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Read what our students are saying about Rochester Dance Lessons
-Ballroom Dancing picked up where my Cheerleading left off...
I have been taking lessons with Jay for 18 months. When I was younger I was heavily involved in cheerleading. It was a wonderful experience that kept me challenged, physically fit, and happy. When I was in my late twenties I was looking for an activity that could offer the same benefits but also something that was different. I found ballroom dancing. Every lesson is as exciting as the last. I am learning every dance and am admittedly a "dance addict." It is so fun to watch shows like "Dancing with the Stars" and recognize the steps that they are learning and know that I can do them myself. I think that everyone who ever danced when they were a kid should try ballroom dancing. It is my new hobby and I love it!
-Call us Fred and Ginger
My wife and I have taken about 10 lessons with Jay. We had taken a few group lessons a couple of years back and although we had some good laughs, a few too many came from my wife at my expense. We were sure that it was hopeless for us to ever become dancers, but because our daughter's wedding was approaching we decided to try again. A friend recommended Jay to us and we have been working on the swing. My wife still laughs at me and I still feel like a duck out of water, but Jay has assured me that I am improving. One evening we were with friends and feeling brave after a little wine I took my wife out on the dance floor for a swing. By the end of the evening our friends were referring to us as Fred and Ginger. When you're standing in a dance studio with noone but your wife and a professional dancer you can be a bit critical of yourself, but when you're out in the "real world" what you've learned from taking a few lessons is enough to impress your friends, yourself, and most importantly, your wife.
-My husband can be a wallflower but NOT ME!
I have been taking dance lessons with Jay for just under two years. My husband surprised me on Christmas with a gift certificate for dance lessons. After about a dozen lessons my husband decided that dancing just wasn't for him. By that point however, I was hooked on my new hobby. I had seen Jay dancing with several women before and after our sessions so I asked him if they were married or single. Turns out the majority were married! I guess that my husband wasn't the only one who didn't take to dancing, and that's ok. So now he has his hobby, I have mine, and I couldn't be happier!
-A night made even more incredible in 5 lessons.
My wife and I took 5 lessons from Jay in order to prepare for our wedding. The song we chose was "Jump, Jive, and Wail." My wife brought her petite frame, I brought my large frame, and Jay gave us the rest. I was lifting my wife in the air, throwing her over my back, bouncing her off my hips, dragging her through my legs...we did things that you remember seeing in movies. Needless to say, it was an amazing experience. I would recommend to anyone getting married that they take lessons for their first dance. It made our Wedding even more special.
-Tried different studios before finding RochesterDanceLessons.
I have been taking lessons with Jay for over a year now. Before that I took lessons at a different dance studio. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the people there. Everyone was quite nice and made me and my husband feel comfortable. However after a while we got quite bored with what we were doing and wanted to try different dances and steps that we had seen and looked like a lot of fun. Every time we asked to do this we were told in a pleasant, roundabout way that we would have to buy more lessons to do that stuff. "That's not in your program" became a phrase we heard constantly. It became clear after a while that these people were out to make money. That is fine of course; a business is a business. But for the amount of money my husband and I were paying we were getting tired of being told "no." After leaving the studio and taking a bit of break, we met Jay and decided to try again. We could not be happier with the way things are going. Not only are the lessons a great deal more affordable, we also feel like are progressing so much faster. We are not restricted by franchise rules about what we can learn. I would highly recommend Jay to anyone who wants to learn how to dance.
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