantly increased rate, where you learn the basics but not anything else such as dancing to the timing of the music, how to recover when off beat, etc. Then comes the big whammy. They want a LOT of money to continue the sessions where they show you all kinds of dances, more group sessions, and party sessions. They want a lot of money as a down payment, then expect weekly payments until your class ends or the fees are paid, whichever comes first. They throw a lot of questionable math at you then pressure you, hard, into committing on the spot. Suggestions made on how to pay for it included splitting the cost with my partner, using a credit card, or a line of credit to pay for it. As someone getting married in 6 weeks, I don't have lots of spare money to put towards something like this. We let them know this up front, and we were told they could help us out with that. We never received any help other than the suggestions above. We made it clear at the start we were looking for dancing for our wedding and that was never really respected or noted. We also suggested things we felt were our strong suits and enjoyed doing, but were told that it wasn't a good idea as it didn't match their vision. I think we'll be taking our business elsewhere in the city where there are classes catered towards dancing at a wedding, and then maybe return here down the line as time and money permits. The staff are generally quite bubbly and attentive, and know their stuff. We did have a couple of little hiccups but other overall, the staff were good. Location is nice, Parking is OK, spaces are small and the rear of the building is poorly lit. I'd recommend this to a friend, but only if they know what they're getting into up front, or if they have lots of money.